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39:8 He made <06213> the breastpiece <02833>, the work <04639> of an artistic designer <02803>, in the same fashion <04639> as the ephod <0646>, of gold <02091>, blue <08504>, purple <0713>, and <08438> scarlet <08144>, and fine <08336> twisted <07806> linen <08336>. 39:9 It was <01961> square <07251>– they made <06213> the breastpiece <02833> doubled <03717>, nine inches <02239> long <0753> and nine inches <02239> wide <07341> when doubled <03717>. 39:10 They set <04390> on it four <0702> rows <02905> of stones <068>: a row <02905> with a ruby <0124>, a topaz <06357>, and a beryl <01304>– the first <0259> row <02905>; 39:11 and the second <08145> row <02905>, a turquoise <05306>, a sapphire <05601>, and an emerald <03095>; 39:12 and the third <07992> row <02905>, a jacinth <03958>, an agate <07618>, and an amethyst <0306>; 39:13 and the fourth <07243> row <02905>, a chrysolite <08658>, an onyx <07718>, and a jasper <03471>. They were enclosed <04142> in gold <02091> filigree <04865> settings <04396>. 39:14 The stones <068> were for <05921> the names <08034> of the sons <01121> of Israel <03478>, twelve <06240> <08147>, corresponding <05921> to the number of their names <08034>. Each <0376> name <08034> corresponding <05921> to one of the twelve <06240> <08147> tribes <07626> was like the engravings <06603> of a seal <02368>. 39:15 They made <06213> for <05921> the breastpiece <02833> braided <04639> <01383> chains <08333> like cords <05688> of pure <02889> gold <02091>, 39:16 and they made <06213> two <08147> gold <02091> filigree settings <04865> and two <08147> gold <02091> rings <02885>, and they attached <05414> the two <08147> rings <02885> to the upper <05921> two <08147> ends <07098> of the breastpiece <02833>. 39:17 They attached <05414> the two <08147> gold <02091> chains <05688> to <05921> the two <08147> rings <02885> at <05921> the ends <07098> of the breastpiece <02833>; 39:18 the other two <08147> ends <07098> of the two <08147> chains <05688> they attached <05414> to <05921> the two <08147> settings <04865>, and they attached <05414> them to <05921> the shoulder pieces <03802> of the ephod <0646> at <0413> the front <06440> <04136> of it. 39:19 They made <06213> two <08147> rings <02885> of gold <02091> and put <07760> them on <05921> the other two <08147> ends <07098> of the breastpiece <02833> on <05921> its edge <08193>, which <0834> is on <0413> the inner <01004> side <05676> of the ephod <0646>. 39:20 They made <06213> two <08147> more gold <02091> rings <02885> and attached <05414> them to the bottom <04295> of the two <08147> shoulder pieces <03802> on the front <06440> <04136> of the ephod <0646>, close to <05980> the juncture <04225> above <04605> the waistband <02805> of the ephod <0646>. 39:21 They tied <07405> the breastpiece <02833> by its rings <02885> to <0413> the rings <02885> of the ephod <0646> by blue <08504> cord <06616>, so that it was <01961> above <05921> the waistband <02805> of the ephod <0646>, so that the breastpiece <02833> would not <03808> be loose <02118> from <05921> the ephod <0646>, just <0834> as the Lord <03068> had commanded <06680> Moses <04872>.

• Exo 39:8-21 -- The Breastpiece of Decision

• Writing

  [ebd] The art of writing must have been known in the time of the early Pharaohs. Moses is commanded "to write for a memorial in a book" (Ex. 17:14) a record of the attack of Amalek. Frequent mention is afterwards made of writing (...
  

• Tabernacle

  [ebd] (1.) A house or dwelling-place (Job 5:24; 18:6, etc.). (2.) A portable shrine (comp. Acts 19:24) containing the image of Moloch (Amos 5:26; marg. and R.V., "Siccuth"). (3.) The human body (2 Cor. 5:1, 4); a tent, as opposed ...
  

• TEN COMMANDMENTS, THE

  [isbe] TEN COMMANDMENTS, THE - I. THE TEN COMMANDMENTS, AN ISRAELITISH CODE II. THE PROMULGATON OF THE DECALOGUE III. ANALYSIS OF THE DECALOGUE WITH BRIEF EXEGETICAL NOTES 1. How Numbered 2. How Grouped 3. Original Form 4. Brief Ex...
  

• Sardine stone

  [ebd] (Rev. 4:3, R.V., "sardius;" Heb. 'odhem; LXX., Gr. sardion, from a root meaning "red"), a gem of a blood-red colour. It was called "sardius" because obtained from Sardis in Lydia. It is enumerated among the precious stones i...
  

• STONES, PRECIOUS

  [isbe] STONES, PRECIOUS - || 1. Ancient and Modern Names 2. Change of Signification of Names 3. Three Important Lists of Stones 4. Interpretation of Greek Names Used by John 5. Interpretation of Hebrew Names 6. Greek and Latin Equi...
  

• SHOULDER-PIECE

  [isbe] SHOULDER-PIECE - shol'-der-pes (katheph): The word designates the two straps or pieces of cloth which passed from the back of the ephod (see EPHOD) of the high priest over the shoulder and were fastened at the front. These s...
  

• RING

  [isbe] RING - (Anglo-Saxon, Hring, "ring"): The word renders (the American Standard Revised Version) two Hebrew words (in the King James Version and the English Revised Version three) and two Greek words. Tabba`ath, the principal H...
  

• Priest

  [nave] PRIEST. Before Moses Melchizedek, Gen. 14:18; Heb. 5:6, 10, 11; 6:20; 7:1-21. Jethro, Ex. 2:16. Priests in Israel before the giving of the law, Ex. 19:22, 24. Called angel, Eccl. 5:6. Mosaic Ex. 28:1-4; 29:9, 44; Num....
  

• PRIEST, HIGH

  [isbe] PRIEST, HIGH - (ha-kohen, ho hiereus; ha-kohen ha-mashiach, ho hiereus ho christos; ha-kohen ha-gadhol, ho hiereus ho megas; kohen ha-ro'sh, ho hiereus hegoumenos; New Testament archiereus): I. INSTITUTION OF THE HIGH-PRIEST...
  

• OUCHES

  [isbe] OUCHES - ouch'-ez, -iz (mishbetsoth (Ex 28:11,13,14,25; 39:6,13,16,18) the American Standard Revised Version "settings," but in Ex 39:13, "inclosings"): The secondary meaning of this now archaic word is the gold or silver se...
  

• Israel

  [nave] ISRAEL 1. A name given to Jacob, Gen. 32:24-32; 2 Kin. 17:34; Hos. 12:3, 4. 2. A name of the Christ in prophecy, Isa. 49:3. 3. A name given to the descendants of Jacob, a nation. Called also Israelites, and Hebrews, Gen. 4...
  

• Gold

  [nave] GOLD Exported from Havilah, Gen. 2:11, 12. From Ophir, 1 Kin. 9:28; 10:11; 1 Chr. 29:4; 2 Chr. 8:18; Job 22:24; Tarshish, 1 Kin. 22:48; Parvaim, 2 Chr. 3:6; Sheba, 1 Kin. 10:10; 2 Chr. 9:9; Psa. 72:15; Uphaz, Jer. 10:9. Re...
  

• FOREPART

  [isbe] FOREPART - for'-part: The translation of panim, "face" (Ex 28:27; 39:20; 1 Ki 6:20, the Revised Version (British and American) "within"; Ezek 42:7, the Revised Version (British and American) "before"), and of prora, the forw...
  

• Ephod

  [nave] EPHOD 1. A sacred vestment worn by the high priest. Described, Ex. 28:6-14, 31-35; 25:7. Making of, Ex. 39:2-26. Breastplate attached to, Ex. 28:22-29. Worn by Aaron, Ex. 39:5. Used as an oracle, 1 Sam. 23:9, 12; 30:7, 8...
  

• EMERALD

  [ebd] Heb. nophek (Ex. 28:18; 39:11); i.e., the "glowing stone", probably the carbuncle, a precious stone in the breastplate of the high priest. It is mentioned (Rev. 21:19) as one of the foundations of the New Jerusalem. The name...
  [smith] a precious stone of a rich green color, upon which its value chiefly depends. This gem was the first in the second row on the breastplate of the high priest. (Exodus 28:18; 39:11) It was imported to Tyre from Syria, (Ezekiel ...
  

• Colors

  [nave] COLORS Symbolical uses of. Black A Symbol of Affliction and Calamity. Job 3:5; Job 10:20-22; Job 30:26; Psa. 107:10, 11; Psa. 143:3; Isa. 5:30; Isa. 8:22; Isa. 9:19; Isa. 24:11; Isa. 50:3; Joel 2:6, 10; Joel 3:14, 15; Amos...
  

• Chalcedony

  [ebd] Mentioned only in Rev. 21:19, as one of the precious stones in the foundation of the New Jerusalem. The name of this stone is derived from Chalcedon, where it is said to have been first discovered. In modern mineralogy this ...
  

• Chain

  [ebd] (1.) A part of the insignia of office. A chain of gold was placed about Joseph's neck (Gen. 41:42); and one was promised to Daniel (5:7). It is used as a symbol of sovereignty (Ezek. 16:11). The breast-plate of the high-prie...
  

• CURIOUS

  [isbe] CURIOUS - ku'-ri-us (machashebheth; periergos): The above Hebrew word, meaning "thought," "device," "design," is translated "curious," Ex 35:32 the King James Version "curious works"; the English Revised Version "cunning"; t...
  

• AGATE

  [ebd] (Heb. shebo), a precious stone in the breast-plate of the high priest (Ex. 28:19; 39:12), the second in the third row. This may be the agate properly so called, a semi-transparent crystallized quartz, probably brought from S...
  [smith] a beautifully-veined semi-transparent precious stone, a variety of quartz. Its colors are delicately arranged in stripes or bands or blended in clouds. It is mentioned four times in the text of the Authorized Version, viz., i...
  

• The Garments

  

The Structure of the Tabernacle

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