3 They hammered out sheets of gold and cut them into thin strips to be worked into the fine linen and into the blue, purple, and red wool.
4 They made two shoulder straps for the ephod and attached them to its sides, so that it could be fastened.
5 The finely woven belt, made of the same materials, was attached to the ephod so as to form one piece with it, as the Lord had commanded Moses.
6 They prepared the carnelians and mounted them in gold settings; they were skilfully engraved with the names of the twelve sons of Jacob.
7 They put them on the shoulder straps of the ephod to represent the twelve tribes of Israel, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
8 They made the breastpiece of the same materials as the ephod and with similar embroidery.
9 It was square and folded double, 22 centimetres long and 22 centimetres wide.