Exodus 28:15-17

Expanded Bible

The Chest Covering

¹⁵ “Make a ·chest covering to help in making decisions [^Lbreastpiece of judgment; ^Cso called because it contained the Urim and Thummim used to discern God’s will; 28:30]. ·The craftsmen should make it as they made the holy vest [^L…of skilled work like the ephod], using gold and blue, purple and ·red [scarlet] thread, and fine linen. ¹⁶ It must be square—·nine inches [^La span] long and ·nine inches [^La span] wide—and ·folded double to make a pocket [^Ldoubled]. ¹⁷ Put four rows of ·beautiful gems [^Lstones] on it: The first row must have a ·ruby [or carnelian], ·topaz [or chrysolite], and ·yellow quartz [or emerald];