Discovery BoxExodus 28:11 
Context28:11 You are to engrave the two stones with the names of the sons of Israel with the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a seal; 1 you are to have them set 2 in gold filigree 3 settings.
Exodus 28:21
Context28:21 The stones are to be for the names of the sons of Israel, twelve, according to the number of 4 their names. Each name according to the twelve tribes is to be like 5 the engravings of a seal.
Exodus 39:14
Context39:14 The stones were for the names of the sons of Israel, twelve, corresponding to the number of 6 their names. Each name corresponding to one of the twelve tribes was like the engravings of a seal.
1 sn Expert stone or gem engravers were used to engrave designs and names in identification seals of various sizes. It was work that skilled artisans did.
2 tn Or “you will mount them” (NRSV similar).
3 tn Or “rosettes,” shield-like frames for the stones. The Hebrew word means “to plait, checker.”
4 tn For clarity the words “the number of” have been supplied.
5 tn The phrase translated “the engravings of a seal” is an adverbial accusative of manner here.
6 tn The phrase “the number of” has been supplied.
