Exodus 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 28:13-14
Context28:13 You are to make filigree settings of gold 28:14 and two braided chains of pure gold, like a cord, and attach the chains to the settings.
Exodus 28:25
Context28:25 the other 4 two ends of the two chains you will attach to the two settings and then attach them 5 to the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front of it.
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 Here “the other” has been supplied.
5 tn Here “them” has been supplied.