Exodus 28:11

With the work of a charash even (engraver in gemstones), like the engravings of a chotam (signet ring), shalt thou engrave the two avanim with the Shemot Bnei Yisroel; thou shalt make them to be set in mishbetzot zahav (filigrees of gold).

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, shalt thou engrave the two stones with the names of the children of Israel: thou shalt make them to be set in ouches of gold.

In Context

10Shisha of their Shemot on one even (stone), and the other Shemot of the shisha remaining on the other even (stone), according to toledot (in the order in which they were born).

12And thou shalt fasten the two avanim upon the Kitfot HaEphod for avnei zikaron (memorial stones) unto the Bnei Yisroel; and Aharon shall bear their Shemot before Hashem upon his two ketefayim for a zikaron.

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Cross References

Exodus 28:21And the avanim (gemstones) shall be for the Shemot Bnei Yisroel, Shteym Esreh (Twelve), according to their Shemot, like the engravings of a chotam (signet ring); every one with shmo shall they be according to the Shnei Asar Shevet (Twelve Tribes).

Exodus 28:36And thou shalt make a Tzitz zahav tahor (head plate of pure gold), and engrave upon it, like the engravings of a chotam (signet ring), KODESH LAHASHEM.

Exodus 39:13And the fourth row, a tarshish, shoham, and yashfeh; they were set in zahav in their settings.

Job 19:24That they were engraved with a pen of barzel 1 and with oferet (lead) in the tzur forever! 1

Zechariah 3:9For hinei the even (stone) that I have set before Yehoshua; 1 upon one even (stone) shall be shivah einayim (seven eyes); 1 hineni, I will engrave the inscription thereof, 1 saith Hashem Tzva'os, 1 and I will remove the avon (iniquity, guilt) of that land 1 in Yom Echad. 1

Ephesians 4:30And do not grieve the Ruach Hakodesh of Hashem, by whom you were sealed for the Yom HaGeulah. + 4:30 Isa 63:10

Matthew Henry on Exodus 28:7-15

6 And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and of purple, of scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cunning work. 7 It shall have the two shoulderpieces thereof joined at the two edges thereof; and so it shall be joined together. 8 And the curious girdle of the ephod, which is upon it, shall be of the same, according to the work thereof; even of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen. 9 And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel: 10 Six of… Read the whole commentary →

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