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.
Like a skilled craftsman engraving a seal, you should carve the names of the children of Israel on the two stones. Then set these stones in gold settings.
God is instructing that the names of Israel's tribes be carefully engraved on stones and placed in gold settings as part of the high priest's garments.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of God's detailed instructions to Moses for creating the high priest's ephod, a special garment worn during worship ceremonies. The two stones mentioned would be placed on the shoulder pieces of the ephod, with six tribal names engraved on each stone. This was a way for the high priest to symbolically carry all the tribes of Israel before God when he entered the holy place.
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