8.他用巧匠的手工做胸牌，和以弗得一樣的做法，用金線與藍色、紫色、朱紅色線，並撚的細麻做的。
They fashioned the breastpiece－the work of a skilled craftsman. They made it like the ephod: of gold, and of blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and of finely twisted linen.
9.胸牌是四方的，疊為兩層；這兩層長一虎口，寬一虎口，
It was square－a span[b] long and a span wide－and folded double.
Footnotes:
b. Exodus 39:9 That is, about 9 inches or about 23 centimeters
10.上面鑲著寶石四行：第一行是紅寶石、紅璧璽、紅玉；
Then they mounted four rows of precious stones on it. The first row was carnelian, chrysolite and beryl;
11.第二行是綠寶石、藍寶石、金鋼石；
the second row was turquoise, lapis lazuli and emerald;
12.第三行是紫瑪瑙、白瑪瑙、紫晶；
the third row was jacinth, agate and amethyst;
13.第四行是水蒼玉、紅瑪瑙、碧玉。
the fourth row was topaz, onyx and jasper.[c] They were mounted in gold filigree settings.
Footnotes:
c. Exodus 39:13 The precise identification of some of these precious stones is uncertain.
14.這些寶石都是按著以色列十二個兒子的名字，彷彿刻圖書，刻十二支派的名字。
There were twelve stones, one for each of the names of the sons of Israel, each engraved like a seal with the name of one of the twelve tribes.
15.在胸牌上，用精金擰成如繩子的鏈子。
For the breastpiece they made braided chains of pure gold, like a rope.
16.又做兩個金槽和兩個金環，安在胸牌的兩頭。
They made two gold filigree settings and two gold rings, and fastened the rings to two of the corners of the breastpiece.
17.把那兩條擰成的金鍊子穿過胸牌兩頭的環子，
They fastened the two gold chains to the rings at the corners of the breastpiece,
18.又把鍊子的那兩頭接在兩槽上，安在以弗得前面肩帶上。
and the other ends of the chains to the two settings, attaching them to the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front.
19.做兩個金環，安在胸牌的兩頭，在以弗得裏面的邊上，
They made two gold rings and attached them to the other two corners of the breastpiece on the inside edge next to the ephod.
20.又做兩個金環，安在以弗得前面兩條肩帶的下邊，挨近相接之處，在以弗得巧工織的帶子以上。
Then they made two more gold rings and attached them to the bottom of the shoulder pieces on the front of the ephod, close to the seam just above the waistband of the ephod.
21.用一條藍細帶子把胸牌的環子和以弗得的環子繫住，使胸牌貼在以弗得巧工織的帶子上，不可與以弗得離縫，是照耶和華所吩咐摩西的。
They tied the rings of the breastpiece to the rings of the ephod with blue cord, connecting it to the waistband so that the breastpiece would not swing out from the ephod－as the LORD commanded Moses.
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