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28:12

28:13

28:12	Place the two stones on the two shoulder pieces of the ephod as remembrance stones for Israel's sons. Vesamta et-shtey ha'avanim al kitfot ha'efod avney zikaron livney Yisra'el venasa Aharon et-shmotam lifney Adonay al-shtey chtefav lezikaron.
28:13	Second Reading Make gold settings. Ve'asita mishbetsot zahav.

Commentary:

for Israel's sons
Or, 'for the Israelites.' Some say that these letters on the right sardonyx shone as a sign that a sacrifice was accepted (Josephus, Antiquities 8:8:9).

settings
These are the ones mentioned in Exodus 28:11 (cf. Rashi; Mizrachi). Some say that these settings had attached rings through which the cables were passed (Yad, Kley HaMikdash 9:9; Avraham ben HaRambam; Midrash HaGadol; cf. Josephus, Antiquities 3:7:5).

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