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| | |And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel: | | |And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel: |
| − | | | + | |Take then two onyx stones and grave on them the names of the children of Israel |
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| | |Six of their names on one stone, and the other six names of the rest on the other stone, according to their birth. | | |Six of their names on one stone, and the other six names of the rest on the other stone, according to their birth. |
| − | | | + | |Six names in one stone, and six names in the other one, in the order in which they were conceived |
| − | | | + | |Change born to conceived, to highlight the importance of the unborn child |
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| | |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. | | |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. |
| − | | | + | |The graving of the names in the stones will be made by a jeweller, just as if he was graving a seal. Mount then both stones in frames made of gold. |
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| | |And thou shalt put the two stones upon the shoulders of the ephod for stones of memorial unto the children of Israel: and Aaron shall bear their names before the LORD upon his two shoulders for a memorial. | | |And thou shalt put the two stones upon the shoulders of the ephod for stones of memorial unto the children of Israel: and Aaron shall bear their names before the LORD upon his two shoulders for a memorial. |
| − | | | + | |And put them in the shoulders of the ephod, as memorials to remember the children of Israel. That way, Aaron will carry on his shoulders their names before God. |
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| | |And thou shalt make ouches of gold; | | |And thou shalt make ouches of gold; |
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| − | | | + | |I think we can omit this. Is a repetition of something already said in verse 11. |
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| | |And two chains of pure gold at the ends; of wreathen work shalt thou make them, and fasten the wreathen chains to the ouches. | | |And two chains of pure gold at the ends; of wreathen work shalt thou make them, and fasten the wreathen chains to the ouches. |
| − | | | + | |Then, make two chains of pure gold, and put them around the frames |
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