Exodus 28:12

The two stones, thus engraved, are to remind Jehovah of His people: cf. on v.29.

13 30 (with vv.15 28, cf. Exodus 39:8-21). The pouch of judgement, designed to contain the Urim and Thummim (v.30). This was a pouch, or bag, ½ a cubit (9 in.) square, made of the same richly coloured texture as the ephod; and on its front were inserted, by means of gold settings, four rows of jewels, three in a row, engraved with the names of the twelve tribes of Israel. It was worn in front of the ephod, its four corners having golden rings, by which it was fastened to the two shoulder-straps (which are conceived to extend along the sides of the ephod to its bottom).