Each of the two onyx stones on the shoulder-pieces of the high priest’s ephod was engraved with the names of six different tribes of Israel, and each of the 12 precious stones that adorned his breastpiece was engraved with the name of one of the tribes.
Svaki od dva oniksna kamena na ramenim dijelovima efoda velikog svećenika bio je ugraviran s imenima šest različitih izraelskih plemena, a svaki od 12 dragih kamena koji su krasili njegova prsa bio je ugraviran s imenom jednog plemena.