Keluaran 28:11

28:11 You are to engrave the two stones with the names of the sons of Israel with the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a seal; ¹  you are to have them set ²  in gold filigree ³  settings.

[28:11]  ¹ sn Expert stone or gem engravers were used to engrave designs and names in identification seals of various sizes. It was work that skilled artisans did.

[28:11]  ² tn Or “you will mount them” (NRSV similar).

[28:11]  ³ tn Or “rosettes,” shield-like frames for the stones. The Hebrew word means “to plait, checker.”