"Then abring near
to yourself Aaron
your brother
, and his sons
with him, from among
the sons
of Israel
, to minister
as priest
to Me--Aaron
, bNadab
and Abihu
, Eleazar
and Ithamar
, Aaron's
sons
.
"You shall make aholy
garments
for Aaron
your brother
, for glory
and for beauty
.
"You shall speak to all
the 1 askillful
persons
bwhom
I have endowed
with 2the spirit
of wisdom
, that they make
Aaron's
garments
to consecrate
him, that he may minister
as priest
to Me.
"These are the garments
which
they shall make
: a 1 abreastpiece
and an ephod
and a robe
and a tunic
of checkered
work
, a turban
and a sash
, and they shall make
holy
garments
for Aaron
your brother
and his sons
, that he may minister
as priest
to Me.
"They shall take athe gold
and the 1blue
and the purple
and the scarlet
material and the fine
linen
.
"They shall also make athe ephod
of gold
, of 1blue
and purple
and scarlet
material and fine
twisted
linen
, the work
of the skillful
workman
.
"It shall have two
shoulder
pieces joined
to its two
ends
, that it may be joined
.
"The skillfully woven
band
, which
is on it, shall be like its workmanship
, 1of the same
material: of gold
, of 2blue
and purple
and scarlet
material and fine
twisted
linen
.
"You shall take two
onyx
stones
and engrave
on them the names
of the sons
of Israel
,
six of their names
on the one
stone
and the names
of the remaining
six
on the 1other
stone
, according to their birth
.
" 1As a jeweler engraves
a signet
, you shall engrave
the two
stones
according
to the names
of the sons
of Israel
; you shall 2set
them in filigree
settings of gold
.
"You shall put the two
stones
on the shoulder
pieces of the ephod
, as stones
of memorial
for the sons
of Israel
, and Aaron
shall abear
their names
before
the LORD
on his two
shoulders
bfor a memorial
.
" aYou shall make filigree
settings of gold
,
and two chains
of pure
gold
; you shall make
them of twisted
cordage
work
, and you shall put
the corded
chains
on the filigree
settings.
" aYou shall make a 1breastpiece
of judgment
, the work
of a skillful
workman
; like the work
of the ephod
you shall make
it: of gold
, of 2blue
and purple
and scarlet
material and fine
twisted
linen
you shall make
it.
"It shall be square and folded
double
, a span
1in length
and a span
1in width
.
"You shall 1mount on it four
rows
of stones
; the first
row
shall be a row
of ruby
, topaz
and emerald
;
and the second row
a turquoise
, a sapphire
and a diamond
;
and the third row
a jacinth
, an agate
and an amethyst
;
and the fourth row
a beryl
and an onyx
and a jasper
; they shall be 1set
in gold
filigree
.
"The stones shall be according
to the names
of the sons
of Israel
: twelve
, according
to their names
; they shall be like the engravings
of a seal
, each
aaccording
to his name
for the twelve
tribes
.
"You shall make on the 1breastpiece
chains
of twisted
cordage
work
in pure
gold
.
"You shall make on the breastpiece
two
rings
of gold
, and shall put
the two
rings
on the two
ends
of the breastpiece
.
"You shall put the two
cords
of gold
on the two
rings
at the ends
of the breastpiece
.
"You shall put the other two
ends
of the two
cords
on the two
filigree
settings, and put
them on the shoulder
pieces of the ephod
, at the front
of it.
"You shall make two
rings
of gold
and shall place
them on the two
ends
of the breastpiece
, on the edge
of it, which
is toward
the inner
side
of the ephod
.
"You shall make two
rings
of gold
and put
them on the bottom
of the two
shoulder
pieces of the ephod
, on the front
of it close
to the place
where
it is joined
, above
the skillfully
woven
band
of the ephod
.
"They shall bind the breastpiece
by its rings
to the rings
of the ephod
with a 1blue
cord
, so that it will be on the skillfully
woven
band
of the ephod
, and that the breastpiece
will not come
loose
from the ephod
.
"Aaron shall carry
the names
of the sons
of Israel
in the breastpiece
of judgment
over
his heart
when he enters
the holy
place, for a memorial
before
the LORD
continually
.
" aYou shall put in the breastpiece
of judgment
the 1 bUrim
and the Thummim
, and they shall be over
Aaron's
heart
when he goes
in before
the LORD
; and Aaron
shall carry
the judgment
of the sons
of Israel
over
his heart
before
the LORD
continually
.
" aYou shall make the robe
of the ephod
all
of 1blue
.
"There shall be an opening 1at its top
in the middle
of it; around
its opening
there shall be a binding
of woven
work
, like the opening
of a coat
of mail
, so that it will not be torn
.
"You shall make on its hem
pomegranates
of blue
and purple
and scarlet
material, all
around
on its hem
, and bells
of gold
between
them all
around
:
a golden bell
and a pomegranate
, a golden
bell
and a pomegranate
, all
around
on the hem
of the robe
.
"It shall be on Aaron 1when he ministers
; and 2its tinkling
shall be heard
when he enters
and 3leaves
the holy
place before
the LORD
, so that he will not die
.
"You shall also make aa plate
of pure
gold
and shall engrave
on it, like the engravings
of a seal
, ` bHoly
to the LORD
.'
"You shall 1fasten it on a 2blue
cord
, and it shall be on the turban
; it shall be at the front
of the turban
.
"It shall be on Aaron's forehead
, and Aaron
shall 1 atake
away the iniquity
of the holy
things
which
the sons
of Israel
consecrate
, with regard to all
their holy
gifts
; and it shall always
be on his forehead
, that bthey may be accepted
before
the LORD
.
"You shall weave athe tunic
of checkered
work
of fine
linen
, and shall make
a turban
of fine
linen
, and you shall make
a sash
, the work
of a 1weaver
.
"For Aaron's sons
you shall make
atunics
; you shall also make
sashes
for them, and you shall make
1 bcaps
for them, for glory
and for beauty
.
"You shall put them on Aaron
your brother
and on his sons
with him; and you shall aanoint
them and 1ordain
them and consecrate
them, that they may serve
Me as priests
.
"You shall make for them alinen
breeches
to cover
their bare
flesh
; they shall 1reach
from the loins
even to the thighs
.
"They shall be on Aaron and on his sons
when they enter
the tent
of meeting
, or
awhen they approach
the altar
to minister
in the holy
place, so that they do not incur
1guilt
and die
. bIt shall be a statute
forever
to him and to his 2descendants
after
him.