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1 And bring you near to you Aaron your brother and his sons with him, from among the sons of Israel, that he may minister to me in the priest's office, even Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's sons.
2 And you will make holy garments for Aaron your brother, for glory and for beauty.
3 And you will speak to all who are wise-hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they make Aaron's garments to sanctify him, that he may minister to me in the priest's office.
4 And these are the garments which they will make: a breastplate and an ephod and a robe and a tunic of checker work, a miter and a sash. And they will make holy garments for Aaron your brother and his sons, that he may minister to me in the priest's office.
5 And they will take the gold and the blue and the purple and the scarlet and the fine linen. 6 And they will make the ephod of gold, of blue and purple, scarlet and fine twined linen, the work of the skillful workman. 7 It will have two shoulder-pieces joined to the two ends of it, that it may be joined together. 8 And the skillfully woven band, which is upon it, with which to gird it on, will be like the work of it and of the same piece, of gold, of blue and purple and scarlet and fine twined linen.
9 And you will take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel: 10 six of their names on the one stone and the names of the six that remain on the other stone, according to their birth. 11 With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, you will engrave the two stones, according to the names of the sons of Israel. You will make them to be enclosed in settings of gold. 12 And you will put the two stones upon the shoulder-pieces of the ephod, to be stones of memorial for the sons of Israel. And Aaron will bear their names before Jehovah upon his two shoulders for a memorial. 13 And you will make settings of gold, 14 and two chains of pure gold, like cords you will make them, of corded work. And you will put the corded chains on the settings.
15 And you will make a breastplate of judgment, the work of the skillful workman. You will make it like the work of the ephod: of gold, of blue and purple and scarlet and fine twined linen, you will make it. 16 It will be square and double, a span will be the length of it and a span the breadth of it. 17 And you will set in it settings of stones, four rows of stones: a row of ruby, topaz and carbuncle will be the first row, 18 and the second row an emerald, a sapphire and a diamond, 19 and the third row a jacinth, an agate and an amethyst, 20 and the fourth row a beryl and an onyx and a jasper. They will be enclosed in gold in their settings.
21 And the stones will be according to the names of the sons of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet, every one according to his name; they will be for the twelve tribes.
22 And you will make upon the breastplate chains like cords, of corded work of pure gold. 23 And you will make upon the breastplate two rings of gold and will put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate. 24 And you will put the two corded chains of gold in the two rings at the ends of the breastplate. 25 And the other two ends of the two corded chains you will put on the two settings and put them on the shoulder-pieces of the ephod in the forepart of it. 26 And you will make two rings of gold and you will put them upon the two ends of the breastplate, upon the edge of it, which is toward the side of the ephod inward.
27 And you will make two rings of gold and will put them on the two shoulder-pieces of the ephod underneath, in the forepart of it, close by the coupling of it, above the skillfully woven band of the ephod. 28 And they will bind the breastplate by the rings of it to the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it may be upon the skillfully woven band of the ephod and that the breastplate is not loosed from the ephod.
29 And Aaron will bear the names of the sons of Israel in the breastplate of judgment upon his heart, when he goes in to the holy place, for a memorial before Jehovah continually.
30 And you will put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim and they will be upon Aaron’s heart, when he goes in before Jehovah. And Aaron will bear the judgment of the sons of Israel upon his heart before Jehovah continually.
31 And you will make the robe of the ephod all of blue. 32 And it will have a hole for the head in the midst of it. It will have a binding of woven work all around the hole of it, as it were the hole of a coat of mail, that it is not torn. 33 And upon the skirts of it you will make pomegranates of blue and of purple and of scarlet, all around the skirts of it and bells of gold between them all around: 34 a golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, upon the skirts of the robe all around.
35 And it will be upon Aaron to minister. And the sound of it will be heard when he goes in to the holy place before Jehovah and when he comes out, that he does not die.
36 And you will make a plate of pure gold and engrave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLY TO JEHOVAH. 37 And you will put it on a lace of blue and it will be upon the miter. It will be upon the forefront of the miter. 38 And it will be upon Aaron’s forehead. And Aaron will bear the iniquity of the holy things, which the sons of Israel will sanctify in all their holy gifts. And it will always be upon his forehead, that they may be accepted before Jehovah.
39 And you will weave the tunic in checker work of fine linen. And you will make a miter of fine linen. And you will make a sash, the work of the embroiderer.
40 And for Aaron's sons you will make tunics. And you will make for them sashes and head-coverings you will make for them, for glory and for beauty. 41 And you will put them upon Aaron your brother and upon his sons with him and will anoint them and consecrate them and sanctify them, that they may minister to me in the priest's office.
42 And you will make for them linen breeches to cover the flesh of their nakedness, from the loins even to the thighs they will reach. 43 And they will be upon Aaron and upon his sons, when they go in to the tent of meeting, or when they come near to the altar to minister in the holy place, that they not bear iniquity and die. It will be an everlasting statute to him and to his seed after him.
4 And these are the garments which they will make: a breastplate and an ephod and a robe and a tunic of checker work, a miter and a sash. And they will make holy garments for Aaron your brother and his sons, that he may minister to me in the priest's office.
5 And they will take the gold and the blue and the purple and the scarlet and the fine linen. 6 And they will make the ephod of gold, of blue and purple, scarlet and fine twined linen, the work of the skillful workman. 7 It will have two shoulder-pieces joined to the two ends of it, that it may be joined together. 8 And the skillfully woven band, which is upon it, with which to gird it on, will be like the work of it and of the same piece, of gold, of blue and purple and scarlet and fine twined linen.
9 And you will take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel: 10 six of their names on the one stone and the names of the six that remain on the other stone, according to their birth. 11 With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, you will engrave the two stones, according to the names of the sons of Israel. You will make them to be enclosed in settings of gold. 12 And you will put the two stones upon the shoulder-pieces of the ephod, to be stones of memorial for the sons of Israel. And Aaron will bear their names before Jehovah upon his two shoulders for a memorial. 13 And you will make settings of gold, 14 and two chains of pure gold, like cords you will make them, of corded work. And you will put the corded chains on the settings.
15 And you will make a breastplate of judgment, the work of the skillful workman. You will make it like the work of the ephod: of gold, of blue and purple and scarlet and fine twined linen, you will make it. 16 It will be square and double, a span will be the length of it and a span the breadth of it. 17 And you will set in it settings of stones, four rows of stones: a row of ruby, topaz and carbuncle will be the first row, 18 and the second row an emerald, a sapphire and a diamond, 19 and the third row a jacinth, an agate and an amethyst, 20 and the fourth row a beryl and an onyx and a jasper. They will be enclosed in gold in their settings.
21 And the stones will be according to the names of the sons of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet, every one according to his name; they will be for the twelve tribes.
22 And you will make upon the breastplate chains like cords, of corded work of pure gold. 23 And you will make upon the breastplate two rings of gold and will put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate. 24 And you will put the two corded chains of gold in the two rings at the ends of the breastplate. 25 And the other two ends of the two corded chains you will put on the two settings and put them on the shoulder-pieces of the ephod in the forepart of it. 26 And you will make two rings of gold and you will put them upon the two ends of the breastplate, upon the edge of it, which is toward the side of the ephod inward.
27 And you will make two rings of gold and will put them on the two shoulder-pieces of the ephod underneath, in the forepart of it, close by the coupling of it, above the skillfully woven band of the ephod. 28 And they will bind the breastplate by the rings of it to the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it may be upon the skillfully woven band of the ephod and that the breastplate is not loosed from the ephod.
29 And Aaron will bear the names of the sons of Israel in the breastplate of judgment upon his heart, when he goes in to the holy place, for a memorial before Jehovah continually.
30 And you will put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim and they will be upon Aaron’s heart, when he goes in before Jehovah. And Aaron will bear the judgment of the sons of Israel upon his heart before Jehovah continually.
31 And you will make the robe of the ephod all of blue. 32 And it will have a hole for the head in the midst of it. It will have a binding of woven work all around the hole of it, as it were the hole of a coat of mail, that it is not torn. 33 And upon the skirts of it you will make pomegranates of blue and of purple and of scarlet, all around the skirts of it and bells of gold between them all around: 34 a golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, upon the skirts of the robe all around.
35 And it will be upon Aaron to minister. And the sound of it will be heard when he goes in to the holy place before Jehovah and when he comes out, that he does not die.
36 And you will make a plate of pure gold and engrave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLY TO JEHOVAH. 37 And you will put it on a lace of blue and it will be upon the miter. It will be upon the forefront of the miter. 38 And it will be upon Aaron’s forehead. And Aaron will bear the iniquity of the holy things, which the sons of Israel will sanctify in all their holy gifts. And it will always be upon his forehead, that they may be accepted before Jehovah.
39 And you will weave the tunic in checker work of fine linen. And you will make a miter of fine linen. And you will make a sash, the work of the embroiderer.
40 And for Aaron's sons you will make tunics. And you will make for them sashes and head-coverings you will make for them, for glory and for beauty. 41 And you will put them upon Aaron your brother and upon his sons with him and will anoint them and consecrate them and sanctify them, that they may minister to me in the priest's office.
42 And you will make for them linen breeches to cover the flesh of their nakedness, from the loins even to the thighs they will reach. 43 And they will be upon Aaron and upon his sons, when they go in to the tent of meeting, or when they come near to the altar to minister in the holy place, that they not bear iniquity and die. It will be an everlasting statute to him and to his seed after him.