Exodus 28:1-14 Jehovah continued: »Bring your brother Aaron and his sons Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar to you from all the Israelites. They will serve me as priests.

NSB⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ Jehovah continued: »Bring your brother Aaron and his sons Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar to you from all the Israelites. They will serve me as priests. ² »Make sacred clothes for your brother Aaron to give him dignity and honor. ³ »Tell all the skilled men whom I have given this ability to make Aaron’s clothes. These clothes will set him apart as holy when he serves me as priest. ⁴ »The clothes they will make are as follows: a breastplate, an ephod and the robe that is worn with it, another specially woven linen robe, the chief priest’s turban, and a cloth belt. They will make these holy clothes for your brother Aaron and his sons so that they will be able to serve me as priests. ⁵ »Take the gold and blue thread and wool that is dyed bright read and the fine linen and ⁶ »prepare the ephod with fine linen yarn. Embroider gold, violet, purple, and bright red yarn into the fabric. ⁷ »It should have two shoulder straps attached at the top corners so it can be fastened. ⁸ »Make the belt that is attached to the ephod from the same fabric. ⁹ »Engrave the names of the sons of Israel on two onyx stones. ¹⁰ »Engrave them in order of their birth. Place six names on each stone. ¹¹ »Engrave the names of the sons of Israel on the two stones the same way a jeweler engraves a signet ring. Mount them in gold settings. ¹² »Then fasten them on the shoulder straps of the ephod as reminders of who the Israelites are. In this way Aaron will carry their names on his shoulders as a reminder in Jehovah’s presence. ¹³ »Make gold settings. ¹⁴ »Also make two chains of pure gold. These gold chains should be twisted like ropes. Fasten these chains to the settings.