Exodus 28
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Exodus 28:2-20

2MakeH6213 holyH6944 garmentsH899 for your brotherH251 AaronH175, to give him gloryH3519 and splendorH8597.

3YouH859 are to instructH1696H413 allH3605 the skilled craftsmenH2450H3820, whomH834 I have filledH4390 with a spiritH7307 of wisdomH2451, to makeH6213 garmentsH899 for Aaron’sH175 consecrationH6942, so that he may serve Me as priestH3547. 4TheseH428 are the garmentsH899 thatH834 they shall makeH6213: a breastpieceH2833, an ephodH646, a robeH4598, a wovenH8665 tunicH3801, a turbanH4701, and a sashH73. They are to makeH6213 these holyH6944 garmentsH899 for your brotherH251 AaronH175 and his sonsH1121, so that they may serve Me as priestsH3547. 5TheyH1992 shall useH3947 goldH2091, along withH853 blueH8504, purpleH713, and scarlet yarnH8438H8144, and fine linenH8336.

6They are to makeH6213 the ephodH646 of finely spunH7806 linenH8336 embroideredH4639H2803 with goldH2091, and with blueH8504, purpleH713, and scarlet yarnH8438H8144. 7It shall haveH1961 twoH8147 shoulder piecesH3802 attachedH2266 atH413 twoH8147 of its cornersH7098, so it can be fastenedH2266. 8And the skillfully woven waistbandH2805 ofH5921 the ephodH642 must beH1961 of one pieceH4480, of the same workmanshipH4639—with goldH2091, with blueH8504, purpleH713, and scarlet yarnH8438H8144, and with finely spunH7806 linenH8336.

9TakeH3947 twoH8147 onyxH7718 stonesH68 and engraveH6605 on themH5921 the namesH8034 of the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478: 10sixH8337 of their namesH8034 onH5921 oneH259 stoneH68 and the remainingH3498 sixH8337 onH5921 the otherH8145, in the order of their birthH8435. 11EngraveH6605 the namesH8034 of the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 on the twoH8147 stonesH68 the way a gemH68 cutterH2796 engravesH6603 a sealH2368. Then mountH5437 the stones in goldH2091 filigree settingsH4865. 12FastenH7760 bothH8147 stonesH68 onH5921 the shoulder piecesH3802 of the ephodH646 as memorialH2146 stonesH68 for the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478. AaronH175 is to bearH5375 their namesH8034 onH5921 his twoH8147 shouldersH3802 as a memorialH2146 beforeH6440 the LORDH3068.

13FashionH6213 goldH2091 filigree settingsH4865 14and twoH8147 chainsH8333 of pureH2889 goldH2091, madeH6213 of braidedH4020 cordH5688 workH4639; and attachH5414 these chainsH8333 toH5921 the settingsH4865.

15You are also to makeH6213 a breastpieceH2833 of judgmentH4941 with the same workmanshipH4639H2803 as the ephodH646. ConstructH6213 itH853 with goldH2091, with blueH8504, purpleH713, and scarlet yarnH8438H8144, and with finely spunH7806 linenH8336. 16It must beH1961 squareH7251 when folded over doubleH3717, a spanH2239 longH753 and a spanH2239 wideH7341.1

17And mountH4390 on it a settingH4396 of gemstonesH68, fourH702 rowsH2905 of stonesH68:2

In the firstH259 row there shall beH2905 a rubyH124, a topazH6357, and an emeraldH1304; 18in the secondH8145 rowH2905 a turquoiseH5306, a sapphireH5601, and a diamondH3095; 19in the thirdH7992 rowH2905 a jacinthH3958, an agateH7618, and an amethystH306; 20and in the fourthH7243 rowH2905 a berylH8658, an onyxH7718, and a jasperH3471H7660.

MountH1961 these stones in goldH2091 filigree settingsH4396.

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Notes

  1. 1. Exodus 28:16 The breastpiece, when folded over, was approximately 9 inches or 22.9 centimeters in both length and width. ↩
  2. 2. Exodus 28:17 The precise identification of some of these gemstones is uncertain. ↩

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