Exodus 28:2-20

2Make holy garments for your brother Aaron, for glory and beauty.

3You are to instruct all the skilled artisans, whom I have filled with a spirit of wisdom, to make Aaron’s garments for consecrating him to serve me as priest.

4These are the garments that they must make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a specially woven tunic, a turban, and a sash. They are to make holy garments for your brother Aaron and his sons so that they may serve me as priests.

5They should use gold; blue, purple, and scarlet yarn; and fine linen.

6“They are to make the ephod of finely spun linen embroidered with gold, and with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn.

7It must have two shoulder pieces attached to its two edges so that it can be joined together.

8The artistically woven waistband that is on the ephod must be of one piece, according to the same workmanship of gold, of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and of finely spun linen.

9“Take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of Israel’s sons:

10six of their names on the first stone and the remaining six names on the second stone, in the order of their birth.

11Engrave the two stones with the names of Israel’s sons as a gem cutter engraves a seal. Mount them, surrounded with gold filigree settings.

12Fasten both stones on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial stones for the Israelites. Aaron will carry their names on his two shoulders before the Lord as a reminder.

13Fashion gold filigree settings

14and two chains of pure gold; you will make them of braided cord work, and attach the cord chains to the settings.

15“You are to make an embroidered breastpiece for making decisions. Make it with the same workmanship as the ephod; make it of gold, of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and of finely spun linen.

16It must be square and folded double, nine inches long and nine inches wide.

17Place a setting of gemstones on it, four rows of stones: The first row should be a row of carnelian, topaz, and emerald;

18the second row, a turquoise, a lapis lazuli, and a diamond;

19the third row, a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;

20and the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. They should be adorned with gold filigree in their settings.