Exodus 28:2-20

2Make holy clothes for your brother Aaron to give him dignity and honor.

3“Tell all those who have the skill—those to 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.

4These are the clothes they will make: 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 can serve me as priests.

5They must use gold, violet, purple, and bright red yarn, and fine linen.

6“Make the ephod out of fine linen yarn. Creatively work gold, violet, purple, and bright red yarn into the fabric.

7It will have two shoulder straps attached at the ⌞top⌟ corners so that it can be fastened.

8Make the belt that is attached to the ephod out of the same fabric.

9Take two onyx stones, and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel

10in birth order—six of their names on one stone and the remaining six on the other.

11Engrave 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,

12and 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 the Lord’s presence.

13Make gold settings

14and two chains of pure gold, twisted like ropes, and fasten these chains to the settings.

15“Make the breastplate for decision-making as creatively as you make the ephod. Make it out of gold, violet, purple, and bright red yarn and out of fine linen yarn.

16Fold it in half so that it’s 9 inches square.

17Fasten four rows of precious stones on it. In the first row put red quartz, topaz, and emerald.

18In the second row put turquoise, sapphire, and crystal.

19In the third row put jacinth, agate, and amethyst.

20In the fourth row put beryl, onyx, and gray quartz. Mount them in gold settings.