Exodus 28

Garments of the Priests

1“Then 1bringH7126 nearH7126 to yourself AaronH175 your brotherH251, and his sonsH1121 with him, from amongH8432 the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478, to ministerH3547 as priestH3547 to Me--AaronH175, 2NadabH5070 and AbihuH30, EleazarH499 and IthamarH385, Aaron’sH175 sonsH1121. 2You shall makeH6213 3holyH6944 garmentsH899 for AaronH175 your brotherH251, for gloryH3519 and for beautyH8597. 3You shall speakH1696 to allH3605 the 45skillfulH2450H3820 personsH2450H3820 6whomH834 I have endowedH4390 with 7the spiritH7307 of wisdomH2451, that they makeH6213 Aaron’sH175 garmentsH899 to consecrateH6942 him, that he may ministerH3547 as priestH3547 to Me. 4TheseH428 are the garmentsH899 whichH834 they shall makeH6213: a 89breastpieceH2833 and an ephodH646 and a robeH4598 and a tunicH3801 of checkeredH8665 workH8665, a turbanH4701 and a sashH73, and they shall makeH6213 holyH6944 garmentsH899 for AaronH175 your brotherH251 and his sonsH1121, that he may ministerH3547 as priestH3547 to Me. 5They shall takeH3947 10the goldH2091 and the 11blueH8504 and the purpleH713 and the scarletH8144 material and the fineH8336 linenH8336.

6“They shall also makeH6213 12the ephodH646 of goldH2091, of 13blueH8504 and purpleH713 and scarletH8144 material and fineH8336 twistedH7806 linenH8336, the workH4639 of the skillfulH2803 workmanH2803. 7It shall haveH1961 twoH8147 shoulderH3802 pieces joinedH2266 to its twoH8147 endsH7098, that it may be joinedH2266. 8The skillfullyH2805 wovenH2805 bandH2805, whichH834 is on it, shall be like its workmanshipH4639, 14of the sameH4480 material: of goldH2091, of 15blueH8504 and purpleH713 and scarletH8144 material and fineH8336 twistedH7806 linenH8336. 9You shall takeH3947 twoH8147 onyxH7718 stonesH68 and engraveH6605 on them the namesH8034 of the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478, 10sixH8337 of their namesH8034 on the oneH259 stoneH68 and the namesH8034 of the remainingH3498 sixH8337 on the 16otherH8145 stoneH68, according to their birthH8435. 1117As a jewelerH2796H68 engravesH6603 a signetH2368, you shall engraveH6605 the twoH8147 stonesH68 accordingH5921 to the namesH8034 of the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478; you shall 18setH6213H5437 them in filigreeH4865 settings of goldH2091. 12You shall putH7760 the twoH8147 stonesH68 on the shoulderH3802 pieces of the ephodH646, as stonesH68 of memorialH2146 for the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478, and AaronH175 shall 19bearH5375 their namesH8034 beforeH6440 the LordH3068 on his twoH8147 shouldersH3802 20for a memorialH2146. 1321You shall makeH6213 filigreeH4865 settings of goldH2091, 14and twoH8147 chainsH8333 of pureH2889 goldH2091; you shall makeH6213 them of twistedH4020 cordageH5688 workH4639, and you shall putH5414 the cordedH5688 chainsH8333 on the filigreeH4865 settings.

15“22You shall makeH6213 a 23breastpieceH2833 of judgmentH4941, the workH4639 of a skillfulH2803 workmanH2803; like the workH4639 of the ephodH646 you shall makeH6213 it: of goldH2091, of 24blueH8504 and purpleH713 and scarletH8144 material and fineH8336 twistedH7806 linenH8336 you shall makeH6213 it. 16It shall be squareH7251 and foldedH3717 doubleH3717, a spanH2239 25in lengthH753 and a spanH2239 26in widthH7341. 17You shall 27mountH4390H4396 on it fourH702 rowsH2905 of stonesH68; the firstH259 rowH2905 shall be a rowH2905 of rubyH124, topazH6357 and emeraldH1304; 18and the secondH8145 rowH2905 a turquoiseH5306, a sapphireH5601 and a diamondH3095; 19and the thirdH7992 rowH2905 a jacinthH3958, an agateH7618 and an amethystH306; 20and the fourthH7243 rowH2905 a berylH8658 and an onyxH7718 and a jasperH3471; they shall be 28setH7660 in goldH2091 filigreeH4396. 21The stonesH68 shall be accordingH5921 to the namesH8034 of the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478: twelveH8147H6240, accordingH5921 to their namesH8034; they shall be like the engravingsH6603 of a sealH2368, eachH376 29accordingH5921 to his nameH8034 for the twelveH8147H6240 tribesH7626. 22You shall makeH6213 on the 30breastpieceH2833 chainsH8333 of twistedH1383 cordageH5688 workH4639 in pureH2889 goldH2091. 23You shall makeH6213 on the breastpieceH2833 twoH8147 ringsH2885 of goldH2091, and shall putH5414 the twoH8147 ringsH2885 on the twoH8147 endsH7098 of the breastpieceH2833. 24You shall putH5414 the twoH8147 cordsH5688 of goldH2091 on the twoH8147 ringsH2885 at the endsH7098 of the breastpieceH2833. 25You shall putH5414 the other twoH8147 endsH7098 of the twoH8147 cordsH5688 on the twoH8147 filigreeH4865 settings, and putH5414 them on the shoulderH3802 pieces of the ephodH646, at the frontH6440 of it. 26You shall makeH6213 twoH8147 ringsH2885 of goldH2091 and shall placeH7760 them on the twoH8147 endsH7098 of the breastpieceH2833, on the edgeH8193 of it, whichH834 is towardH413 the innerH1004 sideH5676 of the ephodH646. 27You shall makeH6213 twoH8147 ringsH2885 of goldH2091 and putH5414 them on the bottomH4295 of the twoH8147 shoulderH3802 pieces of the ephodH646, on the frontH6440 of it closeH5980 to the placeH4225 whereH4225 it is joinedH4225, aboveH4480H4605 the skillfullyH2805 wovenH2805 bandH2805 of the ephodH646. 28They shall bindH7405 the breastpieceH2833 by its ringsH2885 to the ringsH2885 of the ephodH646 with a 31blueH8504 cordH6616, so that it will be on the skillfullyH2805 wovenH2805 bandH2805 of the ephodH646, and that the breastpieceH2833 will not comeH2118 looseH2118 from the ephodH646. 29AaronH175 shall carryH5375 the namesH8034 of the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 in the breastpieceH2833 of judgmentH4941 overH5921 his heartH3820 when he entersH935 the holyH6944 place, for a memorialH2146 beforeH6440 the LordH3068 continuallyH8548. 3032You shall putH5414 in the breastpieceH2833 of judgmentH4941 the 3334UrimH224 and the ThummimH8550, and they shall be overH5921 Aaron’sH175 heartH3820 when he goesH935 in beforeH6440 the LordH3068; and AaronH175 shall carryH5375 the judgmentH4941 of the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 overH5921 his heartH3820 beforeH6440 the LordH3068 continuallyH8548.

31“35You shall makeH6213 the robeH4598 of the ephodH646 allH3632 of 36blueH8504. 32There shall be an openingH6310 37at its topH7218 in the middleH8432 of it; aroundH5439 its openingH6310 there shall be a bindingH8193 of wovenH707 workH4639, like the openingH6310 of a coatH8473 of mailH8473, so that it will not be tornH7167. 33You shall makeH6213 on its hemH7757 pomegranatesH7416 of blueH8504 and purpleH713 and scarletH8144 material, allH5439 aroundH5439 on its hemH7757, and bellsH6472 of goldH2091 betweenH8432 them allH5439 aroundH5439: 34a goldenH2091 bellH6472 and a pomegranateH7416, a goldenH2091 bellH6472 and a pomegranateH7416, allH5439 aroundH5439 on the hemH7757 of the robeH4598. 35It shall be on AaronH175 38when he ministersH8334; and 39its tinklingH6963 shall be heardH8085 when he entersH935 and 40leavesH3318 the holyH6944 place beforeH6440 the LordH3068, so that he will not dieH4191.

36“You shall also makeH6213 41a plateH6731 of pureH2889 goldH2091 and shall engraveH6605 on it, like the engravingsH6603 of a sealH2368, ‘42HolyH6944 to the LordH3068.’ 37You shall 43fastenH7760 it on a 44blueH8504 cordH6616, and it shall be on the turbanH4701; it shall be at the frontH6440 of the turbanH4701. 38It shall be on Aaron’sH175 foreheadH4696, and AaronH175 shall 4546takeH5375 away the iniquityH5771 of the holyH6944 thingsH6944 whichH834 the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 consecrateH6942, with regard to allH3605 their holyH6944 giftsH4979; and it shall alwaysH8548 be on his foreheadH4696, that 47they may be acceptedH7522 beforeH6440 the LordH3068.

39“You shall weaveH7660 48the tunicH3801 of checkeredH7660 workH7760 of fineH8336 linenH8336, and shall makeH6213 a turbanH4701 of fineH8336 linenH8336, and you shall makeH6213 a sashH73, the workH4639 of a 49weaverH7551.

40“For Aaron’sH175 sonsH1121 you shall makeH6213 50tunicsH3801; you shall also makeH6213 sashesH73 for them, and you shall makeH6213 5152capsH4021 for them, for gloryH3519 and for beautyH8597. 41You shall putH3847 them on AaronH175 your brotherH251 and on his sonsH1121 with him; and you shall 53anointH4886 them and 54ordainH4390H3027 them and consecrateH6942 them, that they may serveH3547 Me as priestsH3547. 42You shall makeH6213 for them 55linenH906 breechesH4370 to coverH3680 their bareH6172 fleshH1320; they shall 56reachH1961 from the loinsH4975 even to the thighsH3409. 43They shall be on AaronH175 and on his sonsH1121 when they enterH935 the tentH168 of meetingH4150, orH176 57when they approachH5066 the altarH4196 to ministerH8334 in the holyH6944 place, so that they do not incurH5375 58guiltH5771 and dieH4191. 59It shall be a statuteH2708 foreverH5769 to him and to his 60descendantsH2233 afterH310 him.