Exodus 28

1 “Next, have your brother Aaron brought to you from among the Israelites, along with his sons Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar, to serve Me as priests.

And you bring near to yourself Aaron brother your and sons his with him from among [the] people of Israel to serve as priest he to me Aaron Nadab and Abihu Eleazar and Ithamar [the] sons of Aaron.

2 Make holy garments for your brother Aaron, to give him glory and splendor.

And you will make garments of holiness for Aaron brother your for glory and for beauty.

3 You are to instruct all the skilled craftsmen, whom I have filled with a spirit of wisdom, to make garments for Aaron’s consecration, so that he may serve Me as priest.

And you you will speak to all [people] skillful of heart which I have filled it a spirit of wisdom and they will make [the] garments of Aaron to consecrate him to serve as priest he to me.

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

And these [are] the garments which they will make a breastpiece and an ephod and a robe and a tunic of checkered work a turban and a sash and they will make garments of holiness for Aaron brother your and for sons his to serve as priest he to me.

5 They shall use gold, along with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and fine linen.

And they they will take the gold and the violet stuff and the purple and [the] scarlet stuff of the scarlet and the fine linen.

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

And they will make the ephod gold violet stuff and purple scarlet stuff of scarlet and fine linen twisted [the] work of a skillful worker.

7 It shall have two shoulder pieces attached at two of its corners, so it can be fastened.

Two shoulder-pieces joined it will be[long] to it to [the] two ends its and it will be joined together.

8 And the skillfully woven waistband of the ephod must be of one piece, of the same workmanship—with gold, with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and with finely spun linen.

And [the] girdle of ephod its which [will be] on it [will be] like workmanship its from it it will be gold violet stuff and purple and scarlet stuff of scarlet and fine linen twisted.

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

And you will take two stones of onyx and you will engrave on them [the] names of [the] sons of Israel.

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

Six of names their [will be] on the stone one and [the] names of the six which remain over [will be] on the stone second according to genealogies their.

11 Engrave the names of the sons of Israel on the two stones the way a gem cutter engraves a seal. Then mount the stones in gold filigree settings.

[the] work of An engraver of stone [the] engravings of a seal you will engrave [the] two the stones on [the] names of [the] sons of Israel surrounded filigree settings of gold you will make them.

12 Fasten both stones on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Israel. Aaron is to bear their names on his two shoulders as a memorial before the LORD.

And you will put [the] two the stones on [the] shoulder-pieces of the ephod stones of reminder for [the] sons of Israel and he will bear Aaron names their before Yahweh on [the] two shoulder-pieces his to a reminder.

13 Fashion gold filigree settings

And you will make filigree settings of gold.

14 and two chains of pure gold, made of braided cord work; and attach these chains to the settings.

And two chains of gold pure twisted cords you will make them a work of cordage and you will put [the] chains of the cords on the filigree settings.

15 You are also to make a breastpiece of judgment with the same workmanship as the ephod. Construct it with gold, with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and with finely spun linen.

And you will make a breastpiece of judgment [the] work of a skillful worker like [the] work of [the] ephod you will make it gold violet stuff and purple and scarlet stuff of scarlet and fine linen twisted you will make it.

16 It must be square when folded over double, a span long and a span wide.

Square it will be folded double [will be] a span length its and [will be] a span breadth its.

17 And mount on it a setting of gemstones, four rows of stones: In the first row there shall be a ruby, a topaz, and an emerald;

And you will fill in it a setting of stone[s] four rows stone [will be] a row of a ruby a topaz and a beryl the row one.

18 in the second row a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond;

And the row second [will be] a turquoise a sapphire and an emerald.

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

And the row third [will be] a jacinth an agate and an amethyst.

20 and in the fourth row a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. Mount these stones in gold filigree settings.

And the row fourth [will be] a chrysolite and an onyx and a jasper set gold they will be in settings their.

21 The twelve stones are to correspond to the names of the sons of Israel, each engraved like a seal with the name of one of the twelve tribes.

And the stones they will be on [the] names of [the] sons of Israel two [plus] ten on names their [the] engravings of a seal each one on name its they will be for [the] two [plus] ten tribe[s].

22 For the breastpiece, make braided chains like cords of pure gold.

And you will make on the breastpiece chains of twisting a work of cordage gold pure.

23 You are also to make two gold rings and fasten them to the two corners of the breastpiece.

And you will make on the breastpiece two rings of gold and you will put [the] two the rings on [the] two [the] ends of the breastpiece.

24 Then fasten the two gold chains to the two gold rings at the corners of the breastpiece,

And you will put [the] two [the] cords of gold on [the] two the rings to [the] ends of the breastpiece.

25 and fasten the other ends of the two chains to the two filigree settings, attaching them to the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front.

And [the] two [the] ends of [the] two the cords you will put on [the] two the filigree settings and you will put [them] on [the] shoulder-pieces of the ephod to [the] front of face its.

26 Make two more gold rings and attach them to the other two corners of the breastpiece, on the inside edge next to the ephod.

And you will make two rings of gold and you will put them on [the] two [the] ends of the breastpiece on edge its which [is] to [the] side of the ephod [the] inside towards.

27 Make two additional gold rings and attach them to the bottom of the two shoulder pieces of the ephod, on its front, near its seam just above its woven waistband.

And you will make two rings of gold and you will put them on [the] two [the] shoulder-pieces of the ephod from to downwards from in front of face its close to joining its from above [the] girdle of the ephod.

28 The rings of the breastpiece shall be tied to the rings of the ephod with a cord of blue yarn, so that the breastpiece is above the waistband of the ephod and does not swing out from the ephod.

So they may bind the breastpiece (from rings its *Q(K)*) to [the] rings of the ephod with a cord of violet stuff to be on [the] girdle of the ephod and not it will be displaced the breastpiece from on the ephod.

29 Whenever Aaron enters the Holy Place, he shall bear the names of the sons of Israel over his heart on the breastpiece of judgment, as a continual reminder before the LORD.

And he will bear Aaron [the] names of [the] sons of Israel on [the] breastpiece of judgment over heart his when goes he into the holy place to a memorial before Yahweh continually.

30 And place the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece of judgment, so that they will also be over Aaron’s heart whenever he comes before the LORD. Aaron will continually carry the judgment of the sons of Israel over his heart before the LORD.

And you will put into [the] breastpiece of judgment the Urim and the Thummim and they will be over [the] heart of Aaron when goes he before Yahweh and he will bear Aaron [the] judgment of [the] people of Israel over heart his before Yahweh continually.

31 You are to make the robe of the ephod entirely of blue cloth,

And you will make [the] robe of the ephod an entirety of violet stuff.

32 with an opening at its top in the center. Around the opening shall be a woven collar with an opening like that of a garment, so that it will not tear.

And it will be [the] opening of top its in [the] middle of it an edge it will be[long] to opening its all around [the] work a weaver like [the] opening of a collar it will be[long] to it not it will be torn.

33 Make pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn all the way around the lower hem, with gold bells between them,

And you will make on skirt its pomegranates of violet stuff and purple and scarlet stuff of scarlet on skirt its all around and bells of gold [will be] in between them all around.

34 alternating the gold bells and pomegranates around the lower hem of the robe.

A bell of gold and a pomegranate a bell of gold and a pomegranate [will be] on [the] skirts of the robe all around.

35 Aaron must wear the robe whenever he ministers, and its sound will be heard when he enters or exits the sanctuary before the LORD, so that he will not die.

And it will be on Aaron to serve and it will be heard sound its when goes he into the holy place before Yahweh and when comes out he and not he will die.

36 You are to make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it as on a seal: HOLY TO THE LORD.

And you will make a plate of gold pure and you will engrave on it [the] engravings of a seal holiness to Yahweh.

37 Fasten to it a blue cord to mount it on the turban; it shall be on the front of the turban.

And you will put it on a cord of violet stuff and it will be on the turban to [the] front of [the] face of the turban it will be.

38 And it will be worn on Aaron’s forehead, so that he may bear the iniquity of the holy things that the sons of Israel consecrate with regard to all their holy gifts. It shall always be on his forehead, so that they may be acceptable before the LORD.

And it will be on [the] forehead of Aaron and he will bear Aaron [the] guilt of the holy things which they will consecrate [the] people of Israel to all [the] gifts of holiness their and it will be on forehead his continually for acceptance to them before Yahweh.

39 You are to weave the tunic with fine linen, make the turban of fine linen, and fashion an embroidered sash.

And you will weave the tunic fine linen and you will make a turban of fine linen and a sash you will make [the] work of a worker in colors.

40 Make tunics, sashes, and headbands for Aaron’s sons, to give them glory and splendor.

And for [the] sons of Aaron you will make tunics and you will make for them sashes and headdresses you will make for them for glory and for beauty.

41 After you put these garments on your brother Aaron and his sons, anoint them, ordain them, and consecrate them so that they may serve Me as priests.

And you will clothe them Aaron brother your and sons his with him and you will anoint them and you will fill hand their and you will consecrate them and they will serve as priests me.

42 Make linen undergarments to cover their bare flesh, extending from waist to thigh.

And make for them undergarments of linen to cover [the] flesh of nakedness from [the] hips and to [the] thighs they will be.

43 Aaron and his sons must wear them whenever they enter the Tent of Meeting or approach the altar to minister in the Holy Place, so that they will not incur guilt and die. This is to be a permanent statute for Aaron and his descendants.

And they will be on Aaron and on sons his when go they - into [the] tent of meeting or when draw near they to the altar to serve in the holy place and not they will bear guilt and they will die [it will be] a statute of perpetuity for him and for offspring his after him.