Exodus 28

1 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.

Now let Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, come near from among the children of Israel, so that they may be my priests, even Aaron, and Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar, his sons.

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

And make holy robes for Aaron your brother, so that he may be clothed with glory and honour.

3 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.

Give orders to all the wise-hearted workmen, whom I have made full of the spirit of wisdom, to make robes for Aaron, so that he may be made holy as my priest.

4 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.

This is what they are to make: a priest's bag, an ephod, and a robe, and a coat of coloured needlework, a head-dress, and a linen band; they are to make holy robes for Aaron your brother and for his sons, so that they may do the work of priests for me.

5 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.

They are to take the gold and blue and purple and red and the best linen,

6 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.

And make the ephod of gold and blue and purple and red and the best linen, the work of a designer.

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

It is to have two bands stitched to it at the top of the arms, joining it together.

8 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.

And the beautifully worked band, which goes on it, is to be of the same work and the same material, of gold and blue and purple and red and twisted linen-work.

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

You are to take two beryl stones, on which the names of the children of Israel are to be cut:

10 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.

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

11 [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.

With the work of a jeweller, like the cutting of a stamp, the names of the children of Israel are to be cut on them, and they are to be fixed in twisted frames of gold.

12 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.

And the two stones are to be placed on the ephod, over the arm-holes, to be stones of memory for the children of Israel: Aaron will have their names on his arms when he goes in before the Lord, to keep the Lord in mind of them.

13 And you will make filigree settings of gold.

And you are to make twisted frames of gold;

14 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.

And two chains of the best gold, twisted like cords; and have the chains fixed on to the frames.

15 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.

And make a priest's bag for giving decisions, designed like the ephod, made of gold and blue and purple and red and the best linen.

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

It is to be square, folded in two, a hand-stretch long and a hand-stretch wide.

17 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.

And on it you are to put four lines of jewels; the first line is to be a cornelian, a chrysolite, and an emerald;

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

The second, a ruby, a sapphire, and an onyx;

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

The third, a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;

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

The fourth, a topaz, a beryl, and a jasper; they are to be fixed in twisted frames of gold.

21 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].

The jewels are to be twelve in number, for the names of the children of Israel; every jewel having the name of one of the twelve tribes cut on it as on a stamp.

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

And you are to make two chains of gold, twisted like cords, to be fixed to the priest's bag.

23 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.

And put two gold rings on the two ends of the bag.

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

Put the two gold chains on the two rings at the ends of the bag;

25 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.

Joining the other ends of the chains to the gold frames and putting them on the front of the ephod, at the top of the arms.

26 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.

Then make two gold rings and put them on the lower ends of the bag, at the edge of it on the inner side nearest to the ephod.

27 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.

And make two more gold rings and put them on the front of the ephod at the top of the arms, at the join, over the worked band:

28 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.

So that the rings on the bag may be fixed to the rings of the ephod by a blue cord and on to the band of the ephod, so that the bag may not come loose from the ephod.

29 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.

And so Aaron will have the names of the children of Israel on the priest's bag over his heart whenever he goes into the holy place, to keep the memory of them before the Lord.

30 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.

And in the bag you are to put the Urim and Thummim, so that they may be on Aaron's heart whenever he goes in before the Lord; and Aaron may have the power of making decisions for the children of Israel before the Lord at all times.

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

The robe which goes with the ephod is to be made all of blue;

32 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.

With a hole at the top, in the middle of it; the hole is to be edged with a band to make it strong like the hole in the coat of a fighting-man, so that it may not be broken open.

33 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.

And round the skirts of it put fruits in blue and purple and red, with bells of gold between;

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

A gold bell and a fruit in turn all round the skirts of the robe.

35 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.

Aaron is to put it on for his holy work; and the sound of it will be clear, when he goes into the holy place before the Lord, and when he comes out, keeping him safe from death.

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

You are to make a plate of the best gold, cutting on it, as on a stamp, these words: HOLY TO THE LORD.

37 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.

Put a blue cord on it and put it on the front of the twisted head-dress:

38 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.

And it will be over Aaron's brow, so that Aaron will be responsible for any error in all the holy offerings made by the children of Israel; it will be on his brow at all times, so that their offerings may be pleasing to the Lord.

39 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.

The coat is to be made of the best linen, worked in squares; and you are to make a head-dress of linen, and a linen band worked in needlework.

40 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.

And for Aaron's sons you are to make coats, and bands, and head-dresses, so that they may be clothed with glory and honour.

41 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.

These you are to put on Aaron, your brother, and on his sons, putting oil on them, separating them and making them holy, to do the work of priests to me.

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

And you are to make them linen trousers, covering their bodies from the middle to the knee;

43 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.

Aaron and his sons are to put these on whenever they go into the Tent of meeting or come near the altar, when they are doing the work of the holy place, so that they may be free from any sin causing death: this is to be an order for him and his seed after him for ever.