Exodus 28

1 and you(m. s.) to present: bring to(wards) you [obj] Aaron brother: male-sibling your and [obj] son: child his with him from midst son: descendant/people Israel to/for to minister him to/for me Aaron Nadab and Abihu Eleazar and Ithamar son: child Aaron

“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.

2 and to make garment holiness to/for Aaron brother: male-sibling your to/for glory and to/for beauty

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

3 and you(m. s.) to speak: speak to(wards) all wise heart which to fill him spirit wisdom and to make [obj] garment Aaron to/for to consecrate: consecate him to/for to minister him to/for me

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.

4 and these [the] garment which to make breastpiece and ephod and robe and tunic checkered turban and girdle and to make garment holiness to/for Aaron brother: male-sibling your and to/for son: child his to/for to minister him to/for me

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.

5 and they(masc.) to take: recieve [obj] [the] gold and [obj] [the] blue and [obj] [the] purple and [obj] worm [the] scarlet and [obj] [the] linen

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

6 and to make [obj] [the] ephod gold blue and purple worm scarlet and linen to twist deed: work to devise: design

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

7 two shoulder to unite to be to/for him to(wards) two end his and to unite

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

8 and artwork ephod his which upon him like/as deed: work his from him to be gold blue and purple and worm scarlet and linen to twist

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.

9 and to take: take [obj] two stone onyx and to engrave upon them name son: child Israel

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

10 six from name their upon [the] stone [the] one and [obj] name [the] six [the] to remain upon [the] stone [the] second like/as generation their

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

11 deed: work artificer stone engraving signet to engrave [obj] two [the] stone upon name son: child Israel to turn: turn filigree gold to make [obj] them

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.

12 and to set: make [obj] two [the] stone upon shoulder [the] ephod stone memorial to/for son: child Israel and to lift: bear Aaron [obj] name their to/for face: before LORD upon two shoulder his to/for memorial

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.

13 and to make filigree gold

Fashion gold filigree settings

14 and two chain gold pure twisted to make [obj] them deed: work cord and to give: put [obj] chain [the] cord upon [the] filigree

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

15 and to make breastpiece justice: judgement deed: work to devise: design like/as deed: work ephod to make him gold blue and purple and worm scarlet and linen to twist to make [obj] him

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.

16 to square to be to double span length his and span width his

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

17 and to fill in/on/with him setting stone four row stone row sardius topaz and gem [the] row [the] one

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;

18 and [the] row [the] second emerald sapphire and jasper

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

19 and [the] row [the] third jacinth agate and amethyst

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

20 and [the] row [the] fourth jasper and onyx and jasper to weave gold to be in/on/with setting their

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

21 and [the] stone to be upon name son: child Israel two ten upon name their engraving signet man: anyone upon name his to be to/for two ten tribe

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.

22 and to make upon [the] breastpiece chain twists deed: work cord gold pure

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

23 and to make upon [the] breastpiece two ring gold and to give: put [obj] two [the] ring upon two end [the] breastpiece

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

24 and to give: put [obj] two cord [the] gold upon two [the] ring to(wards) end [the] breastpiece

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

25 and [obj] two end two [the] cord to give: put upon two [the] filigree and to give: put upon shoulder [the] ephod to(wards) opposite face: before his

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.

26 and to make two ring gold and to set: put [obj] them upon two end [the] breastpiece upon lip: edge his which to(wards) side: beside [the] ephod house: inside [to]

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

27 and to make two ring gold and to give: put [obj] them upon two shoulder [the] ephod from to/for beneath from opposite face: before his to/for close joining his from above to/for artwork [the] ephod

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.

28 and to bind [obj] [the] breastpiece (from ring his *Q(K)*) to(wards) ring [the] ephod in/on/with cord blue to/for to be upon artwork [the] ephod and not to remove [the] breastpiece from upon [the] ephod

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.

29 and to lift: bear Aaron [obj] name son: child Israel in/on/with breastpiece [the] justice: judgement upon heart his in/on/with to come (in): come he to(wards) [the] Holy Place to/for memorial to/for face: before LORD continually

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.

30 and to give: put to(wards) breastpiece [the] justice: judgement [obj] [the] Urim and [obj] [the] Thummim and to be upon heart Aaron in/on/with to come (in): come he to/for face: before LORD and to lift: bear Aaron [obj] justice: judgement son: descendant/people Israel upon heart his to/for face: before LORD continually

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.

31 and to make [obj] robe [the] ephod entire blue

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

32 and to be lip: opening head his in/on/with midst his lip: edge to be to/for lip: opening his around deed: work to weave like/as lip: opening breastplate to be to/for him not to tear

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.

33 and to make upon hem his pomegranate blue and purple and worm scarlet upon hem his around and bell gold in/on/with midst their around

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

34 bell gold and pomegranate bell gold and pomegranate upon hem [the] robe around

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

35 and to be upon Aaron to/for to minister and to hear: hear voice: sound his in/on/with to come (in): come he to(wards) [the] Holy Place to/for face: before LORD and in/on/with to come out: come he and not to die

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.

36 and to make flower gold pure and to engrave upon him engraving signet holiness to/for LORD

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

37 and to set: put [obj] him upon cord blue and to be upon [the] turban to(wards) opposite face: before [the] turban to be

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

38 and to be upon forehead Aaron and to lift: guilt Aaron [obj] iniquity: guilt [the] holiness which to consecrate: consecate son: descendant/people Israel to/for all gift holiness their and to be upon forehead his continually to/for acceptance to/for them to/for face: before LORD

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.

39 and to weave [the] tunic linen and to make turban linen and girdle to make deed: work to weave

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

40 and to/for son: child Aaron to make tunic and to make to/for them girdle and headgear to make to/for them to/for glory and to/for beauty

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

41 and to clothe [obj] them [obj] Aaron brother: male-sibling your and [obj] son: child his with him and to anoint [obj] them and to fill [obj] hand: donate their and to consecrate: consecate [obj] them and to minister to/for me

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.

42 and to make to/for them undergarment linen to/for to cover flesh nakedness from loin and till thigh to be

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

43 and to be upon Aaron and upon son: descendant/people his in/on/with to come (in): come they to(wards) tent meeting or in/on/with to approach: approach they to(wards) [the] altar to/for to minister in/on/with Holy Place and not to lift: guilt iniquity: guilt and to die statute forever: enduring to/for him and to/for seed: children his after him

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.