Exodus 28

1 “Summon your [older] brother Aaron and his sons—Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. ([Set them apart/They are the ones whom I have chosen]) from [the rest of] the Israeli people, in order that they can serve me [by being] priests.

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

2 [Tell the people to] make beautiful clothes for Aaron, clothes that are [suitable for one who] has this dignified and sacred [work].

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

3 Talk to all the skilled workmen, those to whom I have given special ability. [Tell them] to make clothes for Aaron, for him to wear when he is (set apart/dedicated) [to become] a priest to serve me.

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

4 These are the clothes that they are to make: A sacred pouch for Aaron to wear over his chest, a sacred apron, a robe, an embroidered tunic/gown, a (turban/cloth to wrap around his head), and a sash/waistband. These are the clothes that your [older] brother Aaron and his sons must wear as they serve me [by doing the work that] priests do.

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

5 The skilled workmen must use fine linen and blue, purple, and red yarn/thread to make these clothes.”

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

6 “The skilled workmen must make the sacred apron from fine linen, and skillfully embroider it with blue, purple, and red yarn/thread.

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

7 It must have two shoulder straps, to join the front part to the back part.

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

8 A carefully-woven sash, which must be made from the same materials as the sacred apron, must be [sewn] onto the sacred apron.

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

9 [A skilled workman] must take two [expensive] onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the twelve sons of Jacob.

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

10 He must engrave the names in the order in which Jacob’s sons were born. He must engrave six names on one stone, and the other six names on the other stone.

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

11 A gem-cutter should engrave these names on the stones. Then he should enclose the stones in (settings/tiny gold frames).

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

12 Then he should fasten the stones onto the shoulder straps [of the sacred apron], to represent the twelve Israeli tribes. In that way, Aaron will carry the names of the tribes on his shoulders in order that [I], Yahweh, will never forget [my people] (OR, in order that [he will always] remember that [those tribes belong to] Yahweh).

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

13 The settings for the stones must be made from gold.

and to make filigree gold

14 [Tell them to] make two tiny chains that are braided like cords, and fasten the chains to the settings.”

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

15 “[Tell the skilled workman to] make a sacred pouch for Aaron to wear over his chest. [He will use the things he puts into the pouch] to determine [my answers to the questions he asks]. It must be made of the same materials as the sacred apron, and embroidered in the same way.

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

16 It is to be square, and the material must be folded double, so that it is (9 in./22 cm.) on each side.

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

17 [The skilled workman must] fasten four rows of valuable stones onto the pouch. In the first row he must put a [red] ruby, a [yellow] topaz, and a [red] garnet.

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

18 In the second row he must put a [green] emerald, a [blue] sapphire, and a [clear/white] diamond.

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

19 In the third row he must put a [red] jacinth, a [white] agate, and a [purple] amethyst.

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

20 In the fourth row he must put a [yellow] beryl, a [red] carnelian, and a [green] jasper.

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

21 A gem-cutter should engrave on each of these twelve stones the name of one of the sons of Jacob. These names will represent the twelve Israeli tribes.

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

22 The two [chains] that are made from pure gold and braided like cords are for [attaching] the sacred pouch [to the sacred apron].

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

23 [The workman must] make two gold rings, and attach them to the upper corners of the sacred pouch.

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

24 [He must make] two gold cords, and fasten one end of each cord to one of the rings.

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

25 He must fasten the other end of each cord to the two settings [that enclose the stones]. In that way, the sacred pouch will be attached to the shoulder straps of the sacred apron.

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

26 Then [he must] make two more gold rings, and attach them to the lower corners of the sacred pouch, on the inside edges, next to the sacred apron.

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]

27 [He must] make two more gold rings, and attach them to the lower part of the front of the shoulder straps, near to where [the shoulder straps] are joined [to the sacred apron], just above the carefully-woven sash/waistband.

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

28 The skilled workman must tie the rings on the sacred pouch to the rings on the sacred apron with a blue cord, so that the sacred pouch is above the sash/waistband and does not come loose from the sacred apron.

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

29 In that way, Aaron will have the names of the twelve Israeli tribes in the sacred pouch close to his chest when he enters the Holy Place. This will remind him that I, Yahweh, [will never forget my people] (OR, [that he represents my people when he talks to me, Yahweh]).

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

30 Put into the sacred pouch the two things that the priest will use to determine my answers to the questions he asks. In that way, they will be close to his chest when he enters [the Holy Place to talk] to me. He will use them to find out what is my will for the Israeli people.”

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

31 “[Tell the workmen to] use only blue [cloth] to make the robe that is to be worn underneath the priest’s sacred apron.

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

32 It is to have an opening through which [the priest] can put his head. They must sew a border around this opening, to keep the material from tearing.

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

33 At the lower edge on the robe, they must fasten [decorations that look like] pomegranate fruit. They must be [woven from] blue, purple, and red yarn/thread.

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

34 Between each of these decorations, they must fasten a tiny gold bell.

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

35 When Aaron enters the Holy Place [in the Sacred Tent] to do his work as a priest and when he leaves the Sacred Tent, the bells will ring [as he walks]. As a result, he will not die [because of disobeying my instructions].

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

36 “[Tell them to] make a tiny ornament of pure gold, and tell a (skilled workman/gem-cutter) to engrave on it the words, ‘Dedicated to Yahweh.’

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

37 They should fasten this ornament to the front of the turban by a blue cord.

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

38 Aaron must always wear this on his forehead. In that way, Aaron himself will show [that he accepts] the guilt if the Israeli people offer [their sacrifices] to me in a way that is not correct, and I, Yahweh, will accept their sacrifices.

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

39 “[Tell them to] weave the long-sleeved tunic/gown from fine linen. Also, they must make from fine linen a turban and a sash/waistband, and embroider [designs on it].

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

40 “[Tell them to] make beautiful long-sleeved tunics/gowns, sashes, and caps for Aaron’s sons. Make ones that will be suitable for those who have this dignified work.

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

41 Put these clothes on your [older] brother Aaron and on his sons. Then (set them apart/dedicate them) for this work by anointing them [with olive oil], in order that they may serve me [by being] priests.

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

42 Also [tell them to] make linen undershorts for them. The undershorts should extend from their waists to their thighs, in order that no one can see their private parts.

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

43 Aaron and his sons must always wear those undershorts when they enter the Sacred Tent or when they come near to the altar to offer sacrifices in the Holy Place. If they do not obey this command, I will cause them to die. Aaron and all his male descendants must obey this rule forever.”

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