Exodus 28

1 “Bring Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, near to you from among the children of Israel, that he may minister to me in the priest’s office: Aaron, with Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar, Aaron’s sons.

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 You shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, for glory and for beauty.

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

3 You shall speak to all who are wise-hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they make Aaron’s garments to sanctify him, that he may minister to me in the priest’s office.

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 garments which they shall make: a breastplate, an ephod, a robe, a fitted tunic, a turban, and a sash. They shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother and his sons, that he may minister to me in the priest’s office.

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 They shall use the gold, and the blue, and the purple, and the scarlet, and the fine linen.

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 “They shall make the ephod of gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of the skillful workman.

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

7 It shall have two shoulder straps joined to the two ends of it, that it may be joined together.

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

8 The skillfully woven band, which is on it, shall be like its work and of the same piece; of gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen.

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 You shall take two onyx stones, and engrave on them the names of the children of Israel.

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

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

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 With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, you shall engrave the two stones, according to the names of the children of Israel. You shall make them to be enclosed in settings of gold.

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 You shall put the two stones on the shoulder straps of the ephod, to be stones of memorial for the children of Israel. Aaron shall bear their names before Yahweh on his two shoulders for a memorial.

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 You shall make settings of gold,

and to make filigree gold

14 and two chains of pure gold; you shall make them like cords of braided work. You shall put the braided chains on 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 “You shall make a breastplate of judgment, the work of the skillful workman; like the work of the ephod you shall make it; of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, you shall make it.

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 shall be square and folded double; a span shall be its length, and a span its width.

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

17 You shall set in it settings of stones, four rows of stones: a row of ruby, topaz, and beryl shall be the first row;

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

18 and the second row a turquoise, a sapphire, and an emerald;

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

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

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

20 and the fourth row a chrysolite, an onyx, and a jasper. They shall be enclosed in gold in their settings.

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

21 The stones shall be according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names; like the engravings of a signet, everyone according to his name, they shall be for the twelve 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 You shall make on the breastplate chains like cords, of braided work of pure gold.

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

23 You shall make on the breastplate two rings of gold, and shall put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate.

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

24 You shall put the two braided chains of gold in the two rings at the ends of the breastplate.

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

25 The other two ends of the two braided chains you shall put on the two settings, and put them on the shoulder straps of the ephod in its forepart.

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 You shall make two rings of gold, and you shall put them on the two ends of the breastplate, on its edge, which is toward the side of the ephod inward.

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 You shall make two rings of gold, and shall put them on the two shoulder straps of the ephod underneath, in its forepart, close by its coupling, above the skillfully woven band of the ephod.

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 They shall bind the breastplate by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it may be on the skillfully woven band of the ephod, and that the breastplate may not swing out from the ephod.

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 Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel in the breastplate of judgment on his heart, when he goes in to the holy place, for a memorial before Yahweh continually.

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 You shall put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim; and they shall be on Aaron’s heart, when he goes in before Yahweh. Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel on his heart before Yahweh continually.

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 “You shall make the robe of the ephod all of blue.

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

32 It shall have a hole for the head in the middle of it. It shall have a binding of woven work around its hole, as it were the hole of a coat of mail, that it not be torn.

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 On its hem you shall make pomegranates of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, all around its hem; with bells of gold between and around them:

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 a golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, around the hem of the robe.

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

35 It shall be on Aaron to minister: and its sound shall be heard when he goes in to the holy place before Yahweh, and when he comes out, that he not die.

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 “You shall make a plate of pure gold, and engrave on it, like the engravings of a signet, ‘HOLY TO YAHWEH.’

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

37 You shall put it on a lace of blue, and it shall be on the sash. It shall be on the front of the sash.

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 It shall be on Aaron’s forehead, and Aaron shall bear the iniquity of the holy things, which the children of Israel shall make holy in all their holy gifts; and it shall be always on his forehead, that they may be accepted before Yahweh.

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 You shall weave the tunic with fine linen. You shall make a turban of fine linen. You shall make a sash, the work of the embroiderer.

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

40 “You shall make tunics for Aaron’s sons. You shall make sashes for them. You shall make headbands for them, for glory and for beauty.

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 You shall put them on Aaron your brother, and on his sons with him, and shall anoint them, and consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may minister to me in the priest’s office.

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 You shall make them linen pants to cover their naked flesh. They shall reach from the waist even to the thighs.

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

43 They shall be on Aaron and on his sons, when they go in to the Tent of Meeting, or when they come near to the altar to minister in the holy place, that they don’t bear iniquity, and die. This shall be a statute forever to him and to his offspring after him.

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