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Garments for the Priesthood
“Now take Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may minister to Me as priest, Aaron and Aaron’s sons: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
“Now take Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may minister to Me as priest, Aaron and Aaron’s sons: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
The Priestly Garments
“Have Aaron your brother brought to you from among the Israelites, along with his sons Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, so they may serve me as priests.
“Have Aaron your brother brought to you from among the Israelites, along with his sons Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, so they may serve me as priests.
Make sacred garments for your brother Aaron to give him dignity and honor.
So you shall speak to all who are gifted artisans, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they may make Aaron’s garments, to consecrate him, that he may minister to Me as priest.
Tell all the skilled workers to whom I have given wisdom in such matters that they are to make garments for Aaron, for his consecration, so he may serve me as priest.
These are the garments they are to make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a woven tunic, a turban and a sash. They are to make these sacred garments for your brother Aaron and his sons, so they may serve me as priests.
The Ephod
“They shall take the gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and the fine linen,
“They shall take the gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and the fine linen,
Have them use gold, and blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and fine linen.
and they shall make the ephod of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen, artistically worked.
The Ephod
“Make the ephod of gold, and of blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and of finely twisted linen — the work of skilled hands.
“Make the ephod of gold, and of blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and of finely twisted linen — the work of skilled hands.
It shall have two shoulder straps joined at its two edges, and so it shall be joined together.
It is to have two shoulder pieces attached to two of its corners, so it can be fastened.
Its skillfully woven waistband is to be like it — of one piece with the ephod and made with gold, and with blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and with finely twisted linen.
“Then you shall take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel:
“Take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel
six of their names on one stone and six names on the other stone, in order of their birth.
in the order of their birth — six names on one stone and the remaining six on the other.
With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, you shall engrave the two stones with the names of the sons of Israel. You shall set them in settings of gold.
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
And you shall put the two stones on the shoulders of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Israel. So Aaron shall bear their names before the Lord on his two shoulders as a memorial.
and fasten them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Israel. Aaron is to bear the names on his shoulders as a memorial before the Lord.
and you shall make two chains of pure gold like braided cords, and fasten the braided chains to the settings.
and two braided chains of pure gold, like a rope, and attach the chains to the settings.
The Breastplate
“You shall make the breastplate of judgment. Artistically woven according to the workmanship of the ephod you shall make it: of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen, you shall make it.
“You shall make the breastplate of judgment. Artistically woven according to the workmanship of the ephod you shall make it: of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen, you shall make it.
The Breastpiece
“Fashion a breastpiece for making decisions — the work of skilled hands. Make it like the ephod: of gold, and of blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and of finely twisted linen.
“Fashion a breastpiece for making decisions — the work of skilled hands. Make it like the ephod: of gold, and of blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and of finely twisted linen.
It shall be doubled into a square: a span shall be its length, and a span shall be its width.
Then mount four rows of precious stones on it. The first row shall be carnelian, chrysolite and beryl;
the second row shall be a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond;
the second row shall be turquoise, lapis lazuli and emerald;
the third row shall be jacinth, agate and amethyst;
And the stones shall have the names of the sons of Israel, twelve according to their names, like the engravings of a signet, each one with its own name; they shall be according to the twelve tribes.
There are to be twelve stones, one for each of the names of the sons of Israel, each engraved like a seal with the name of one of the twelve tribes.
“You shall make chains for the breastplate at the end, like braided cords of pure gold.
“For the breastpiece make braided chains of pure gold, like a rope.
And you shall make two rings of gold for the breastplate, and put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate.
Make two gold rings for it and fasten them to two corners of the breastpiece.
Then you shall put the two braided chains of gold in the two rings which are on the ends of the breastplate;
Fasten the two gold chains to the rings at the corners of the breastpiece,
and the other two ends of the two braided chains you shall fasten to the two settings, and put them on the shoulder straps of the ephod in the front.
and the other ends of the chains to the two settings, attaching them to the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front.
“You shall make two rings of gold, and put them on the two ends of the breastplate, on the edge of it, which is on the inner side of the ephod.
Make two gold rings and attach them to the other two corners of the breastpiece on the inside edge next to the ephod.
Make two more gold rings and attach them to the bottom of the shoulder pieces on the front of the ephod, close to the seam just above the waistband of the ephod.
They shall bind the breastplate by means of its rings to the rings of the ephod, using a blue cord, so that it is above the intricately woven band of the ephod, and so that the breastplate does not come loose from the ephod.
The rings of the breastpiece are to be tied to the rings of the ephod with blue cord, connecting it to the waistband, so that the breastpiece will not swing out from the ephod.
“So Aaron shall bear the names of the sons of Israel on the breastplate of judgment over his heart, when he goes into the holy place, as a memorial before the Lord continually.
“Whenever Aaron enters the Holy Place, he will bear the names of the sons of Israel over his heart on the breastpiece of decision as a continuing memorial before the Lord.
Also put the Urim and the Thummim in the breastpiece, so they may be over Aaron’s heart whenever he enters the presence of the Lord. Thus Aaron will always bear the means of making decisions for the Israelites over his heart before the Lord.
Other Priestly Garments
“You shall make the robe of the ephod all of blue.
“You shall make the robe of the ephod all of blue.
Other Priestly Garments
“Make the robe of the ephod entirely of blue cloth,
“Make the robe of the ephod entirely of blue cloth,
There shall be an opening for his head in the middle of it; it shall have a woven binding all around its opening, like the opening in a coat of mail, so that it does not tear.
And upon its hem you shall make pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet, all around its hem, and bells of gold between them all around:
Make pomegranates of blue, purple and scarlet yarn around the hem of the robe, with gold bells between them.
a golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, upon the hem of the robe all around.
The gold bells and the pomegranates are to alternate around the hem of the robe.
And it shall be upon Aaron when he ministers, and its sound will be heard when he goes into the holy place before the Lord and when he comes out, that he may not die.
Aaron must wear it when he ministers. The sound of the bells will be heard when he enters the Holy Place before the Lord and when he comes out, so that he will not die.
“You shall also make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it, like the engraving of a signet:
HOLINESS TO THE LORD.
HOLINESS TO THE LORD.
“Make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it as on a seal: holy to the Lord.
And you shall put it on a blue cord, that it may be on the turban; it shall be on the front of the turban.
Fasten a blue cord to it to attach it to the turban; it is to be on the front of the turban.
It will be on Aaron’s forehead, and he will bear the guilt involved in the sacred gifts the Israelites consecrate, whatever their gifts may be. It will be on Aaron’s forehead continually so that they will be acceptable to the Lord.
“You shall skillfully weave the tunic of fine linen thread, you shall make the turban of fine linen, and you shall make the sash of woven work.
“Weave the tunic of fine linen and make the turban of fine linen. The sash is to be the work of an embroiderer.
Make tunics, sashes and caps for Aaron’s sons to give them dignity and honor.
After you put these clothes on your brother Aaron and his sons, anoint and ordain them. Consecrate them so they may serve me as priests.
“Make linen undergarments as a covering for the body, reaching from the waist to the thigh.
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 lasting ordinance for Aaron and his descendants.
“This is to be a lasting ordinance for Aaron and his descendants.