Exodus 28

¹“Also, join to yourself your brother Aaron, with his sons from the midst of the sons of Israel, so that they may exercise the priesthood for me: Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

²And you shall make a holy vestment for Aaron, your brother, with glory and elegance.

³And you shall speak to all the wise of heart, whom I have filled with the spirit of prudence, so that they may make the vestments of Aaron, in which, having been sanctified, he may minister to me.

⁴Now these shall be the vestments that they shall make: A breastplate and an ephod, a tunic and a close-fit linen garment, a headdress and a wide belt. They shall make the holy vestments for your brother Aaron and his sons, so that they may exercise the priesthood for me.

⁵And they shall receive gold, and hyacinth, and purple, and twice-dyed scarlet, and fine linen.

⁶Then they shall make the ephod of gold, and hyacinth, and purple, and twice-dyed scarlet, and fine twisted linen, wrought with diverse colors.

⁷It shall have two edges joined at the top on both sides, so that they may respond as one.

⁸Likewise, the weaving and all the detail work shall be of gold, and hyacinth, and purple, and twice-dyed scarlet, and fine twisted linen.

⁹And you shall take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel:

¹⁰six names on one stone, and the remaining six on the other, according to the order of their birth.

¹¹By the work of a sculptor and the skill of a jeweler, you shall engrave them with the names of the sons of Israel, enclosed and encompassed with gold.

¹²And you shall place them on both sides of the ephod, as a memorial to the sons of Israel. And Aaron shall carry their names before the Lord, upon both shoulders, as a remembrance.

¹³You shall also make hooks of gold,

¹⁴and two little chains of the purest gold, linked to one another, which you shall insert into the hooks.

¹⁵Likewise, you shall make the breastplate of judgment, wrought with diverse colors according to the weaving of the ephod: of gold, hyacinth and purple, and twice-dyed scarlet, and fine twisted linen.

¹⁶It shall have four corners and be doubled. It shall have the measure of the palm of a hand, both in length and in width.

¹⁷And you shall set within it four rows of stones. In the first row, there shall be a sardius stone, and a topaz, and an emerald.

¹⁸In the second, there shall be a garnet, a sapphire, and a jasper.

¹⁹In the third, there shall be a zircon, an agate, and an amethyst.

²⁰In the fourth, there shall be a chrysolite, an onyx, and a beryl. They shall be set in gold by their rows.

²¹And these shall have the names of the sons of Israel. With twelve names shall they be engraved: each stone with one name from the twelve tribes.

²²You shall make chains of the purest gold, linked one to another, on the breastplate,

²³and two rings of gold, which you shall place at both ends of the breastplate.

²⁴And the golden chains, you shall join to the rings, which are at its edges.

²⁵And the ends of the chains themselves, you shall couple with two hooks, on both sides of the ephod, which looks toward the breastplate.

²⁶You shall also make two rings of gold, which you shall place at the ends of the breastplate, at the borders which are away from the region of the ephod and which look toward its back.

²⁷And then you shall also make two other rings of gold, which are to be suspended on both sides at the bottom of the ephod, which looks out opposite the face of the lower juncture, so that the breastplate can be fitted to the ephod.

²⁸And it shall be drawn tight to the rings of the breastplate, by the rings of the ephod, with a hyacinth band, so that the well-constructed juncture will remain in place, and the breastplate and the ephod will not be able to be separated from one another.

²⁹And Aaron shall carry the names of the sons of Israel on the breastplate of judgment upon his chest, when he enters into the Sanctuary, as a memorial in the presence of the Lord in eternity.

³⁰Then you shall place in the breastplate of judgment, Doctrine and Truth, which shall then be upon Aaron’s chest, when he enters before the Lord. And he shall wear the judgment of the sons of Israel on his chest, in the sight of the Lord always.

³¹And you shall make the tunic for the ephod entirely of hyacinth,

³²and the head will be above its middle, with a hem woven around it, just as is usually made at the end parts of a garment, so that it may not be easily broken.

³³Yet truly, beneath it, at the base of the same tunic, all around, you shall make something like pomegranates, from hyacinth, and purple, and twice-dyed scarlet, with little bells set in their midst.

³⁴So then, there shall be a little golden bell and a pomegranate, and again another golden bell and a pomegranate.

³⁵And Aaron will be vested with it during the office of his ministry, so that the sound may be heard when he enters and exits the Sanctuary, in the sight of the Lord, and so that he may not die.

³⁶And you shall make a plate of the purest gold, in which you shall engrave, with the skill of a sculptor, ‘Holy to the Lord.’

³⁷And you shall fasten it with a band of hyacinth, and it shall be upon the headdress,

³⁸hanging in front of the high priest. And Aaron shall carry the iniquities of that which the sons of Israel have offered and sanctified, in all their gifts and donations. But the plate will always be at his forehead, so that the Lord may be well pleased with them.

³⁹And you shall draw the tunic tight with fine linen, and you shall make a headdress of fine linen, and a wide belt, wrought with embroidery.

⁴⁰Furthermore, for the sons of Aaron, you shall prepare linen tunics, and wide belts as well as headdresses, with glory and elegance.

⁴¹And with all these you shall vest your brother Aaron, and his sons with him. And you shall consecrate all their hands, and you shall sanctify them, so that they may exercise the priesthood for me.

⁴²You shall also make linen undergarments, in order to cover the flesh of their nakedness, from the kidneys all the way to the thighs.

⁴³And Aaron and his sons will use them when they enter the tabernacle of the testimony, and when they approach toward the altar, in order to minister in the sanctuary, lest, being guilty of iniquity, they may die. It shall be a law forever for Aaron, and for his offspring after him.”

Exodus 28

¹Take unto thee also Aaron thy brother with his sons, from among the children of Israel, that they may minister to me in the priest's office: Aaron, Nadab, and Abiu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

²And thou shalt make a holy vesture for Aaron, thy brother, for glory and for beauty.

³And thou shalt speak to all the wise of heart, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they may make Aaron's vestments, in which he being consecrated, may minister to me.

⁴And these shall be the vestments that they shall make: A rational and an ephod, a tunic and a strait linen garment, a mitre and a girdle. They shall make the holy vestments for thy brother Aaron and his sons, that they may do the office of priesthood unto me.

⁵And they shall take gold, and violet, and purple, and scarlet twice dyed, and fine linen.

⁶And they shall make the ephod of gold, and violet, and purple, and scarlet twice dyed, and fine twisted linen, embroidered with divers colours.

⁷It shall have the two edges joined in the top on both sides, that they may be closed together.

⁸The very workmanship also, and all the variety of the work, shall be of gold, and violet, and purple, and scarlet twice dyed, and fine twisted linen.

⁹And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and shalt grave on them the names of the children of Israel:

¹⁰Six names on one stone, and the other six on the other, according to the order of their birth.

¹¹With the work of an engraver, and the graving of a jeweller, thou shalt engrave them with the names of the children of Israel, set in gold and compassed about:

¹²And thou shalt put them in both sides of the ephod, a memorial for the children of Israel. And Aaron shall bear their names before the Lord upon both shoulders, for a remembrance.

¹³Thou shalt make also hooks of gold.

¹⁴And two little chains of the purest gold, linked one to another, which thou shalt put into the hooks.

¹⁵And thou shalt make the rational of judgment with embroidered work of divers colours, according to the workmanship of the ephod, of gold, violet, and purple, and scarlet twice dyed, and fine twisted linen.

¹⁶It shall be four square and doubled: it shall be the measure of a span both in length and in breadth.

¹⁷And thou shalt set in it four rows of stones . In the first row shall be a sardius stone, and a topaz, and an emerald:

¹⁸In the second a carbuncle, a sapphire, and a jasper:

¹⁹In the third a ligurius, an agate, and an amethyst:

²⁰In the fourth a chrysolite, an onyx, and a beryl. They shall be set in gold by their rows.

²¹And they shall have the names of the children of Israel: with twelve names shall they be engraved, each stone with the name of one according to the twelve tribes.

²²And thou shalt make on the rational chains, linked one to another, of the purest gold:

²³And two rings of gold, which thou shalt put in the two ends at the top of the rational.

²⁴And the golden chains thou shalt join to the rings, that are in the ends thereof.

²⁵And the ends of the chains themselves, thou shalt join together with two hooks, on both sides of the ephod, which is towards the rational.

²⁶Thou shalt make also two rings of gold, which thou shalt put in the top parts of the rational, in the borders that are over against the ephod, and look towards the back parts thereof.

²⁷Moreover also other two rings of gold, which are to be set on each side of the ephod beneath, that looketh towards the nether joining, that the rational may be fitted with the ephod,

²⁸And may be fastened by the rings thereof unto the rings of the ephod with a violet fillet, that the joining artificially wrought may continue, and the rational and the ephod may not be loosed one from the other.

²⁹And Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel in the rational of judgment upon his breast, when he shall enter into the sanctuary, a memorial before the Lord for ever.

³⁰And thou shalt put in the rational of judgment doctrine and truth, which shall be on Aaron's breast, when he shall go in before the Lord: and he shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel on his breast, in the sight of the Lord always.

³¹And thou shalt make the tunic of the ephod all of violet,

³²In the midst whereof above shall be a hole for the head, and a border round about it woven, as is wont to be made in the outmost parts of garments, that it may not easily be broken.

³³And beneath at the feet of the same tunic, round about, thou shalt make as it were pomegranates, of violet, and purple, and scarlet twice dyed, with little bells set between:

³⁴So that there shall be a golden bell and a pomegranate, and again another golden bell and a pomegranate.

³⁵And Aaron shall be vested with it in the office of his ministry, that the sound may be heard, when he goeth in and cometh out of the sanctuary, in the sight of the Lord, and that he may not die.

³⁶Thou shalt make also a plate of the purest gold: wherein thou shalt grave with engraver's work, Holy to the Lord.

³⁷And thou shalt tie it with a violet fillet, and it shall be upon the mitre,

³⁸Hanging over the forehead of the high priest. And Aaron shall bear the iniquities of those things, which the children of Israel have offered and sanctified, in all their gifts and offerings. And the plate shall be always on his forehead, that the Lord may be well pleased with them.

³⁹And thou shalt gird the tunic with fine linen, and thou shalt make a fine linen mitre, and a girdle of embroidered work.

⁴⁰Moreover, for the sons of Aaron thou shalt prepare linen tunics, and girdles and mitres for glory and beauty:

⁴¹And with all these things thou shalt vest Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him. And thou shalt consecrate the hands of them all, and shalt sanctify them, that they may do the office of priesthood unto me.

⁴²Thou shalt make also linen breeches, to cover the flesh of their nakedness, from the reins to the thighs:

⁴³And Aaron and his sons shall use them when they shall go into the tabernacle of the testimony, or when they approach to the altar to minister in the sanctuary. lest being guilty of iniquity they die. It shall be a law for ever to Aaron, and to his seed after him.