| Berean Study Bible | English Standard Version |
| 1“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. | 1“Then bring near to you Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, from among the people of Israel, to serve me as priests—Aaron and Aaron’s sons, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. |
| 2Make holy garments for your brother Aaron, to give him glory and splendor. | 2And you shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, for glory and for beauty. |
| 3You 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. | 3You shall speak to all the skillful, whom I have filled with a spirit of skill, that they make Aaron’s garments to consecrate him for my priesthood. |
| 4These 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. | 4These are the garments that they shall make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a coat of checker work, a turban, and a sash. They shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother and his sons to serve me as priests. |
| 5They shall use gold, along with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and fine linen. | 5They shall receive gold, blue and purple and scarlet yarns, and fine twined linen. |
| 6They are to make the ephod of finely spun linen embroidered with gold, and with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn. | 6“And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue and purple and scarlet yarns, and of fine twined linen, skillfully worked. |
| 7It shall have two shoulder pieces attached at two of its corners, so it can be fastened. | 7It shall have two shoulder pieces attached to its two edges, so that it may be joined together. |
| 8And 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. | 8And the skillfully woven band on it shall be made like it and be of one piece with it, of gold, blue and purple and scarlet yarns, and fine twined linen. |
| 9Take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel: | 9You shall take two onyx stones, and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel, |
| 10six of their names on one stone and the remaining six on the other, in the order of their birth. | 10six of their names on the one stone, and the names of the remaining six on the other stone, in the order of their birth. |
| 11Engrave 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. | 11As a jeweler engraves signets, so shall you engrave the two stones with the names of the sons of Israel. You shall enclose them in settings of gold filigree. |
| 12Fasten 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. | 12And you shall set the two stones on the shoulder pieces of the ephod, as stones of remembrance for the sons of Israel. And Aaron shall bear their names before the LORD on his two shoulders for remembrance. |
| 13Fashion gold filigree settings | 13You shall make settings of gold filigree, |
| 14and two chains of pure gold, made of braided cord work; and attach these chains to the settings. | 14and two chains of pure gold, twisted like cords; and you shall attach the corded chains to the settings. |
| 15You 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. | 15“You shall make a breastpiece of judgment, in skilled work. In the style of the ephod you shall make it—of gold, blue and purple and scarlet yarns, and fine twined linen shall you make it. |
| 16It must be square when folded over double, a span long and a span wide. | 16It shall be square and doubled, a span its length and a span its breadth. |
| 17And 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; | 17You shall set in it four rows of stones. A row of sardius, topaz, and carbuncle shall be the first row; |
| 18in the second row a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond; | 18and the second row an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond; |
| 19in the third row a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst; | 19and the third row a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst; |
| 20and in the fourth row a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. Mount these stones in gold filigree settings. | 20and the fourth row a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. They shall be set in gold filigree. |
| 21The 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. | 21There shall be twelve stones with their names according to the names of the sons of Israel. They shall be like signets, each engraved with its name, for the twelve tribes. |
| 22For the breastpiece, make braided chains like cords of pure gold. | 22You shall make for the breastpiece twisted chains like cords, of pure gold. |
| 23You are also to make two gold rings and fasten them to the two corners of the breastpiece. | 23And you shall make for the breastpiece two rings of gold, and put the two rings on the two edges of the breastpiece. |
| 24Then fasten the two gold chains to the two gold rings at the corners of the breastpiece, | 24And you shall put the two cords of gold in the two rings at the edges of the breastpiece. |
| 25and 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. | 25The two ends of the two cords you shall attach to the two settings of filigree, and so attach it in front to the shoulder pieces of the ephod. |
| 26Make two more gold rings and attach them to the other two corners of the breastpiece, on the inside edge next to the ephod. | 26You shall make two rings of gold, and put them at the two ends of the breastpiece, on its inside edge next to the ephod. |
| 27Make 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. | 27And you shall make two rings of gold, and attach them in front to the lower part of the two shoulder pieces of the ephod, at its seam above the skillfully woven band of the ephod. |
| 28The 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. | 28And they shall bind the breastpiece by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, so that it may lie on the skillfully woven band of the ephod, so that the breastpiece shall not come loose from the ephod. |
| 29Whenever 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. | 29So Aaron shall bear the names of the sons of Israel in the breastpiece of judgment on his heart, when he goes into the Holy Place, to bring them to regular remembrance before the LORD. |
| 30And 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. | 30And in the breastpiece of judgment you shall put the Urim and the Thummim, and they shall be on Aaron’s heart, when he goes in before the LORD. Thus Aaron shall bear the judgment of the people of Israel on his heart before the LORD regularly. |
| 31You are to make the robe of the ephod entirely of blue cloth, | 31“You shall make the robe of the ephod all of blue. |
| 32with 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. | 32It shall have an opening for the head in the middle of it, with a woven binding around the opening, like the opening in a garment, so that it may not tear. |
| 33Make pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn all the way around the lower hem, with gold bells between them, | 33On its hem you shall make pomegranates of blue and purple and scarlet yarns, around its hem, with bells of gold between them, |
| 34alternating the gold bells and pomegranates around the lower hem of the robe. | 34a golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, around the hem of the robe. |
| 35Aaron 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. | 35And it shall be on Aaron when he ministers, and its sound shall be heard when he goes into the Holy Place before the LORD, and when he comes out, so that he does not die. |
| 36You are to make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it as on a seal: HOLY TO THE LORD. | 36“You shall make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it, like the engraving of a signet, ‘Holy to the LORD.’ |
| 37Fasten to it a blue cord to mount it on the turban; it shall be on the front of the turban. | 37And you shall fasten it on the turban by a cord of blue. It shall be on the front of the turban. |
| 38And 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. | 38It shall be on Aaron’s forehead, and Aaron shall bear any guilt from the holy things that the people of Israel consecrate as their holy gifts. It shall regularly be on his forehead, that they may be accepted before the LORD. |
| 39You are to weave the tunic with fine linen, make the turban of fine linen, and fashion an embroidered sash. | 39“You shall weave the coat in checker work of fine linen, and you shall make a turban of fine linen, and you shall make a sash embroidered with needlework. |
| 40Make tunics, sashes, and headbands for Aaron’s sons, to give them glory and splendor. | 40“For Aaron’s sons you shall make coats and sashes and caps. You shall make them for glory and beauty. |
| 41After 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. | 41And you shall put them on Aaron your brother, and on his sons with him, and shall anoint them and ordain them and consecrate them, that they may serve me as priests. |
| 42Make linen undergarments to cover their bare flesh, extending from waist to thigh. | 42You shall make for them linen undergarments to cover their naked flesh. They shall reach from the hips to the thighs; |
| 43Aaron 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. | 43and they shall be on Aaron and on his sons when they go into the tent of meeting or when they come near the altar to minister in the Holy Place, lest they bear guilt and die. This shall be a statute forever for him and for his offspring after him. |
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