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| 1"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. | 1"And you, bring near to you your brother Aaron and his sons with him from among the Israelites, so that they may minister as my priests--Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's sons. |
| 2Make sacred garments for your brother Aaron to give him dignity and honor. | 2You must make holy garments for your brother Aaron, for glory and for beauty. |
| 3Tell 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. | 3You are to speak to all who are specially skilled, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, so that they may make Aaron's garments to set him apart to minister as my priest. |
| 4These 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. | 4Now these are the garments that they are to make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a fitted tunic, a turban, and a sash. They are to make holy garments for your brother Aaron and for his sons, that they may minister as my priests. |
| 5Have them use gold, and blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and fine linen. | 5The artisans are to use the gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and fine linen. |
| 6"Make the ephod of gold, and of blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and of finely twisted linen--the work of skilled hands. | 6"They are to make the ephod of gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twisted linen, the work of an artistic designer. |
| 7It is to have two shoulder pieces attached to two of its corners, so it can be fastened. | 7It is to have two shoulder pieces attached to two of its corners, so it can be joined together. |
| 8Its 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. | 8The artistically woven waistband of the ephod that is on it is to be like it, of one piece with the ephod, of gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twisted linen. |
| 9"Take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel | 9"You are to take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel, |
| 10in the order of their birth--six names on one stone and the remaining six on the other. | 10six of their names on one stone, and the six remaining names on the second stone, according to 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 | 11You are to engrave the two stones with the names of the sons of Israel with the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a seal; you are to have them set in gold filigree settings. |
| 12and 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. | 12You are to put the two stones on the shoulders of the ephod, stones of memorial for the sons of Israel, and Aaron will bear their names before the LORD on his two shoulders for a memorial. |
| 13Make gold filigree settings | 13You are to make filigree settings of gold |
| 14and two braided chains of pure gold, like a rope, and attach the chains to the settings. | 14and two braided chains of pure gold, like a cord, and attach the chains to the settings. |
| 15"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. | 15"You are to make a breastpiece for use in making decisions, the work of an artistic designer; you are to make it in the same fashion as the ephod; you are to make it of gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twisted linen. |
| 16It is to be square--a span long and a span wide--and folded double. | 16It is to be square when doubled, nine inches long and nine inches wide. |
| 17Then mount four rows of precious stones on it. The first row shall be carnelian, chrysolite and beryl; | 17You are to set in it a setting for stones, four rows of stones, a row with a ruby, a topaz, and a beryl--the first row; |
| 18the second row shall be turquoise, lapis lazuli and emerald; | 18and the second row, a turquoise, a sapphire, and an emerald; |
| 19the third row shall be jacinth, agate and amethyst; | 19and the third row, a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst; |
| 20the fourth row shall be topaz, onyx and jasper. Mount them in gold filigree settings. | 20and the fourth row, a chrysolite, an onyx, and a jasper. They are to be enclosed in gold in their filigree settings. |
| 21There 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. | 21The stones are to be for the names of the sons of Israel, twelve, according to the number of their names. Each name according to the twelve tribes is to be like the engravings of a seal. |
| 22"For the breastpiece make braided chains of pure gold, like a rope. | 22"You are to make for the breastpiece braided chains like cords of pure gold, |
| 23Make two gold rings for it and fasten them to two corners of the breastpiece. | 23and you are to make for the breastpiece two gold rings and attach the two rings to the upper two ends of the breastpiece. |
| 24Fasten the two gold chains to the rings at the corners of the breastpiece, | 24You are to attach the two gold chains to the two rings at the ends of the breastpiece; |
| 25and the other ends of the chains to the two settings, attaching them to the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front. | 25the other two ends of the two chains you will attach to the two settings and then attach them to the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front of it. |
| 26Make two gold rings and attach them to the other two corners of the breastpiece on the inside edge next to the ephod. | 26You are to make two rings of gold and put them on the other two ends of the breastpiece, on its edge that is on the inner side of the ephod. |
| 27Make 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. | 27You are to make two more gold rings and attach them to the bottom of the two shoulder pieces on the front of the ephod, close to the juncture above the waistband of the ephod. |
| 28The 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. | 28They are to tie the breastpiece by its rings to the rings of the ephod by blue cord, so that it may be above the waistband of the ephod, and so that the breastpiece will not be loose from the ephod. |
| 29"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. | 29Aaron will bear the names of the sons of Israel in the breastpiece of decision over his heart when he goes into the holy place, for a memorial before the LORD continually. |
| 30Also 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. | 30"You are to put the Urim and the Thummim into the breastpiece of decision; and they are to be over Aaron's heart when he goes in before the LORD. Aaron is to bear the decisions of the Israelites over his heart before the LORD continually. |
| 31"Make the robe of the ephod entirely of blue cloth, | 31"You are to make the robe of the ephod completely blue. |
| 32with an opening for the head in its center. There shall be a woven edge like a collar around this opening, so that it will not tear. | 32There is to be an opening in its top in the center of it, with an edge all around the opening, the work of a weaver, like the opening of a collar, so that it cannot be torn. |
| 33Make pomegranates of blue, purple and scarlet yarn around the hem of the robe, with gold bells between them. | 33You are to make pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet all around its hem and bells of gold between them all around. |
| 34The gold bells and the pomegranates are to alternate around the hem of the robe. | 34The pattern is to be a gold bell and a pomegranate, a gold bell and a pomegranate, all around the hem of the robe. |
| 35Aaron 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. | 35The robe is to be on Aaron as he ministers, and his sound will be heard when he enters the Holy Place before the LORD and when he leaves, so that he does not die. |
| 36"Make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it as on a seal: holy to the Lord. | 36"You are to make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it the way a seal is engraved: "Holiness to the LORD." |
| 37Fasten a blue cord to it to attach it to the turban; it is to be on the front of the turban. | 37You are to attach to it a blue cord so that it will be on the turban; it is to be on the front of the turban, |
| 38It 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. | 38It will be on Aaron's forehead, and Aaron will bear the iniquity of the holy things, which the Israelites are to sanctify by all their holy gifts; it will always be on his forehead, for their acceptance before the LORD. |
| 39"Weave the tunic of fine linen and make the turban of fine linen. The sash is to be the work of an embroiderer. | 39You are to weave the tunic of fine linen and make the turban of fine linen, and make the sash the work of an embroiderer. |
| 40Make tunics, sashes and caps for Aaron's sons to give them dignity and honor. | 40"For Aaron's sons you are to make tunics, sashes, and headbands for glory and for beauty. |
| 41After you put these clothes on your brother Aaron and his sons, anoint and ordain them. Consecrate them so they may serve me as priests. | 41"You are to clothe them--your brother Aaron and his sons with him--and anoint them and ordain them and set them apart as holy, so that they may minister as my priests. |
| 42"Make linen undergarments as a covering for the body, reaching from the waist to the thigh. | 42Make for them linen undergarments to cover their naked bodies; they must cover from the waist 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 lasting ordinance for Aaron and his descendants. | 43These must be on Aaron and his sons when they enter to the tent of meeting, or when they approach the altar to minister in the Holy Place, so that they bear no iniquity and die. It is to be a perpetual ordinance for him and for his descendants after him. |
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