| New King James Version | Christian Standard Bible |
| 1“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. | 1"Have your brother Aaron, with his sons, come to you from the Israelites to serve me as priest--Aaron, his sons Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. |
| 2And you shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, for glory and for beauty. | 2Make holy garments for your brother Aaron, for glory and beauty. |
| 3So 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. | 3You are to instruct all the skilled artisans, whom I have filled with a spirit of wisdom, to make Aaron's garments for consecrating him to serve me as priest. |
| 4And these are the garments which they shall make: a breastplate, an ephod, a robe, a skillfully woven tunic, a turban, and a sash. So they shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother and his sons, that he may minister to Me as priest. | 4These are the garments that they must make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a specially woven tunic, a turban, and a sash. They are to make holy garments for your brother Aaron and his sons so that they may serve me as priests. |
| 5“They shall take the gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and the fine linen, | 5They should use gold; blue, purple, and scarlet yarn; and fine linen. |
| 6and they shall make the ephod of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen, artistically worked. | 6"They are to make the ephod of finely spun linen embroidered with gold, and with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn. |
| 7It shall have two shoulder straps joined at its two edges, and so it shall be joined together. | 7It must have two shoulder pieces attached to its two edges so that it can be joined together. |
| 8And the intricately woven band of the ephod, which is on it, shall be of the same workmanship, made of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen. | 8The artistically woven waistband that is on the ephod must be of one piece, according to the same workmanship of gold, of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and of finely spun linen. |
| 9“Then you shall take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel: | 9"Take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of Israel's sons: |
| 10six of their names on one stone and six names on the other stone, in order of their birth. | 10six of their names on the first stone and the remaining six names on the second stone, in the order of their birth. |
| 11With 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. | 11Engrave the two stones with the names of Israel's sons as a gem cutter engraves a seal. Mount them, surrounded with gold filigree settings. |
| 12And 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. | 12Fasten both stones on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial stones for the Israelites. Aaron will carry their names on his two shoulders before the LORD as a reminder. |
| 13You shall also make settings of gold, | 13Fashion gold filigree settings |
| 14and you shall make two chains of pure gold like braided cords, and fasten the braided chains to the settings. | 14and two chains of pure gold; you will make them of braided cord work, and attach the cord chains to the settings. |
| 15“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. | 15"You are to make an embroidered breastpiece for making decisions. Make it with the same workmanship as the ephod; make it of gold, of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and of finely spun linen. |
| 16It shall be doubled into a square: a span shall be its length, and a span shall be its width. | 16It must be square and folded double, nine inches long and nine inches wide. |
| 17And you shall put settings of stones in it, four rows of stones: The first row shall be a sardius, a topaz, and an emerald; this shall be the first row; | 17Place a setting of gemstones on it, four rows of stones: The first row should be a row of carnelian, topaz, and emerald; |
| 18the second row shall be a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond; | 18the second row, a turquoise, a lapis lazuli, and a diamond; |
| 19the third row, a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst; | 19the third row, a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst; |
| 20and the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. They shall be set in gold settings. | 20and the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. They should be adorned with gold filigree in their settings. |
| 21And 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. | 21The twelve stones are to correspond to the names of Israel's sons. Each stone must be engraved like a seal, with one of the names of the twelve tribes. |
| 22“You shall make chains for the breastplate at the end, like braided cords of pure gold. | 22"You are to make braided chains of pure gold cord work for the breastpiece. |
| 23And you shall make two rings of gold for the breastplate, and put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate. | 23Fashion two gold rings for the breastpiece and attach them to its two corners. |
| 24Then you shall put the two braided chains of gold in the two rings which are on the ends of the breastplate; | 24Then attach the two gold cords to the two gold rings at the corners of the breastpiece. |
| 25and 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. | 25Attach the other ends of the two cords to the two filigree settings, and in this way attach them to the ephod's shoulder pieces in the front. |
| 26“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. | 26Make two other gold rings and put them at the two other corners of the breastpiece on the edge that is next to the inner border of the ephod. |
| 27And two other rings of gold you shall make, and put them on the two shoulder straps, underneath the ephod toward its front, right at the seam above the intricately woven band of the ephod. | 27Make two more gold rings and attach them to the bottom of the ephod's two shoulder pieces on its front, close to its seam, and above the ephod's woven waistband. |
| 28They 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. | 28The artisans are to tie the breastpiece from its rings to the rings of the ephod with a cord of blue yarn, so that the breastpiece is above the ephod's waistband and does not come loose from the ephod. |
| 29“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. | 29"Whenever he enters the sanctuary, Aaron is to carry the names of Israel's sons over his heart on the breastpiece for decisions, as a continual reminder before the LORD. |
| 30And you shall put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim, and they shall be over Aaron’s heart when he goes in before the LORD. So Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel over his heart before the LORD continually. | 30Place the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece for decisions, so that they will also be over Aaron's heart whenever he comes before the LORD. Aaron will continually carry the means of decisions for the Israelites over his heart before the LORD. |
| 31“You shall make the robe of the ephod all of blue. | 31"You are to make the robe of the ephod entirely of blue yarn. |
| 32There 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. | 32There should be an opening at its top in the center of it. Around the opening, there should be a woven collar with an opening like that of body armor so that it does not tear. |
| 33And upon its hem you shall make pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet, all around its hem, and bells of gold between them all around: | 33Make pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn on its lower hem and all around it. Put gold bells between them all the way around, |
| 34a golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, upon the hem of the robe all around. | 34so that gold bells and pomegranates alternate around the lower hem of the robe. |
| 35And 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. | 35The robe will be worn by Aaron whenever he ministers, and its sound will be heard when he enters the sanctuary before the LORD and when he exits, so that he does not die. |
| 36“You shall also make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it, like the engraving of a signet: HOLINESS TO THE LORD. | 36"You are to make a pure gold medallion and engrave it, like the engraving of a seal: HOLY TO THE LORD. |
| 37And you shall put it on a blue cord, that it may be on the turban; it shall be on the front of the turban. | 37Fasten it to a cord of blue yarn so it can be placed on the turban; the medallion is to be on the front of the turban. |
| 38So it shall be on Aaron’s forehead, that Aaron may bear the iniquity of the holy things which the children of Israel hallow in all their holy gifts; and it shall always be on his forehead, that they may be accepted before the LORD. | 38It will be on Aaron's forehead so that Aaron may bear the guilt connected with the holy offerings that the Israelites consecrate as all their holy gifts. It is always to be on his forehead, so that they may find acceptance with the LORD. |
| 39“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. | 39"You are to weave the tunic from fine linen, make a turban of fine linen, and make an embroidered sash. |
| 40“For Aaron’s sons you shall make tunics, and you shall make sashes for them. And you shall make hats for them, for glory and beauty. | 40Make tunics, sashes, and headbands for Aaron's sons to give them glory and beauty. |
| 41So you shall put them on Aaron your brother and on his sons with him. You shall anoint them, consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may minister to Me as priests. | 41Put these on your brother Aaron and his sons; then anoint, ordain, and consecrate them, so that they may serve me as priests. |
| 42And you shall make for them linen trousers to cover their nakedness; they shall reach from the waist to the thighs. | 42Make them linen undergarments to cover their naked bodies; they must extend from the waist to the thighs. |
| 43They shall be on Aaron and on his sons when they come into the tabernacle of meeting, or when they come near the altar to minister in the holy place, that they do not incur iniquity and die. It shall be a statute forever to him and his descendants after him. | 43These must be worn by Aaron and his sons whenever they enter the tent of meeting or approach the altar to minister in the sanctuary area, so that they do not incur guilt and die. This is to be a permanent statute for Aaron and for his future descendants. |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. |
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