Exodus 28 Parallel Bible

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1	And do thou take to thyself both Aaron thy brother, and his sons, even them of the children of Israel; so that Aaron, and Nadab and Abiud, and Eleazar and Ithamar, sons of Aaron, may minister to me.	“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.	“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.
2	And thou shalt make holy apparel for Aaron thy brother, for honour and glory.	And you shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, for glory and for beauty.	Make sacred garments for your brother Aaron to give him dignity and honor.
3	And speak thou to all those who are wise in understanding, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom and perception; and they shall make the holy apparel of Aaron for the sanctuary, in which apparel he shall minister to me as priest.	You 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.	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.
4	And these are the garments which they shall make: the breast-plate, and the shoulder-piece, and the full-length robe, and the tunic with a fringe, and the tire, and the girdle; and they shall make holy garments for Aaron and his sons to minister to me as priests.	These 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.	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.
5	And they shall take the gold, and the blue, and the purple, and the scarlet, and the fine linen.	They shall receive gold, blue and purple and scarlet yarns, and fine twined linen.	Have them use gold, and blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and fine linen.
6	And they shall make the shoulder-piece of fine linen spun, the woven work of the embroiderer.	“And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue and purple and scarlet yarns, and of fine twined linen, skillfully worked.	“Make the ephod of gold, and of blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and of finely twisted linen—the work of skilled hands.
7	It shall have two shoulder-pieces joined together, fastened on the two sides.	It shall have two shoulder pieces attached to its two edges, so that it may be joined together.	It is to have two shoulder pieces attached to two of its corners, so it can be fastened.
8	And the woven work of the shoulder-pieces which is upon it, shall be of one piece according to the work, of pure gold and blue and purple, and spun scarlet and fine twined linen.	And 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.	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.
9	And thou shalt take the two stones, the stones of emerald, and thou shalt grave on them the names of the children of Israel.	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
10	Six names on the first stone, and the other six names on the second stone, according to their births.	six of their names on the one stone, and the names of the remaining six on the other stone, in the order of their birth.	in the order of their birth—six names on one stone and the remaining six on the other.
11	It shall be the work of the stone-engraver's art; as the graving of a seal thou shalt engrave the two stones with the names of the children of Israel.	As 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.	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
12	And thou shalt put the two stones on the shoulders of the shoulder-piece: they are memorial-stones for the children of Israel: and Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel before the Lord on his two shoulders, a memorial for them.	And 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.	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.
13	And thou shalt make circlets of pure gold;	You shall make settings of gold filigree,	Make gold filigree settings
14	and thou shalt make two fringes of pure gold, variegated with flowers wreathen work; and thou shalt put the wreathen fringes on the circlets, fastening them on their shoulder-pieces in front.	and two chains of pure gold, twisted like cords; and you shall attach the corded chains to the settings.	and two braided chains of pure gold, like a rope, and attach the chains to the settings.
15	And thou shalt make the oracle of judgment, the work of the embroiderer: in keeping with the ephod, thou shalt make it of gold, and blue and purple, and spun scarlet, and fine linen spun.	“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.	“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.
16	Thou shalt make it square: it shall be double; of a span the length of it, and of a span the breadth.	It shall be square and doubled, a span its length and a span its breadth.	It is to be square—a span long and a span wide—and folded double.
17	And thou shalt interweave with it a texture of four rows of stone; there shall be a row of stones, a sardius, a topaz, and emerald, the first row.	You shall set in it four rows of stones. A row of sardius, topaz, and carbuncle shall be the first row;	Then mount four rows of precious stones on it. The first row shall be carnelian, chrysolite and beryl;
18	And the second row, a carbuncle, a sapphire, and a jasper.	and the second row an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond;	the second row shall be turquoise, lapis lazuli and emerald;
19	And the third row, a ligure, an agate, an amethyst:	and the third row a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;	the third row shall be jacinth, agate and amethyst;
20	and the fourth row, a chrysolite, and a beryl, and an onyx stone, set round with gold, bound together with gold: let them be according to their row.	and the fourth row a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. They shall be set in gold filigree.	the fourth row shall be topaz, onyx and jasper. Mount them in gold filigree settings.
21	And let the stones of the names of the children of Israel be twelve according to their names, engravings as of seals: let them be for the twelve tribes each according to the name.	There 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.	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.
22	And thou shalt make on the oracle woven fringes, a chain-work of pure gold.	You shall make for the breastpiece twisted chains like cords, of pure gold.	“For the breastpiece make braided chains of pure gold, like a rope.
23		And you shall make for the breastpiece two rings of gold, and put the two rings on the two edges of the breastpiece.	Make two gold rings for it and fasten them to two corners of the breastpiece.
24		And you shall put the two cords of gold in the two rings at the edges of the breastpiece.	Fasten the two gold chains to the rings at the corners of the breastpiece,
25		The 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.	and the other ends of the chains to the two settings, attaching them to the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front.
26		You shall make two rings of gold, and put them at the two ends of the breastpiece, on its inside edge next to 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.
27		And 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.	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.
28		And 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.	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.
29	And Aaron shall take the names of the children of Israel, on the oracle of judgment on his breast; a memorial before God for him as he goes into the sanctuary. And thou shalt put the fringes on the oracle of judgment; thou shalt put the wreaths on both sides of the oracle, and thou shalt put the two circlets on both the shoulders of the ephod in front.	So 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.	“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.
30	And thou shalt put the Manifestation and the Truth on the oracle of judgment; and it shall be on the breast of Aaron, when he goes into the holy place before the Lord; and Aaron shall bear the judgments of the children of Israel on his breast before the Lord continually.	And 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.	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.
31	And thou shalt make the full-length tunic all of blue.	“You shall make the robe of the ephod all of blue.	“Make the robe of the ephod entirely of blue cloth,
32	And the opening of it shall be in the middle having a fringe round about the opening, the work of the weaver, woven together in the joining of the same piece that it might not be rent.	It 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.	with 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.
33	And under the fringe of the robe below thou shalt make as it were pomegranates of a flowering pomegranate tree, of blue, and purple, and spun scarlet, and fine linen spun, under the fringe of the robe round about: golden pomegranates of the same shape, and bells round about between these.	On its hem you shall make pomegranates of blue and purple and scarlet yarns, around its hem, with bells of gold between them,	Make pomegranates of blue, purple and scarlet yarn around the hem of the robe, with gold bells between them.
34	A bell by the side of a golden pomegranate, and flower-work on the fringe of the robe round about.	a golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, around the hem of the robe.	The gold bells and the pomegranates are to alternate around the hem of the robe.
35	And the sound of Aaron shall be audible when he ministers, as he goes into the sanctuary before the Lord, and has he goes out, that he die not.	And 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.	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.
36	And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and thou shalt grave on it as the graving of a signet, Holiness of the Lord.	“You shall make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it, like the engraving of a signet, ‘Holy to the LORD.’	“Make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it as on a seal: holy to the Lord.
37	And thou shalt put it on the spun blue cloth, and it shall be on the mitre: it shall be in the front of the mitre.	And you shall fasten it on the turban by a cord of blue. 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.
38	And it shall be on the forehead of Aaron; and Aaron shall bear away the sins of their holy things, all that the children of Israel shall sanctify of every gift of their holy things, and it shall be on the forehead of Aaron continually acceptable for them before the Lord.	It 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.	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.
39	And the fringes of the garments shall be of fine linen; and thou shalt make a tire of fine linen, and thou shalt make a girdle, the work of the embroiderer.	“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.	“Weave the tunic of fine linen and make the turban of fine linen. The sash is to be the work of an embroiderer.
40	And for the sons of Aaron thou shalt make tunics and girdles, and thou shalt make for them tires for honour and glory.	“For Aaron’s sons you shall make coats and sashes and caps. You shall make them for glory and beauty.	Make tunics, sashes and caps for Aaron’s sons to give them dignity and honor.
41	And thou shalt put them on Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him, and thou shalt anoint them and fill their hands: and thou shalt sanctify them, that they may minister to me in the priest's office.	And 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.	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.
42	And thou shalt make for them linen drawers to cover the nakedness of their flesh; they shall reach from the loins to the thighs.	You shall make for them linen undergarments to cover their naked flesh. They shall reach from the hips to the thighs;	“Make linen undergarments as a covering for the body, reaching from the waist to the thigh.
43	And Aaron shall have them, and his sons, whenever they enter into the tabernacle of witness, or when they shall advance to the altar of the sanctuary to minister, so they shall not bring sin upon themselves, lest they die: it is a perpetual statute for him, and for his seed after him.	and 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.	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.
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