Chapter 28
1 "From among the Israelites have your brother
Aaron, together with his sons Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, brought to
you, that they may be my priests. 2 For the
glorious adornment of your brother Aaron you shall have sacred vestments made. 3 Therefore, to the various expert workmen whom I have
endowed with skill, you shall give instructions to make such vestments for
Aaron as will set him apart for his sacred service as my priest. 4 These are the vestments they shall make: a
breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a brocaded tunic, a miter and a sash. In making
these sacred vestments which your brother Aaron and his sons are to wear in
serving as my priests, 5 they shall use gold,
violet, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen.
6 "The ephod they shall make of gold thread and
of violet, purple and scarlet yarn, embroidered on cloth of fine linen twined. 7 It shall have a pair of shoulder straps joined to
its two upper ends. 8 The embroidered belt of
the ephod shall extend out from it and, like it, be made of gold thread, of
violet, purple and scarlet yarn, and of fine linen twined. 9 "Get two onyx stones and engrave on them the
names of the sons of Israel: 10 six of their names
on one stone, and the other six on the other stone, in the order of their
birth. 11 As a gem-cutter engraves a seal, so
shall you have the two stones engraved with the names of the sons of Israel and
then mounted in gold filigree work. 12 Set these
two stones on the shoulder straps of the ephod as memorial stones of the sons
of Israel. Thus Aaron shall bear their names on his shoulders as a reminder
before the LORD. 13 Make filigree rosettes of
gold, 14 as well as two chains of pure gold,
twisted like cords, and fasten the cordlike chains to the filigree rosettes. 15 "The breastpiece of decision you shall also
have made, embroidered like the ephod with gold thread and violet, purple and
scarlet yarn on cloth of fine linen twined.
16 It is to be square when folded double, a span high
and a span wide. 17 On it you shall mount four
rows of precious stones: in the first row, a carnelian, a topaz and an emerald;
18 in the second row, a garnet, a sapphire and a
beryl; 19 in the third row, a jacinth, an agate
and an amethyst; 20 in the fourth row, a
chrysolite, an onyx and a jasper. These stones are to be mounted in gold
filigree work, 21 twelve of them to match the
names of the sons of Israel, each stone engraved like a seal with the name of
one of the twelve tribes. 22 "When the
chains of pure gold, twisted like cords, have been made for the breastpiece, 23 you shall then make two rings of gold for it and
fasten them to the two upper ends of the breastpiece. 24
The gold cords are then to be fastened to the two rings at the upper
ends of the breastpiece, 25 the other two ends
of the cords being fastened in front to the two filigree rosettes which are
attached to the shoulder straps of the ephod. 26
Make two other rings of gold and put them on the two lower ends of the
breastpiece, on its edge that faces the ephod. 27
Then make two more rings of gold and fasten them to the bottom of the shoulder
straps next to where they join the ephod in front, just above its embroidered
belt. 28 Violet ribbons shall bind the rings of
the breastpiece to the rings of the ephod, so that the breastpiece will stay
right above the embroidered belt of the ephod and not swing loose from it. 29 "Whenever Aaron enters the sanctuary, he will
thus bear the names of the sons of Israel on the breastpiece of decision over
his heart as a constant reminder before the LORD. 30
In this breastpiece of decision you shall put the Urim and Thummim, that they
may be over Aaron's heart whenever he enters the presence of the LORD. Thus he
shall always bear the decisions for the Israelites over his heart in the LORD'S
presence.
31 "The robe of the ephod you shall make entirely
of violet material. 32 It shall have an opening
for the head in the center, and around this opening there shall be a selvage,
woven as at the opening of a shirt, to keep it from being torn. 33 All around the hem at the bottom you shall make
pomegranates, woven of violet, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen twined,
with gold bells between them; 34 first a gold
bell, then a pomegranate, and thus alternating all around the hem of the robe. 35 Aaron shall wear it when ministering, that its
tinkling may be heard as he enters and leaves the LORD'S presence in the
sanctuary; else he will die.
36 "You shall also make a plate of pure gold and
engrave on it, as on a seal engraving, 'Sacred to the LORD.' 37 This plate is to be tied over the miter with a
violet ribbon in such a way that it rests on the front of the miter, 38 over Aaron's forehead. Since Aaron bears whatever
guilt the Israelites may incur in consecrating any of their sacred gifts, this
plate must always be over his forehead, so that they may find favor with the
LORD. 39 "The tunic of fine linen shall be
brocaded. The miter shall be made of fine linen. The sash shall be of
variegated work.
40 "Likewise, for the glorious adornment of
Aaron's sons you shall have tunics and sashes and turbans made. 41 With these you shall clothe your brother Aaron and
his sons. Anoint and ordain them, consecrating them as my priests. 42 You must also make linen drawers for them, to cover
their naked flesh from their loins to their thighs. 43
Aaron and his sons shall wear them whenever they go into the meeting tent or
approach the altar to minister in the sanctuary, lest they incur guilt and die.
This shall be a perpetual ordinance for him and for his descendants.
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