281 "Then bring near to yourself Aaron your brother , and his sons with him, from among the sons of Israel , to minister as priest to Me-Aaron , Nadab and Abihu , Eleazar and Ithamar , Aaron's sons . 2 "You shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother , for glory and for beauty . 3 "You shall speak to all the skillful e persons e whom I have endowed with the spirit of wisdom , that they make Aaron's garments to consecrate him, that he may minister as priest to Me. 4 "These are the garments which they shall make : a breastpiece and an ephod and a robe and a tunic of checkered work , a turban and a sash , and they shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother and his sons , that he may minister as priest to Me. 5 "They shall take the gold and the blue and the purple and the scarlet material and the fine linen .
6 "They shall also make the ephod of gold , of blue and purple and scarlet material and fine twisted linen , the work of the skillful workman . 7 "It shall have two shoulder pieces joined to its two ends , that it may be joined . 8 "The skillfully woven band , which is on it, shall be like its workmanship , of the same material: of gold , of blue and purple and scarlet material and fine twisted linen . 9 "You shall take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel , 10 six of their names on the one stone and the names of the remaining six on the other stone , according to their birth . 11 "As a jeweler e engraves a signet , you shall engrave the two stones according to the names of the sons of Israel ; you shall set e them in filigree settings of gold . 12 "You shall put the two stones on the shoulder pieces of the ephod , as stones of memorial for the sons of Israel , and Aaron shall bear their names before the Lord on his two shoulders for a memorial . 13 " You shall make filigree settings of gold , 14 and two chains of pure gold ; you shall make them of twisted cordage work , and you shall put the corded chains on the filigree settings.
15 " You shall make a breastpiece of judgment , the work of a skillful workman ; like the work of the ephod you shall make it: of gold , of blue and purple and scarlet material and fine twisted linen you shall make it. 16 "It shall be square and folded double , a span in length and a span in width . 17 "You shall mount e on it four rows of stones ; the first row shall be a row of ruby , topaz and emerald ; 18 and the second row a turquoise , a sapphire and a diamond ; 19 and the third row a jacinth , an agate and an amethyst ; 20 and the fourth row a beryl and an onyx and a jasper ; they shall be set in gold filigree . 21 "The stones shall be according to the names of the sons of Israel : twelve e , according to their names ; they shall be like the engravings of a seal , each according to his name for the twelve e tribes . 22 "You shall make on the breastpiece chains of twisted cordage work in pure gold . 23 "You shall make on the breastpiece two rings of gold , and shall put the two rings on the two ends of the breastpiece . 24 "You shall put the two cords of gold on the two rings at the ends of the breastpiece . 25 "You shall put the other two ends of the two cords on the two filigree settings, and put them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod , at the front of it. 26 "You shall make two rings of gold and shall place them on the two ends of the breastpiece , on the edge of it, which is toward the inner side of the ephod . 27 "You shall make two rings of gold and put them on the bottom of the two shoulder pieces of the ephod , on the front of it close to the place where it is joined , above e the skillfully woven band of the ephod . 28 "They shall bind the breastpiece by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a blue cord , so that it will be on the skillfully woven band of the ephod , and that the breastpiece will not come loose from the ephod . 29 "Aaron shall carry the names of the sons of Israel in the breastpiece of judgment over his heart when he enters the holy place, for a memorial before the Lord continually . 30 " You shall put in the breastpiece of judgment the Urim and the Thummim , and they shall be over Aaron's heart when he goes in before the Lord ; and Aaron shall carry the judgment of the sons of Israel over his heart before the Lord continually .
31 " You shall make the robe of the ephod all of blue . 32 "There shall be an opening at its top in the middle of it; around its opening there shall be a binding of woven work , as like the opening of a coat of mail , so that it will not be torn . 33 "You shall make on its hem pomegranates of blue and purple and scarlet material, all around on its hem , and bells of gold between them all around : 34 a golden bell and a pomegranate , a golden bell and a pomegranate , all around on the hem of the robe . 35 "It shall be on Aaron when he ministers ; and its tinkling shall be heard when he enters and leaves the holy place before the Lord , so that he will not die . 36 "You shall also make a plate of pure gold and shall engrave on it, like the engravings of a seal , ' Holy to the Lord .' 37 "You shall fasten it on a blue cord , and it shall be on the turban ; it shall be at the front of the turban . 38 "It shall be on Aaron's forehead , and Aaron shall take away the iniquity of the holy things which the sons of Israel consecrate , with regard to all their holy gifts ; and it shall always be on his forehead , that they may be accepted before the Lord . 39 "You shall weave the tunic of checkered work of fine linen , and shall make a turban of fine linen , and you shall make a sash , the work of a weaver .
40 "For Aaron's sons you shall make tunics ; you shall also make sashes for them, and you shall make caps for them, for glory and for beauty . 41 "You shall put them on Aaron your brother and on his sons with him; and you shall anoint them and ordain e them and consecrate them, that they may serve Me as priests . 42 "You shall make for them linen breeches to cover their bare flesh ; they shall reach from the loins even to the thighs . 43 "They shall be on Aaron and on his sons when they enter the tent of meeting , or when they approach the altar to minister in the holy place, so that they do not incur guilt and die . It shall be a statute forever to him and to his descendants after him.
