Exodus:28

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* "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 . * And you shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother , for glory and for beauty . * So 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 . * And 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 . * "They shall take the gold , blue , purple , and scarlet thread , and the fine linen , * and they shall make the ephod of gold , blue , purple , and scarlet thread , and fine woven linen , artistically worked . * It shall have two shoulder straps joined at its two edges , and so it shall be joined together . * And 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 . * "Then you shall take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel : * six of their names on one stone and six names on the other stone , in order of their birth . * With 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 . * And 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 . * You shall also make settings of gold , * and you shall make two chains of pure gold like braided cords , and fasten the braided chains to the settings . * "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 . * It shall be doubled into a square : a span shall be its length , and a span shall be its width . * And 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 ; * the second row shall be a turquoise , a sapphire , and a diamond ; * the third row , a jacinth , an agate , and an amethyst ; * and the fourth row , a beryl , an onyx , and a jasper . They shall be set in gold settings . * And 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 . * "You shall make chains for the breastplate at the end , like braided cords of pure gold . * And you shall make two rings of gold for the breastplate , and put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate . * Then you shall put the two braided chains of gold in the two rings which are on the ends of the breastplate ; * and 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 . * "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 . * And 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 . * They 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 . * "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 . * And 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 . * "You shall make the robe of the ephod all of blue . * There 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 . * And upon its hem you shall make pomegranates of blue , purple , and scarlet , all around its hem , and bells of gold between them all around : * a golden bell and a pomegranate , a golden bell and a pomegranate , upon the hem of the robe all around . * And 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 . * "You shall also make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it , like the engraving of a signet : HOLINESS TO THE LORD . * And you shall put it on a blue cord , that it may be on the turban ; it shall be on the front of the turban . * So 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 . * "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 . * "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 . * So 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 . * And you shall make for them linen trousers to cover their nakedness ; they shall reach from the waist to the thighs . * They 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 .

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