1 “ 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.

From among the Israelites take your brother Aaron and his sons with him, that he may minister to Me in the priest’s office, even Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s sons.

2 Y ou shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, for glory and for beauty.

And you shall make for Aaron your brother sacred garments for honor and for beauty.

3 Y ou shall speak to all the skillful persons 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.

Tell all who are expert, whom I have endowed with skill and good judgment, that they shall make Aaron’s garments to sanctify him for My priesthood.

4 T hese 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.

They shall make these garments: a breastplate, an ephod, a robe, long and sleeved tunic of checkerwork, a turban, and a sash or band. They shall make sacred garments for Aaron your brother and his sons to minister to Me in the priest’s office.

5 T hey shall take the gold and the blue and the purple and the scarlet material and the fine linen.

They shall receive and use gold, and blue, purple, and scarlet, and 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.

And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, skillfully woven and worked.

7 I t shall have two shoulder pieces joined to its two ends, that it may be joined.

It shall have two shoulder straps to join the two edges, that it may be held together.

8 T he 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.

The skillfully woven girding band which is on the ephod shall be made of the same, of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.

9 Y ou shall take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel,

And you shall take two onyx or beryl stones and engrave on them the names of the twelve sons of Israel;

10 s ix of their names on the one stone and the names of the remaining six on the other stone, according to their birth.

Six of their names on one stone and the six names of the rest on the other stone, arranged in order of their birth.

11 A s a jeweler engraves a signet, you shall engrave the two stones according to the names of the sons of Israel; you shall set them in filigree settings of gold.

With the work of a stone engraver, like the engravings of a signet, you shall engrave the two stones according to the names of the sons of Israel. You shall have them set in sockets or rosettes of gold.

12 Y ou 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.

And you shall put the two stones upon the shoulder straps of the ephod as memorial stones for Israel; and Aaron shall bear their names upon his two shoulders as a memorial before the Lord.

13 Y ou shall make filigree settings of gold,

And you shall make sockets or rosettes of gold for settings,

14 a nd two chains of pure gold; you shall make them of twisted cordage work, and you shall put the corded chains on the filigree settings.

And two chains of pure gold, like cords shall you twist them, and fasten the corded chains to the 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.

You shall make a breastplate of judgment, in skilled work; like the workmanship of the ephod shall you make it, of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet, and of fine twined linen.

16 I t shall be square and folded double, a span in length and a span in width.

The breastplate shall be square and doubled; a span shall be its length and a span shall be its breadth.

17 Y ou shall mount on it four rows of stones; the first row shall be a row of ruby, topaz and emerald;

You shall set in it four rows of stones: a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle shall be the first row;

18 a nd the second row a turquoise, a sapphire and a diamond;

The second row an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond;

19 a nd the third row a jacinth, an agate and an amethyst;

The third row a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;

20 a nd the fourth row a beryl and an onyx and a jasper; they shall be set in gold filigree.

And the fourth row a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper; they shall be set in gold filigree.

21 T he stones shall be according to the names of the sons of Israel: twelve, according to their names; they shall be like the engravings of a seal, each according to his name for the twelve tribes.

And the stones shall be twelve, according to the names of the sons of Israel, like the engravings of a signet, each with its name for the twelve tribes.

22 Y ou shall make on the breastpiece chains of twisted cordage work in pure gold.

You shall make for the breastplate chains of pure gold twisted like cords.

23 Y ou shall make on the breastpiece two rings of gold, and shall put the two rings on the two ends of the breastpiece.

You shall make on the breastplate two rings of gold and put on the two edges of the breastplate.

24 Y ou shall put the two cords of gold on the two rings at the ends of the breastpiece.

And you shall put the two twisted, cordlike chains of gold in the two rings which are on the edges of the breastplate.

25 Y ou 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.

The other two ends of the two twisted, cordlike chains you shall fasten in the two sockets or rosettes in front, putting them on the shoulder straps of the ephod;

26 Y ou 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.

And make two rings of gold and put them at the two ends of the breastplate on its inside edge next to the ephod.

27 Y ou 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 the skillfully woven band of the ephod.

Two gold rings you shall make and attach them to the lower part of the two shoulder pieces of the ephod in front, close by where they join, above the skillfully woven girdle or band of the ephod.

28 T hey 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.

And they shall bind the breastplate by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it may be above the skillfully woven girding band of the ephod, and that the breastplate may not become loose from the ephod.

29 A aron 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.

So Aaron shall bear the names of the sons of Israel in the breastplate of judgment upon his heart when he goes into the Holy Place, to bring them in continual remembrance before the Lord.

30 Y ou 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.

In the breastplate of judgment you shall put the Urim and the Thummim; they shall be upon Aaron’s heart when he goes in before the Lord, and Aaron shall bear the judgment (rights, judicial decisions) of the Israelites upon his heart before the Lord continually.

31 “ You shall make the robe of the ephod all of blue.

Make the robe the ephod all of blue.

32 T here shall be an opening at its top in the middle of it; around its opening there shall be a binding of woven work, like the opening of a coat of mail, so that it will not be torn.

There shall be a hole in the center of it, with a binding of woven work around the hole, like the opening in a coat of mail or a garment, that it may not fray or tear.

33 Y ou 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:

And you shall make pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet around about its skirts, with gold bells between them;

34 a golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, all around on the hem of the robe.

A gold bell and a pomegranate, a gold bell and a pomegranate, round about on the skirts of the robe.

35 I t 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.

Aaron shall wear the robe when he ministers, and its sound shall be heard when he goes into the Holy of Holies before the Lord and when he comes out, lest he die there.

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.’

And you shall make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it, like the engravings of a signet, holy to the lord.

37 Y ou shall fasten it on a blue cord, and it shall be on the turban; it shall be at the front of the turban.

You shall fasten it on the front of the turban with a blue cord.

38 I t 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.

It shall be upon Aaron’s forehead, that Aaron may take upon himself and bear iniquity the holy things which the Israelites shall give and dedicate; and it shall always be upon 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.

And you shall weave the long and sleeved tunic of checkerwork of fine linen or silk and make a turban of fine linen or silk; and you shall make a girdle, the work of the embroiderer.

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.

For Aaron’s sons you shall make long and sleeved tunics and belts or sashes and caps, for glory and honor and beauty.

41 Y ou shall put them on Aaron your brother and on his sons with him; and you shall anoint them and ordain them and consecrate them, that they may serve Me as priests.

And you shall put them on Aaron your brother and his sons with him, and shall anoint them and ordain and sanctify them, that they may serve Me as priests.

42 Y ou shall make for them linen breeches to cover their bare flesh; they shall reach from the loins even to the thighs.

You shall make for them linen trunks to cover their naked flesh, reaching from the waist to the thighs.

43 T hey 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.

And they shall be on Aaron and his sons when they go into the Tent of Meeting or when they come near to the altar to minister in the Holy Place, lest they bring iniquity upon themselves and die; it shall be a statute forever to Aaron and to his descendants after him.