Exodus 28

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1 And take unto yourselves Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, from the midst of the children of Israel, that he may minister unto me, Aaron and Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron.
2 And thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, for glory and splendor.
3 And say to all the wise in heart, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they make Aaron garments for his consecration, that he may minister to me.
4 Here are the clothes that they should make: the breastplate, the ephod, the upper garment, the tunic, the cue and the belt. Let them make holy garments for Aaron your brother, and for his sons, that he be a priest to me.
5 Let them take gold, blue and purple and scarlet wool and fine linen,

6th And they shall make an ephod of gold, of blue, of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine twined linen, by skillful work.
7th He must have at both ends of his two connecting the shoulder strap so that he is tied.
8 And the belt of the ephod, which is on top of it, must be of the same work as him, of gold, of blue, of purple and scarlet, and of fine twined linen.
9 And take two onyx stones and cut out the names of the sons of Israel:
10 Six of their names on one stone and six names of the rest on another stone, according to the order of their birth;
eleven Through a carver on a stone that engraves seals, cut out on two stones the names of the sons of Israel; And put them into the golden nests
12 And put these two stones on the sides of the ephod: they are stones for a memory to the children of Israel; And Aaron shall bear their names before the LORD on both their ramparts for remembrance.
13 And make nests of gold;
14 And two chains of pure gold, twisted to make them work wicker, and attach the twisted chains to the nests.

15 Make the breastplate of judgment workmanship; Do it with the same work as the ephod: of gold, of blue, of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine twined linen, do it;
16 It must be quadrangular, double, in the span of length and a width in width;
17th And put in it trimmed stones in four rows; Next: ruby, topaz, emerald, - this is one row;
18 Second row: carbuncle, sapphire and diamond;
19 The third row: yahont, agate and amethyst;
20 The fourth row: chrysolite, onyx and jasper; In gold nests they must be inserted.
21 These stones shall be twelve, according to the names of the sons of Israel; On each, as in the press, one name from the number of twelve tribes must be carved.
22 To the breastplate, make chains woven with wickerwork of pure gold;
23 And make to the breastplate two rings of gold, and fasten the two rings to the two ends of the breastplate;
24 And in the day, two braided chains of gold in both rings at the ends of the breastplate,
25 And attach the two ends of the two chains to the two nests and attach them to the side of the ephod on the front side of it;
26th Yet make two rings of gold and fasten them to the two ends of the breastplate, on the side that lies to the ephod inside;
27th Also make two rings of gold and attach them to the two pieces of the ephod underneath, from the front side of it, at the junction of it, over the belt of the ephod;
28 And they shall bind the breastplate with his rings to the rings of the ephod with a cord of blue hair, that he may be over the waist of the ephod, and that the breastplate from the ephod should not fall.
29 And Aaron shall bear the names of the sons of Israel in the breastplate of a vessel by his heart, when he enters into the sanctuary, for a permanent memory before the Lord.
thirty On the breastplate of the breastplate, lay Urim and Thummim, and they will be at the heart of Aaron, when he comes in [the sanctuary] before the Lord; And Aaron shall always bear the judgment of the children of Israel from his heart before the Lord.

31 And make the top robe of the ephod all the blue;
32 Among it there must be a hole for the head; At the opening around it there should be a sheathing woven, like at the opening of the armor, so as not to fight;
33 On the hem of her, make apples of blue, yahont, purple and scarlet, around her hem; The vertebrae are golden among them round:
34 A golden vertebra and an apple, a golden vertebra and an apple, along the hem of the upper garment around;
35 She will be on Aaron's service, that a sound may be heard from him, when he enters into the sanctuary before the Lord and when he goes out so that he does not die.
36 And make a polished plaque made of pure gold, and cut it on it, as it is cut out on the seal: "The most holy of the Lord,
37 And attach it with a blue cord to the kiddhar, so that it is on the front side of the cedar;
38 And it shall be on Aaron's forehead, and Aaron shall bear upon himself the shortcomings of the offerings, which are consecrated from the children of Israel, and all the gifts that they bring; And she shall be continually upon his forehead, for the favor of the Lord toward them.
39 And make a chiffon of fine linen and a fine-grained cedar, and make a belt of patterned work;

40 Do to the sons of Aaron, and make them chitons, and make headbands for them for glory and splendor,
41 And put them on Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him, and anoint them, and fill their hands, and consecrate them, and they shall be priests unto me.
42 And make them a linen underclothes, to cover the bodily nakedness from the loins to the shins,
43 And they shall be upon Aaron and upon his sons, when they enter into the tabernacle of the congregation, or to come to the altar to minister in the sanctuary, so that they can not bring sin upon themselves and not die. [This] is an everlasting statute for him and for his descendants over him.

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