Exodus 28:4–28

⁴These are the garments that they must make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a specially woven tunic,^E a turban, and a sash. They are to make holy garments for your brother Aaron and his sons so that they may serve me as priests. ⁵They should use^F gold; blue, purple, and scarlet yarn; and fine linen.

THE EPHOD

⁶“They^h are to make the ephod of finely spun linen embroidered^B with gold, and with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn. ⁷It must have two shoulder pieces attached to its two edges so that it can be joined together. ⁸The artistically woven waistband that is on the ephod^G must be of one piece,^H according to the same workmanship of gold, of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and of finely spun linen.

⁹“Take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of Israel’s sons: ¹⁰six of their names on the first stone and the remaining six names on the second stone, in the order of their birth. ¹¹Engrave the two stones with the names of Israel’s sons as a gem cutter engraves a seal. Mount them, surrounded with gold filigree settings. ¹²Fasten both stones on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial stones for the Israelites. Aaron will carry their names on his two shoulders before the Lord as a reminder.^{i 13}Fashion gold filigree settings ¹⁴and two chains of pure gold; you will make them of braided cord work, and attach the cord chains to the settings.

THE BREASTPIECE

¹⁵“You^j are to make an embroidered breastpiece for making decisions. Make it with the same workmanship as the ephod; make it of gold, of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and of finely spun linen. ¹⁶It must be square and folded double, nine inches long and nine inches wide.^{B 17}Place a setting of gemstones^C on it, four rows of stones:

The first row should be

a row of carnelian, topaz, and emerald;^D

¹⁸the second row,

a turquoise,^E a lapis lazuli, and a diamond;^F

¹⁹the third row,

a jacinth,^G an agate, and an amethyst;

²⁰and the fourth row,

a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper.

They should be adorned with gold filigree in their settings. ²¹The twelve stones are to correspond to the names of Israel’s sons. Each stone must be engraved like a seal, with one of the names of the twelve tribes.

²²“You are to make braided chains of pure gold cord work for the breastpiece. ²³Fashion two gold rings for the breastpiece and attach them to its two corners. ²⁴Then attach the two gold cords to the two gold rings at the corners of the breastpiece. ²⁵Attach the other ends of the two cords to the two filigree settings, and in this way attach them to the ephod’s shoulder pieces in the front. ²⁶Make two other gold rings and put them at the two other corners of the breastpiece on the edge that is next to the inner border of the ephod. ²⁷Make two more gold rings and attach them to the bottom of the ephod’s two shoulder pieces on its front, close to its seam,^I and above the ephod’s woven waistband. ²⁸The artisans are to tie the breastpiece from its rings to the rings of the ephod with a cord of blue yarn, so that the breastpiece is above the ephod’s waistband and does not come loose from the ephod.