Exodus 28:6–39

⁶“They shall also make ^athe ephod of gold, of ¹blue 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, ¹of the same material: of gold, of ²blue 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,

¹⁰six of their names on the one stone and the names of the remaining six on the ¹other stone, according to their birth.

¹¹“¹As a jeweler engraves a signet, you shall engrave the two stones according to the names of the sons of Israel; you shall ²set 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 ^abear their names before the Lord on his two shoulders ^bfor a memorial.

¹³“^aYou shall make filigree settings of gold,

¹⁴and 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“^aYou shall make a ¹breastpiece of judgment, the work of a skillful workman; like the work of the ephod you shall make it: of gold, of ²blue and purple and scarlet material and fine twisted linen you shall make it.

¹⁶“It shall be square and folded double, a span ¹in length and a span in width.

¹⁷“You shall ¹mount on it four rows of stones; the first row shall be a row of ruby, topaz and emerald;

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

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

²⁰and the fourth row a beryl and an onyx and a jasper; they shall be ¹set in gold filigree.

²¹“The 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 ^aaccording to his name for the twelve tribes.

²²“You shall make on the ¹breastpiece 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 the skillfully woven band of the ephod.

²⁸“They shall bind the breastpiece by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a ¹blue 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“^aYou shall put in the breastpiece of judgment the ^1bUrim 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“^aYou shall make the robe of the ephod all of ¹blue.

³²“There shall be an opening ¹at 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.

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:

³⁴a 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 ¹when he ministers; and ²its tinkling shall be heard when he enters and ³leaves the holy place before the Lord, so that he will not die.

³⁶“You shall also make ^aa plate of pure gold and shall engrave on it, like the engravings of a seal, ‘^bHoly to the Lord.’

³⁷“You shall ¹fasten it on a ²blue 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 ^1atake 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 ^bthey may be accepted before the Lord.

³⁹“You shall weave ^athe 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 ¹weaver.