1995 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Exodus 28

1 Aaron and his sons are set apart for the priests' office. 2 Holy garments are appointed. 6 The ephod. 15 The breastplate with twelve precious stones. 30 The Urim and Thummim. 31 The robe of the ephod, with pomegranates and bells. 36 The plate of the mitre. 39 The embroidered coat. 40 The garments of Aaron's sons.

 28:1 “Then bring 7126 near 7126 to yourself Aaron 175 your brother 251, and his sons 1121 with him, from among 8432 the sons 1121 of Israel 3478, to minister 3547 as priest 3547 to Me—Aaron 175, Nadab 5070 and Abihu 30, Eleazar 499 and Ithamar 385, Aaron’s 175 sons 1121.

 28:2 “You shall make 6213a holy 6944 garments 899b for Aaron 175 your brother 251, for glory 3519b and for beauty 8597.

 28:3 “You shall speak 1696 to all 3605 the skillful 2450 3820 persons 2450 3820 whom 834 I have endowed 4390 with the spirit 7307 of wisdom 2451, that they make 6213a Aaron’s 175 garments 899b to consecrate 6942 him, that he may minister 3547 as priest 3547 to Me.

 28:4 “These 428 are the garments 899b which 834 they shall make 6213a: a breastpiece 2833 and an ephod 646 and a robe 4598 and a tunic 3801 of checkered 8665 work 8665, a turban 4701 and a sash 73, and they shall make 6213a holy 6944 garments 899b for Aaron 175 your brother 251 and his sons 1121, that he may minister 3547 as priest 3547 to Me.

 28:5 “They shall take 3947 the gold 2091 and the blue 8504 and the purple 713 and the scarlet 8144 [material] and the fine 8336 linen 8336.

 28:6 ¶ “They shall also make 6213a the ephod 646 of gold 2091, of blue 8504 and purple 713 [and] scarlet 8144 [material] and fine 8336 twisted 7806 linen 8336, the work 4639 of the skillful 2803 workman 2803.

 28:7 “It shall have 1961 two 8147 shoulder 3802 pieces joined 2266 to its two 8147 ends 7098, that it may be joined 2266.

 28:8 “The skillfully 2805 woven 2805 band 2805, which 834 is on it, shall be like its workmanship 4639, of the same 4480 material: of gold 2091, of blue 8504 and purple 713 and scarlet 8144 [material] and fine 8336 twisted 7806 linen 8336.

 28:9 “You shall take 3947 two 8147 onyx 7718 stones 68 and engrave 6605b on them the names 8034 of the sons 1121 of Israel 3478,

 28:10 six 8337a of their names 8034 on the one 259 stone 68 and the names 8034 of the remaining 3498 six 8337a on the other 8145 stone 68, according to their birth 8435.

 28:11 “As a jeweler 2796 68 engraves 6603 a signet 2368, you shall engrave 6605b the two 8147 stones 68 according 5921 to the names 8034 of the sons 1121 of Israel 3478; you shall set 6213a 5437 them in filigree 4865 [settings] of gold 2091.

 28:12 “You shall put 7760 the two 8147 stones 68 on the shoulder 3802 pieces of the ephod 646, [as] stones 68 of memorial 2146 for the sons 1121 of Israel 3478, and Aaron 175 shall bear 5375 their names 8034 before 6440 the LORD 3068 on his two 8147 shoulders 3802 for a memorial 2146.

 28:13 “You shall make 6213a filigree 4865 [settings] of gold 2091,

 28:14 and two 8147 chains 8333 of pure 2889 gold 2091; you shall make 6213a them of twisted 4020 cordage 5688 work 4639, and you shall put 5414 the corded 5688 chains 8333 on the filigree 4865 [settings].

 28:15 ¶ “You shall make 6213a a breastpiece 2833 of judgment 4941, the work 4639 of a skillful 2803 workman 2803; like the work 4639 of the ephod 646 you shall make 6213a it: of gold 2091, of blue 8504 and purple 713 and scarlet 8144 [material] and fine 8336 twisted 7806 linen 8336 you shall make 6213a it.

 28:16 “It shall be square 7251 [and] folded 3717 double 3717, a span 2239 in length 753 and a span 2239 in width 7341.

 28:17 “You shall mount 4390 4396 on it four 702 rows 2905 of stones 68; the first 259 row 2905 [shall be] a row 2905 of ruby 124, topaz 6357 and emerald 1304a;

 28:18 and the second 8145 row 2905 a turquoise 5306, a sapphire 5601 and a diamond 3095;

 28:19 and the third 7992 row 2905 a jacinth 3958, an agate 7618 and an amethyst 306;

 28:20 and the fourth 7243 row 2905 a beryl 8658 and an onyx 7718 and a jasper 3471; they shall be set 7660 in gold 2091 filigree 4396.

 28:21 “The stones 68 shall be according 5921 to the names 8034 of the sons 1121 of Israel 3478: twelve 8147 6240, according 5921 to their names 8034; they shall be [like] the engravings 6603 of a seal 2368, each 376 according 5921 to his name 8034 for the twelve 8147 6240 tribes 7626.

 28:22 “You shall make 6213a on the breastpiece 2833 chains 8333 of twisted 1383 cordage 5688 work 4639 in pure 2889 gold 2091.

 28:23 “You shall make 6213a on the breastpiece 2833 two 8147 rings 2885 of gold 2091, and shall put 5414 the two 8147 rings 2885 on the two 8147 ends 7098 of the breastpiece 2833.

 28:24 “You shall put 5414 the two 8147 cords 5688 of gold 2091 on the two 8147 rings 2885 at the ends 7098 of the breastpiece 2833.

 28:25 “You shall put 5414 the [other] two 8147 ends 7098 of the two 8147 cords 5688 on the two 8147 filigree 4865 [settings], and put 5414 them on the shoulder 3802 pieces of the ephod 646, at the front 6440 of it.

 28:26 “You shall make 6213a two 8147 rings 2885 of gold 2091 and shall place 7760 them on the two 8147 ends 7098 of the breastpiece 2833, on the edge 8193 of it, which 834 is toward 413 the inner 1004 side 5676 of the ephod 646.

 28:27 “You shall make 6213a two 8147 rings 2885 of gold 2091 and put 5414 them on the bottom 4295 of the two 8147 shoulder 3802 pieces of the ephod 646, on the front 6440 of it close 5980 to the place 4225 where 4225 it is joined 4225, above 4480 4605 the skillfully 2805 woven 2805 band 2805 of the ephod 646.

 28:28 “They shall bind 7405 the breastpiece 2833 by its rings 2885 to the rings 2885 of the ephod 646 with a blue 8504 cord 6616, so that it will be on the skillfully 2805 woven 2805 band 2805 of the ephod 646, and that the breastpiece 2833 will not come 2118 loose 2118 from the ephod 646.

 28:29 “Aaron 175 shall carry 5375 the names 8034 of the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 in the breastpiece 2833 of judgment 4941 over 5921 his heart 3820 when he enters 935 the holy 6944 place, for a memorial 2146 before 6440 the LORD 3068 continually 8548.

 28:30 “You shall put 5414 in the breastpiece 2833 of judgment 4941 the Urim 224 and the Thummim 8550, and they shall be over 5921 Aaron’s 175 heart 3820 when he goes 935 in before 6440 the LORD 3068; and Aaron 175 shall carry 5375 the judgment 4941 of the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 over 5921 his heart 3820 before 6440 the LORD 3068 continually 8548.

 28:31 ¶ “You shall make 6213a the robe 4598 of the ephod 646 all 3632 of blue 8504.

 28:32 “There shall be an opening 6310 at its top 7218 in the middle 8432 of it; around 5439 its opening 6310 there shall be a binding 8193 of woven 707 work 4639, like the opening 6310 of a coat 8473 of mail 8473, so that it will not be torn 7167.

 28:33 “You shall make 6213a on its hem 7757 pomegranates 7416 of blue 8504 and purple 713 and scarlet 8144 [material], all 5439 around 5439 on its hem 7757, and bells 6472 of gold 2091 between 8432 them all 5439 around 5439:

 28:34 a golden 2091 bell 6472 and a pomegranate 7416, a golden 2091 bell 6472 and a pomegranate 7416, all 5439 around 5439 on the hem 7757 of the robe 4598.

 28:35 “It shall be on Aaron 175 when he ministers 8334; and its tinkling 6963 shall be heard 8085 when he enters 935 and leaves 3318 the holy 6944 place before 6440 the LORD 3068, so that he will not die 4191.

 28:36 ¶ “You shall also make 6213a a plate 6731b of pure 2889 gold 2091 and shall engrave 6605b on it, like the engravings 6603 of a seal 2368, ‘Holy 6944 to the LORD 3068.’

 28:37 “You shall fasten 7760 it on a blue 8504 cord 6616, and it shall be on the turban 4701; it shall be at the front 6440 of the turban 4701.

 28:38 “It shall be on Aaron’s 175 forehead 4696, and Aaron 175 shall take 5375 away the iniquity 5771 of the holy 6944 things 6944 which 834 the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 consecrate 6942, with regard to all 3605 their holy 6944 gifts 4979; and it shall always 8548 be on his forehead 4696, that they may be accepted 7522 before 6440 the LORD 3068.

 28:39 ¶ “You shall weave 7660 the tunic 3801 of checkered 7660 work 7760 of fine 8336 linen 8336, and shall make 6213a a turban 4701 of fine 8336 linen 8336, and you shall make 6213a a sash 73, the work 4639 of a weaver 7551.

 28:40 ¶ “For Aaron’s 175 sons 1121 you shall make 6213a tunics 3801; you shall also make 6213a sashes 73 for them, and you shall make 6213a caps 4021 for them, for glory 3519b and for beauty 8597.

 28:41 “You shall put 3847 them on Aaron 175 your brother 251 and on his sons 1121 with him; and you shall anoint 4886 them and ordain 4390 3027 them and consecrate 6942 them, that they may serve 3547 Me as priests 3547.

 28:42 “You shall make 6213a for them linen 906 breeches 4370 to cover 3680 [their] bare 6172 flesh 1320; they shall reach 1961 from the loins 4975 even to the thighs 3409.

 28:43 “They shall be on Aaron 175 and on his sons 1121 when they enter 935 the tent 168 of meeting 4150, or 176 when they approach 5066 the altar 4196 to minister 8334 in the holy 6944 place, so that they do not incur 5375 guilt 5771 and die 4191. It [shall be] a statute 2708 forever 5769 to him and to his descendants 2233 after 310 him.