NASB — Exodus 28 — KJV

Garments of the Priests

1 “Then abring° near° to yourself Aaron° your brother°, and his sons° with him, from among° the sons° of Israel°, to minister° as priest° to Me—Aaron°, bNadab° and Abihu°, Eleazar° and Ithamar°, Aaron’s° sons°. 2 You shall make° aholy° garments° for Aaron° your brother°, for glory° and for beauty°. 3 You shall speak° to all° the Iaskillful°° persons°° bwhom° I have endowed° with IIthe spirit° of wisdom°, that they make° Aaron’s° garments° to consecrate° him, that he may minister° as priest° to Me. 4 These° are the garments° which° they shall make°: a Iabreastpiece° 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. 5 They shall take° athe gold° and the Iblue° and the purple° and the scarlet° [material] and the fine° linen°.

[1] aNu 18:7; Ps 99:6; He 5:1, 4 bEx 24:1, 9
[2] aEx 29:5, 29; 31:10; 39:1-31; Lv 8:7-9, 30
[3] ILit wise of heart III.e. artistic skill aEx 31:6; 35:25, 31-35; 36:1 bEx 31:3; Is 11:2; 1Co 12:7-11; Ep 1:17
[4] IOr pouch aEx 28:15-43
[5] IOr violet aEx 25:3

6 ¶ “They shall also make° athe ephod° of gold°, of Iblue° 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°, Iof the same° material: of gold°, of IIblue° 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°, 10 six° of their names° on the one° stone° and the names° of the remaining° six° on the Iother° stone°, according to their birth°. 11 IAs a jeweler°° engraves° a signet°, you shall engrave° the two° stones° according° to the names° of the sons° of Israel°; you shall IIset°° 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°, 14 and two° chains° of pure° gold°; you shall make° them of twisted° cordage° work°, and you shall put° the corded° chains° on the filigree° [settings].

[6] IOr violet aEx 39:2-7; Lv 8:7
[8] ILit from it IIOr violet
[10] ILit second
[11] ILit A work of a lapidary, engravings of a seal IILit make them to be surrounded
[12] aEx 28:29; 39:6f bEx 39:7; Lv 24:7; Nu 31:54; Jsh 4:7; 1Co 11:24f
[13] aEx 39:16-18

15 ¶ “aYou shall make° a Ibreastpiece° of judgment°, the work° of a skillful° workman°; like the work° of the ephod° you shall make° it: of gold°, of IIblue° and purple° and scarlet° [material] and fine° twisted° linen° you shall make° it. 16 It shall be square° [and] folded° double°, a span° Iin length° and a span° Iin width°. 17 You shall Imount°° on it four° rows° of stones°; the first° row° [shall be] a row° of ruby°, topaz° and emerald°; 18 and the second° row° a turquoise°, a sapphire° and a diamond°; 19 and the third° row° a jacinth°, an agate° and an amethyst°; 20 and the fourth° row° a beryl° and an onyx° and a jasper°; they shall be Iset° 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 Ibreastpiece° 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 Iblue° 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 IbUrim° 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°.

[15] IOr pouch IIOr violet aEx 39:8-21
[16] ILit its
[17] ILit fill in a setting of stones, four rows of stones
[20] ILit interwoven with gold in their settings
[21] aRv 7:4-8; 21:12
[22] IOr pouch, and so through v 30
[28] IOr violet
[30] II.e. lights and perfections aLv 8:8 bNu 27:21; Dt 33:8; Ezr 2:63; Ne 7:65

31 ¶ “aYou shall make° the robe° of the ephod° all° of Iblue°. 32 There shall be an opening° Iat 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°: 34 a 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° Iwhen he ministers°; and IIits tinkling° shall be heard° when he enters° and IIIleaves° the holy° place before° the LORD°, so that he will not die°.

[31] IOr violet aEx 39:22-26
[32] IOr for his head
[35] ILit for ministering IILit its sound IIILit comes out from

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 Ifasten° it on a IIblue° 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 Iatake° 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°.

[36] aEx 39:30, 31; Lv 8:9 bZc 14:20
[37] ILit place IIOr violet
[38] IOr bear aLv 10:17; 22:16; Nu 18:1 bLv 1:4; 22:27; 23:11; Is 56:7

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 Iweaver°.

[39] ILit variegator; i.e. a weaver in colors aEx 39:27-29

40 ¶ “For Aaron’s° sons° you shall make° atunics°; you shall also make° sashes° for them, and you shall make° Ibcaps° for them, for glory° and for beauty°. 41 You shall put° them on Aaron° your brother° and on his sons° with him; and you shall aanoint° them and Iordain°° them and consecrate° them, that they may serve° Me as priests°. 42 You shall make° for them alinen° breeches° to cover° [their] bare° flesh°; they shall Ireach° from the loins° even to the thighs°. 43 They shall be on Aaron° and on his sons° when they enter° the tent° of meeting°, or° awhen they approach° the altar° to minister° in the holy° place, so that they do not incur° Iguilt° and die°. bIt [shall be] a statute° forever° to him and to his IIdescendants° after° him.

[40] ILit headgear aEx 28:4; 39:27, 41 bEx 29:9; 39:28; Lv 8:13; Ezk 44:18
[41] ILit fill their hand aEx 29:7, 9; 30:30; 40:15; Lv 8:1-36; 10:7
[42] ILit be aEx 39:28; Lv 6:10; 16:4; Ezk 44:18
[43] IOr iniquity IILit seed aEx 20:26 bEx 27:21


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Aaron and his sons are set apart for the priests' office.

1 ¶ And takeºª thou² unto² thee² Aaronº thy brother,º and his sonsº with² him, from amongº² the childrenº of Israel,º that he may minister unto me in the priest's office,ºª [even] Aaron,º Nadabº and Abihu,º Eleazarº and Ithamar,º Aaron'sº sons.º

[1] Ex 6:23; 24:1, 9; 28:41; 29:1, 9, 44; 30:30; 31:10; 35:19; Lv 8:2; 10:1, 12; Nu 2:4; 16:9; 17:2; 18:7; 26:61; Dt 10:6; 1Ch 6:10; 24:1; 2Ch 11:14; 26:18; Lk 1:8; He 5:1.

Holy garments are appointed.

2 And thou shalt makeºª holyº garmentsº for Aaronº thy brotherº for gloryº and for beauty.º 3 And thou² shalt speakºª unto² all² [that are] wiseº hearted,º whom² I have filled¹ª with² the spiritº of wisdom,º that they may makeºª² Aaron'sº garmentsº to consecrateºª him, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.ºª 4 And these² [are] the garmentsº which² they shall make;ºª a breastplate,º and an ephod,º and a robe,º and a broideredº coat,º a mitre,º and a girdle:º and they shall makeºª holyº garmentsº for Aaronº thy brother,º and his sons,º that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.ºª 5 And they² shall takeºª² gold,º and blue,º and purple,º and scarlet,ºº and fine linen.º

[2] Ex 19:5; 28:40; 29:5, 29; 31:10; 39:1; 40:13; Lv 8:7, 30; Nu 20:26; 27:20; Jb 40:10; Ps 90:16; 96:6; 132:9, 16; 149:4; Is 4:2; 61:3, 10; 64:6; Jr 9:23; Zc 3:3; Jn 1:14; Ro 3:22; 13:14; 1Co 1:30; Ga 3:27; He 2:9; 7:26; 2P 1:17; 1Jn 3:2; Rv 5:10; 19:8.
[3] Ex 31:3; 35:30, 35; 36:1; Dt 34:9; Pv 2:6; Is 11:2; 28:24; 1Co 12:7; Ep 1:17; Jm 1:17.
[4] Ex 28:6, 15, 29, 31, 40; 39:2, 8, 21, 25, 28; Lv 8:7, 9; 1S 2:18; 22:18; 23:6; 30:7; 2S 6:14; Is 11:5; 59:17; Ep 6:14; 1Th 5:8; Rv 9:17.
[5] Ex 25:3; 39:2.

The ephod.

6 ¶ And they shall makeºª² the ephodº [of] gold,º [of] blue,º and [of] purple,º [of] scarlet,ºº and fine twined¹ª linen,º² with cunningºª work.º 7 It shall have² the twoº shoulderpiecesº thereof joinedºª at² the twoº edgesº thereof; and [so] it shall be joined together.ºª 8 And the curious girdleº of the ephod,º which² [is] upon² it, shall be² of² the same, according to the workº thereof; [even of] gold,º [of] blue,º and purple,º and scarlet,ºº and fine twined¹ª linen.º² 9 And thou shalt takeºª² twoº onyxº stones,º and graveºª on² them the namesº of the childrenº of Israel:º 10 Sixº of their namesº² on² oneº stone,º and [the other] sixº namesº of the restºª on² the otherº stone,º according to their birth.º 11 With the workº of an engraverº in stone,º [like] the engravingsº of a signet,º shalt thou engraveºª² the twoº stonesº with² the namesº of the childrenº of Israel:º thou shalt makeºª them to be setºª in ouchesº of gold.º 12 And thou shalt putºª² the twoº stonesº upon² the shouldersº of the ephodº [for] stonesº of memorialº unto the childrenº of Israel:º and Aaronº shall bearºª² their namesº beforeº the LORDº upon² his twoº shouldersº for a memorial.º

[6] Ex 26:1.
[7] Ex 39:4.
[8] Ex 28:27; 29:5; 39:20; Lv 8:7; Is 11:5; 1P 1:13; Rv 1:13.
[9] Gn 2:12; Ex 28:20, 36; 39:6, 13; 2Ch 2:7; Jb 28:16; So 8:6; Is 49:16; Ezk 28:13.
[10] Gn 43:33; Ex 1:1.
[11] Ex 28:13, 21, 25, 36; 39:6, 13, 18; Jr 22:24; Zc 3:9; Ep 1:13; 4:30; 2Ti 2:19; Rv 7:2.
[12] Gn 9:12; Ex 12:14; 13:9; 28:7, 29; 39:6, 7; Lv 24:7; Nu 16:40; 31:54; Jsh 4:7; Ps 89:19; Is 9:6; 12:2; 62:6; Zc 6:13, 14; Lk 1:54, 72; Ac 10:4; He 7:25.

13 ¶ And thou shalt makeºª ouchesº [of] gold;º 14 And twoº chainsº [of] pureº goldº at the ends;º [of] wreathenº workº shalt thou makeºª them, and fastenºª² the wreathenº chainsº to² the ouches.º

[14] Ex 28:22, 24; 39:15, 17; 1K 7:17; 2K 25:17; 2Ch 4:12.

The breastplate with twelve precious stones.

15 ¶ And thou shalt makeºª the breastplateº of judgmentº with cunningºª work;º after the workº of the ephodº thou shalt makeºª it; [of] gold,º [of] blue,º and [of] purple,º and [of] scarlet,ºº and [of] fine twined¹ª linen,º² shalt thou makeºª it. 16 Foursquareºª it shall be² [being] doubled;ºª a spanº [shall be] the lengthº thereof, and a spanº [shall be] the breadthº thereof. 17 And thou shalt setºª in it settingsº of stones,º [even] fourº rowsº of stones:º [the first] rowº [shall be] a sardius,º a topaz,º and a carbuncle:º [this shall be] the firstº row.º 18 And the secondº rowº [shall be] an emerald,º a sapphire,º and a diamond.º 19 And the thirdº rowº a ligure,º an agate,º and an amethyst.º 20 And the fourthº rowº a beryl,º and an onyx,º and a jasper:º they shall be² setºª in goldº in their inclosings.º 21 And the stonesº shall be² with² the namesº of the childrenº of Israel,º twelve,ºº according to² their names,º [like] the engravingsº of a signet;º every oneº with² his nameº shall they be² according to the twelveºº tribes.º

[15] Ex 26:1; 28:4, 6, 30; 39:8; Lv 8:8.
[17] Ex 28:9, 11; 39:10; Jb 28:18, 19; Pv 3:15; 8:11; 20:15; 31:10; Is 54:11; Lm 4:7; Ezk 28:13; Mal 3:17; Rv 21:19, 20.
[18] Ex 24:10; 39:11; Jb 28:6, 16; So 5:14; Jr 17:1; Ezk 1:26; 10:1; 27:16; 28:13; Rv 4:3.
[19] Ex 39:12; Is 54:12.
[20] Ex 28:9, 13; Ezk 1:16; 10:9; Dn 10:6; Rv 4:3; 21:11, 18, 20.
[21] Ex 28:9; 1K 18:31; Lk 22:30; Jm 1:1; Rv 7:4; 21:12.

22 ¶ And thou shalt makeºª upon² the breastplateº chainsº at the endsº [of] wreathenº workº [of] pureº gold.º 23 And thou shalt makeºª upon² the breastplateº twoº ringsº of gold,º and shalt putºª² the twoº ringsº on² the twoº endsº of the breastplate.º 24 And thou shalt putºª² the twoº wreathenº [chains] of goldº in² the twoº ringsº [which are] on² the endsº of the breastplate.º 25 And [the other] twoº endsº of the twoº wreathenº [chains] thou shalt fastenºª in² the twoº ouches,º and putºª [them] on² the shoulderpiecesº of the ephodº beforeºº² it.¹

[22] Ex 28:14.
[23] Ex 25:11.
[25] Ex 28:7, 14; 39:4, 15.

26 ¶ And thou shalt makeºª twoº ringsº of gold,º and thou shalt putºª them upon² the twoº endsº of the breastplateº in² the borderº thereof, which² [is] in² the sideº of the ephodº inward.º 27 And twoº [other] ringsº of goldº thou shalt make,ºª and shalt putºª them on² the twoº sidesº of the ephodº underneath,º² towardº² the forepartº thereof, over againstº the [other] couplingº thereof, aboveº² the curious girdleº of the ephod.º 28 And they shall bindºª² the breastplateº by the ringsº² thereof unto² the ringsº of the ephodº with a laceº of blue,º that [it] may be² above² the curious girdleº of the ephod,º and that the breastplateº be not² loosedºª from²² the ephod.º 29 And Aaronº shall bearºª² the namesº of the childrenº of Israelº in the breastplateº of judgmentº upon² his heart,º when he goeth¹ª in² unto² the holyº [place], for a memorialº beforeº the LORDº continually.º

[27] Ex 28:8.
[28] Ex 28:31, 37; 39:30; Nu 15:38.
[29] Ex 28:12, 15, 30; So 8:6; Is 49:15; Jr 30:21; Ro 10:1.

The Urim and Thummim.

30 ¶ And thou shalt putºª in² the breastplateº of judgmentº² the Urim¹² and the Thummim;º and they shall be² upon² Aaron'sº heart,º when he goeth¹ª in² beforeº the LORD:º and Aaronº shall bearºª² the judgmentº of the childrenº of Israelº upon² his heartº beforeº the LORDº continually.º

[30] Ex 39:8; Lv 8:8; Nu 27:21; Dt 33:8; Jg 1:1; 20:18, 23, 27; 1S 23:9; 28:6; 30:7; Ezr 2:63; Ne 7:65; Zc 6:13; 2Co 6:11; 7:3; 12:15; Php 1:7; He 2:17; 4:15; 9:12, 24.

The robe of the ephod, with pomegranates and bells.

31 ¶ And thou shalt makeºª² the robeº of the ephodº allº [of] blue.º 32 And there shall be² an holeº in the topº of it, in the midstº thereof: it shall have² a bindingº of wovenºª workº round aboutº the holeº of it, as it were the holeº of an habergeon,º that it be² not² rent.ºª

[31] Ex 28:4, 28; 39:22; Lv 8:7.
[32] Ex 39:28; 2Ch 26:14; Ne 4:16; Jb 41:26; Jn 19:23; Ep 4:3.

33 ¶ And [beneath] upon² the hemº of it thou shalt makeºª pomegranatesº [of] blue,º and [of] purple,º and [of] scarlet,ºº round aboutº² the hemº thereof; and bellsº of goldº betweenº them round about:º 34 A goldenº bellº and a pomegranate,º a goldenº bellº and a pomegranate,º upon² the hemº of the robeº round about.º 35 And it shall be² upon² Aaronº to minister:ºª and his soundº shall be heardºª when he goeth¹ª in² unto² the holyº [place] beforeº the LORD,º and when he cometh¹ª out,² that he dieºª not.²

[33] Ex 39:24; 1K 7:18; 2K 25:17; Zc 14:20.
[34] Ps 89:15; So 2:3; 4:3, 13; 6:7, 11; 8:2; Jn 15:4, 16; Col 1:5, 10.
[35] Lv 16:2; He 9:12.

The plate of the mitre.

36 ¶ And thou shalt makeºª a plateº [of] pureº gold,º and graveºª upon² it, [like] the engravingsº of a signet,º HOLINESSº TO THE LORD.º 37 And thou shalt putºª it on² a blueº lace,º that it may be² upon² the mitre;º upon² the forefrontºº of the mitreº it shall be.² 38 And it shall be² upon² Aaron'sº forehead,º that Aaronº may bearºª² the iniquityº of the holy things,º which² the childrenº of Israelº shall hallowºª in all² their holyº gifts;º and it shall be² alwaysº upon² his forehead,º that they may be acceptedº beforeº the LORD.º

[36] Ex 28:9, 11; 29:6; 39:30; Lv 8:9; 10:3; 19:2; Ps 93:5; Ezk 43:12; Zc 14:20; He 7:26; 12:14; 1P 1:15; 2:9; Rv 21:27.
[37] Ex 28:4, 28, 31; 29:6; 39:30; Lv 8:9; Nu 15:38; Zc 3:5.
[38] Ex 28:43; Lv 1:4; 10:17; 22:9, 27; 23:11; Nu 18:1; Is 53:6, 11; 56:7; 60:7; Ezk 4:4; Jn 1:29; 2Co 5:21; Ep 1:6; He 9:28; 1P 2:5, 24; 3:18.

The embroidered coat.

39 ¶ And thou shalt embroiderºª the coatº of fine linen,º and thou shalt makeºª the mitreº [of] fine linen,º and thou shalt makeºª the girdleº [of] needlework.ººª

[39] Ex 28:4, 8; Ps 45:14.

The garments of Aaron's sons.

40 ¶ And for Aaron'sº sonsº thou shalt makeºª coats,º and thou shalt makeºª for them girdles,º and bonnetsº shalt thou makeºª for them, for gloryº and for beauty.º 41 And thou shalt put¹ª them uponº² Aaronº thy brother,º and his sonsº with² him; and shalt anointºª them, and consecrateººª² them, and sanctifyºª them, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office.ºª 42 And thou shalt makeºª them linenº breechesº to coverºª their nakedness;ºº from the loinsº² even unto² the thighsº they shall reach:² 43 And they shall be² upon² Aaron,º and upon² his sons,º when they come¹ª in² unto² the tabernacleº of the congregation,º or² when they come nearºª unto² the altarº to ministerºª in the holyº [place]; that they bearºª not² iniquity,º and die:ºª [it shall be] a statuteº for everº unto him and his seedº afterº him.

[40] Ex 28:2, 4; 29:9; 39:27, 29, 41; Lv 8:13; Ezk 44:17; 1Ti 2:9; 6:9; Tit 2:7, 10; 1P 3:3; 5:5.
[41] Ex 28:1, 4; 29:7, 9, 24, 35; 30:23; 40:15; Lv 8:1; 10:7; Nu 3:3; Is 10:27; 61:1; Ezk 43:26; Jn 3:34; 2Co 1:21; He 5:4; 7:28; 1Jn 2:20, 27.
[42] Ex 20:26; 39:28; Lv 6:10; 16:4; Ezk 44:18; Rv 3:18.
[43] Ex 20:26; 27:21; Lv 5:1, 17; 17:7; 20:19; 22:9; Nu 9:13; 18:22; Mt 22:12.


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