onyx stones, and other precious stones to be set in the chief priest’s ephod and his breastplate.

These are the clothes they will make: a breastplate, an ephod and the robe that is worn with it, another specially woven linen robe, the chief priest’s turban, and a cloth belt. They will make these holy clothes for your brother Aaron and his sons so that they can serve me as priests.

The Breastplate

“Make the breastplate for decision-making as creatively as you make the ephod. Make it out of gold, violet, purple, and bright red yarn and out of fine linen yarn.

“For the breastplate make chains out of pure gold, twisted like ropes.

Make two gold rings for the breastplate. Attach them to the two top corners of the breastplate.

Then fasten the two gold ropes to the rings at the top corners of the breastplate.

Fasten the other ends of the ropes to the two settings on the shoulder straps of the ephod so that the breastplate hangs in front of it.

Make two gold rings, and fasten them to the other two corners of the breastplate on the inside edge next to the ephod.

Then the breastplate should be fastened by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a violet cord. This will attach it just above the belt of the ephod and will hold the breastplate in place.

“Whenever Aaron goes into the holy place, he will be carrying the names of the sons of Israel over his heart as a constant reminder in Yahweh’s presence. He must do this by wearing the breastplate for decision-making.

Put the Urim and Thummim into the breastplate for decision-making. They, too, will be over Aaron’s heart when he comes into Yahweh’s presence. In this way whenever he’s in Yahweh’s presence, Aaron will always be carrying over his heart the means for determining the Lord’s decisions for the Israelites.

Take the clothes, and put them on Aaron—the linen robe, the ephod and the robe that is worn with it, and the breastplate. Use the belt to tie it on him tightly.

onyx stones, and other precious stones to be set in the chief priest’s ephod and breastplate.

The leaders brought onyx stones and other precious stones to be set in the chief priest’s ephod and breastplate.

The Breastplate

They made the breastplate as creatively as they made the ephod. It was made out of gold, violet, purple, and bright red yarn, and of fine linen yarn.

For the breastplate they made chains out of pure gold, twisted like ropes.

They made two gold settings and two gold rings and attached the two rings to the top two corners of the breastplate.

They fastened the two gold ropes to the rings at the top corners of the breastplate.

They fastened the other ends of the ropes to the two settings on the shoulder straps of the ephod so that the breastplate hung in front of it.

They made two gold rings and fastened them to the other two corners of the breastplate on the inside edge next to the ephod.

Then they fastened the breastplate by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a violet cord. So the breastplate was attached just above the belt of the ephod and was held in place. They followed Yahweh’s instructions to Moses.

Then he put the breastplate on him, and into it he placed the Urim and Thummim.

One man aimed his bow at random and hit the king of Israel between his scale armor and his breastplate. Ahab told his chariot driver, “Turn around, and get me away from these troops. I’m badly wounded.”

One man aimed his bow at random and hit the king of Israel between his scale armor and his breastplate. Ahab told the chariot driver, “Turn around, and get me away from these troops. I’m badly wounded.”

So then, take your stand! Fasten truth around your waist like a belt. Put on God’s approval as your breastplate.