Exodus 28:1-5
Lexham English Bible
Instructions for Making Garments for Priests
28 “And bring near to you Aaron, your brother, and his sons with him from the midst of the Israelites[a] to serve as priests for me—Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron. 2 And you will make holy garments[b] for Aaron, your brother, for glory and for splendor.[c] 3 And you will speak to all the skilled of heart, whom I have given a gift of skill,[d] and they will make the garments of Aaron to consecrate him for his serving as my priest. 4 And these are the garments that they will make: A breast piece and an ephod and a robe and a tunic of specially woven fabric,[e] a turban and a sash. And they will make holy garments[f] for Aaron your brother, and for his sons to serve as priests for me.
5 “And they will take the gold and the blue and the purple and the crimson yarns and the fine linen,
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- Exodus 28:1 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
- Exodus 28:2 Or “garments of holiness”
- Exodus 28:2 Or “beauty”
- Exodus 28:3 Literally “a spirit of wisdom”
- Exodus 28:4 Precisely what kind of fabric this was is debated
- Exodus 28:4 Or “garments of holiness”
Exodus 28:1-5
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Vestments for the Priesthood
28 “Then bring near to you your brother Aaron and his sons with him, from among the Israelites, to serve me as priests—Aaron and Aaron’s sons: Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.(A) 2 You shall make sacred vestments for the glorious adornment of your brother Aaron.(B) 3 And you shall speak to all who are skillful, whom I have endowed with skill, so that they make Aaron’s vestments to consecrate him for my priesthood.(C) 4 These are the vestments that they shall make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a checkered tunic, a turban, and a sash. When they make these sacred vestments for your brother Aaron and his sons to serve me as priests,(D) 5 they shall use gold, blue, purple, and crimson yarns and fine linen.
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