Other Priestly Garments(A)

31 (B)“You shall make the robe of the ephod all of blue. 32 There shall be an opening for his head in the middle of it; it shall have a woven binding all around its opening, like the opening in a coat of mail, so that it does not tear. 33 And upon its hem you shall make pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet, all around its hem, and bells of gold between them all around: 34 a golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, upon the hem of the robe all around. 35 And it shall be upon Aaron when he ministers, and its sound will be heard when he goes into the holy place before the Lord and when he comes out, that he may not die.

36 (C)“You shall also make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it, like the engraving of a signet:

HOLINESS TO THE LORD.

37 And you shall put it on a blue cord, that it may be on the turban; it shall be on the front of the turban. 38 So it shall be on Aaron’s forehead, that Aaron may (D)bear the iniquity of the holy things which the children of Israel hallow in all their [a]holy gifts; and it shall always be on his forehead, that they may be (E)accepted before the Lord.

39 “You shall (F)skillfully weave the tunic of fine linen thread, you shall make the turban of fine linen, and you shall make the sash of woven work.

40 (G)“For Aaron’s sons you shall make tunics, and you shall make sashes for them. And you shall make [b]hats for them, for glory and (H)beauty. 41 So you shall put them on Aaron your brother and on his sons with him. You shall (I)anoint them, (J)consecrate them, and [c]sanctify them, that they may minister to Me as priests. 42 And you shall make (K)for them linen trousers to cover their [d]nakedness; they shall [e]reach from the waist to the thighs. 43 They shall be on Aaron and on his sons when they come into the tabernacle of meeting, or when they come near (L)the altar to minister in the holy place, that they (M)do not incur [f]iniquity and die. (N)It shall be a statute forever to him and his descendants after him.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 28:38 sacred
  2. Exodus 28:40 headpieces or turbans
  3. Exodus 28:41 set them apart
  4. Exodus 28:42 bare flesh
  5. Exodus 28:42 Lit. be
  6. Exodus 28:43 guilt

31 And thou shalt make the robe of the ephod all of blue. 32 And [a]it shall have a hole for the head in the midst thereof: it shall have a binding of woven work round about the hole of it, as it were the hole of a coat of mail, that it be not rent. 33 And upon the skirts of it thou shalt make pomegranates of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, round about the skirts thereof; and bells of gold between them round about: 34 a golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, upon the skirts of the robe round about. 35 And it shall be upon Aaron to minister: and the sound thereof shall be heard when he goeth in unto the holy place before Jehovah, and when he cometh out, that he die not.

36 And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, Holy to Jehovah. 37 And thou shalt put it on a lace of blue, and it shall be upon the [b]mitre; upon the forefront of the [c]mitre it shall be. 38 And it shall be upon Aaron’s forehead, and Aaron shall bear the iniquity of the holy things, which the children of Israel shall hallow in all their holy gifts; and it shall be always upon his forehead, that they may be accepted before Jehovah. 39 And thou shalt weave the coat in checker work of [d]fine linen, and thou shalt make a [e]mitre of [f]fine linen, and thou shalt make a girdle, the work of the embroiderer.

40 And for Aaron’s sons thou shalt make coats, and thou shalt make for them girdles, and head-tires shalt thou make for them, for glory and for beauty. 41 And thou shalt put them upon Aaron thy brother, and upon his sons with him, and shalt anoint them, and [g]consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may minister unto me in the priest’s office. 42 And thou shalt make them linen breeches to cover the flesh of their nakedness; from the loins even unto the thighs they shall reach: 43 and they shall be upon Aaron, and upon his sons, when they go in unto the tent of meeting, or when they come near unto the altar to minister in the holy place; that they bear not iniquity, and die: it shall be a statute for ever unto him and unto his seed after him.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 28:32 Or, there shall be a hole in the top of it
  2. Exodus 28:37 Or, turban
  3. Exodus 28:37 Or, turban
  4. Exodus 28:39 Or, silk
  5. Exodus 28:39 Or, turban
  6. Exodus 28:39 Or, silk
  7. Exodus 28:41 Hebrew fill their hand.