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Exodus 28 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

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The Priests’ Garments

(Exo 39:1–7 )
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:1 -

“Now as for you, bring near to yourself Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, from among the sons of Israel, to minister as priests to Me—Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s sons.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:2 - “You shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, for glory and for beauty.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:3 - “You shall speak to all those [fn]wise at heart whom I have filled with [fn]the spirit of wisdom, that they make Aaron’s garments to set him apart as holy, in order for him to minister as priest to Me.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:4 - “These are the garments which they shall make: a [fn]breastpiece 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, in order for him to minister as priest to Me.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:5 - “They shall take the gold and the [fn]blue and the purple and the scarlet material and the fine linen.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:6 -

“They shall also make the ephod of gold, of [fn]blue and purple and scarlet material and fine twisted linen, the work of the skillful designer.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:7 - “It shall have two shoulder pieces joined to its two ends, that it may be joined.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:8 - “The skillfully woven band, which is on it, shall be like its workmanship, [fn]of the same material: of gold, of [fn]blue and purple and scarlet material and fine twisted linen.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:9 - “You shall take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel,
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:10 - six of their names on the one stone and the names of the remaining six on the second stone, according to their birth.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:11 - [fn]As a jeweler engraves a signet, you shall engrave the two stones according to the names of the sons of Israel; you shall set them all around in filigree settings of gold.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:12 - “You shall put the two stones on the shoulder pieces of the ephod, as stones of remembrance for the sons of Israel, and Aaron shall bear their names before Yahweh on his two shoulders for remembrance.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:13 - “You shall make filigree settings of gold,
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:14 - and two chains of pure gold; you shall make them a twisted work of cords, and you shall put the chains of cords on the filigree settings.
(Exo 39:8–21 )
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:15 -

“You shall make a [fn]breastpiece of judgment, the work of a skillful designer; like the work of the ephod you shall make it: of gold, of [fn]blue and purple and scarlet material and fine twisted linen you shall make it.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:16 - “It shall be square, having been folded double, a [fn]span [fn]in length and a [fn]span in width.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:17 - “You shall [fn]mount on it four rows of stones; the first row shall be a row of ruby, topaz, and emerald;
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:18 - and the second row a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond;
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:19 - and the third row a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:20 - and the fourth row a beryl and an onyx and a jasper; they shall be [fn]set in gold settings.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:21 - “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 signet, each according to his name for the twelve tribes.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:22 - “You shall make on the [fn]breastpiece chains of a twisted work of cords in pure gold.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:23 - “You shall make on the breastpiece two rings of gold, and you shall put the two rings on the two ends of the breastpiece.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:24 - “You shall put the two cords of gold on the two rings at the ends of the breastpiece.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:25 - “You shall put the two ends of the two cords on the two filigree settings, and you shall put them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front of it.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:26 - “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.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:27 - “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.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:28 - “They shall bind the breastpiece by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a [fn]blue 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.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:29 - “Aaron shall carry the names of the sons of Israel in the breastpiece of judgment over his heart when he comes into the holy place, for a remembrance before Yahweh continually.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:30 - “You shall put in the breastpiece of judgment the [fn]Urim and the Thummim, and they shall be over Aaron’s heart when he comes in before Yahweh; and Aaron shall carry the judgment of the sons of Israel over his heart before Yahweh continually.
(Exo 39:22–31 )
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:31 -

“You shall make the robe of the ephod entirely of [fn]blue.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:32 - “There shall be an opening [fn]at its top in the middle of it; around the edge of 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.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:33 - “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:
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:34 - a golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, all around on the hem of the robe.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:35 - “It shall be on Aaron [fn]when he ministers; and its sound shall be heard when he comes into the holy place before Yahweh and when he goes out, so that he will not die.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:36 -

“You shall also make a plate of pure gold and shall engrave on it, like the engravings of a signet, ‘Holy to Yahweh.’

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:37 - “You shall [fn]fasten it on a [fn]blue cord, and it shall be on the turban; it shall be at the front of the turban.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:38 - “It shall be on Aaron’s forehead, and Aaron shall [fn]take away the iniquity of the holy things which the sons of Israel set apart as holy, with regard to all their holy gifts; and it shall continually be on his forehead, that they may be accepted before Yahweh.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:39 -

“You shall weave the tunic of checkered work of fine linen, and you shall make a turban of fine linen, and you shall make a sash, the work of a [fn]weaver.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:40 -

“For Aaron’s sons you shall make tunics; you shall also make sashes for them, and you shall make [fn]caps for them, for glory and for beauty.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:41 - “You shall put them on Aaron your brother and on his sons with him; and you shall anoint them and [fn]ordain them and set them apart as holy, that they may minister to Me as priests.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:42 - “You shall make for them linen undergarments to cover their bare flesh; they shall [fn]reach from the loins even to the thighs.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:43 - “They shall be on Aaron and on his sons when they come into the tent of meeting or when they approach the altar to minister in the holy place, so that they do not incur [fn]guilt and die. It shall be a perpetual statute to him and to his seed after him.
LSB Footnotes
Or skillful
Artistic skill
Or pouch
Or violet
Or violet
Lit from it
Or violet
Lit Work of a craftsman of stone
Or pouch
Or violet
A span was approx. 9 in. or 23 cm
Lit its
A span was approx. 9 in. or 23 cm
Lit fill in a setting of stones, four rows of stones
Lit interwoven with gold in their settings
Or pouch, so through v 30
Or violet
Lit lights and perfections
Or violet
Or for his head
Lit for ministering
Lit place
Or violet
Or bear
A weaver in colors; lit variegator
Lit headgear
Lit fill their hand
Lit be
Or iniquity
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