1 A nd bring thou near unto thee Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office, even Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's sons.

“Take from among the people of Israel your brother Aaron and his sons, Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, to work for Me as religious leaders.

2 A nd thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, for glory and for beauty.

Make holy clothing for your brother Aaron, for honor and for beauty.

3 A nd thou shalt speak unto all that are wise-hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they make Aaron's garments to sanctify him, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.

Tell all the able workmen, whom I have given the spirit of wisdom, to make Aaron’s clothing to set him apart for My work. He will work for Me as a religious leader.

4 A nd these are the garments which they shall make: a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a coat of checker work, a mitre, and a girdle: and they shall make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, and his sons, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.

These are the clothes they will make: A breast-piece, a linen vest, a long piece of clothing, a long coat, a head-covering, and a wide belt. They will make holy clothing for your brother Aaron and his sons to work for Me as religious leaders.

5 A nd they shall take the gold, and the blue, and the purple, and the scarlet, and the fine linen.

They will use gold and blue and purple and red cloth and fine linen. The Linen Vest

6 A nd they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of the skilful workman.

“They will use gold and blue, purple and red cloth and fine linen to make the linen vest that holds the breast-piece. It will be the work of the able workman.

7 I t shall have two shoulder-pieces joined to the two ends thereof, that it may be joined together.

It will have two shoulder pieces to join it at the two ends.

8 A nd the skilfully woven band, which is upon it, wherewith to gird it on, shall be like the work thereof and of the same piece; of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.

The well-made belt on it will be made of the same gold and blue, purple and red cloth and fine linen.

9 A nd thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel:

Take two onyx stones and cut on them the names of Israel’s sons.

10 s ix of their names on the one stone, and the names of the six that remain on the other stone, according to their birth.

Put six of their names on one stone, and the six names of the others on the other stone, from the oldest to the youngest.

11 W ith the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, shalt thou engrave the two stones, according to the names of the children of Israel: thou shalt make them to be inclosed in settings of gold.

As an able workman cuts words in a ring, cut the names of Israel’s sons on the two stones. Then set them into beautiful pieces of gold.

12 A nd thou shalt put the two stones upon the shoulder-pieces of the ephod, to be stones of memorial for the children of Israel: and Aaron shall bear their names before Jehovah upon his two shoulders for a memorial.

Put the two stones on the shoulder pieces of the linen vest, as stones for the family groups of Israel to be remembered. Aaron will carry their names on his two shoulders before the Lord, to be remembered.

13 A nd thou shalt make settings of gold,

Make beautiful pieces of gold

14 a nd two chains of pure gold; like cords shalt thou make them, of wreathen work: and thou shalt put the wreathen chains on the settings.

and two chains of pure gold. Make them like ropes are made. And put the chains on the pieces of gold. The Breast-Piece

15 A nd thou shalt make a breastplate of judgment, the work of the skilful workman; like the work of the ephod thou shalt make it; of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, shalt thou make it.

“Make a breast-piece to be used when judging. It is to be made by an able workman. Make it like the work of the linen vest, of gold, and blue, purple and red cloth and fine linen.

16 F oursquare it shall be and double; a span shall be the length thereof, and a span the breadth thereof.

It will be as long as it is wide, with one half laid over the other. Make it as long and as wide as a man’s fingers can spread.

17 A nd thou shalt set in it settings of stones, four rows of stones: a row of sardius, topaz, and carbuncle shall be the first row;

Put four straight rows of stones on it. The first row will be a ruby, a topaz and an emerald.

18 a nd the second row an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond;

The second row will be a turquoise, a sapphire and a diamond.

19 a nd the third row a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;

The third row will be a jacinth, an agate and an amethyst.

20 a nd the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be inclosed in gold in their settings.

And the fourth row will be a beryl, an onyx and a jasper. They will be set in beautiful pieces of gold.

21 A nd the stones shall be according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names; like the engravings of a signet, every one according to his name, they shall be for the twelve tribes.

There will be twelve stones, one for each name of the sons of Israel. The name of each family group will be cut on one of these special stones.

22 A nd thou shalt make upon the breastplate chains like cords, of wreathen work of pure gold.

Make chains for the breast-piece, like ropes of pure gold.

23 A nd thou shalt make upon the breastplate two rings of gold, and shalt put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate.

And make two rings of gold and put them on the two ends of the breast-piece.

24 A nd thou shalt put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings at the ends of the breastplate.

Join the two gold chains to the two rings at the ends of the breast-piece.

25 A nd the other two ends of the two wreathen chains thou shalt put on the two settings, and put them on the shoulder-pieces of the ephod in the forepart thereof.

Join the other two ends of the two chains to the beautiful gold pieces that hold the two stones at the shoulders in the front.

26 A nd thou shalt make two rings of gold, and thou shalt put them upon the two ends of the breastplate, upon the edge thereof, which is toward the side of the ephod inward.

Make two rings of gold to put on the two ends of the breast-piece, on the inside, next to the linen vest.

27 A nd thou shalt make two rings of gold, and shalt put them on the two shoulder-pieces of the ephod underneath, in the forepart thereof, close by the coupling thereof, above the skilfully woven band of the ephod.

Then make two rings of gold and put them on the bottom of the two shoulder pieces of the linen vest in front, near where they join. They will be above the well-made belt of the linen vest.

28 A nd they shall bind the breastplate by the rings thereof unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it may be upon the skilfully woven band of the ephod, and that the breastplate be not loosed from the ephod.

Tie the rings of the breast-piece to the rings of the linen vest with a blue rope so the breast-piece may not come loose from the linen vest.

29 A nd Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel in the breastplate of judgment upon his heart, when he goeth in unto the holy place, for a memorial before Jehovah continually.

“Aaron will carry the names of the sons of Israel over his heart on the breast-piece of judging when he goes in the holy place, so they will be remembered before the Lord all the time. Other Religious Leaders’ Clothes

30 A nd thou shalt put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim; and they shall be upon Aaron's heart, when he goeth in before Jehovah: and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel upon his heart before Jehovah continually.

“Put the Urim and the Thummim into the breast-piece over Aaron’s heart when he goes before the Lord. Aaron will carry the judging of the people of Israel over his heart before the Lord all the time.

31 A nd thou shalt make the robe of the ephod all of blue.

“Make the long piece of clothing all of blue.

32 A nd 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.

There will be an opening at its top in the center. Around the opening it will be sewed like the opening on heavy battle clothes, so it may not be torn.

33 A nd 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:

Make pomegranates of blue and purple and red cloth to put all around the bottom of this clothing. And put bells of gold between them.

34 a golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, upon the skirts of the robe round about.

Put a gold bell and a pomegranate, then a gold bell and a pomegranate, all the way around the bottom of this clothing.

35 A nd 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.

Aaron will wear it when he serves Me. The sound of the bells will be heard when he goes in the holy place and when he comes out so that he will not die.

36 A nd thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLY TO JEHOVAH.

“Make a plate of pure gold and write on it, ‘Holy to the Lord.’

37 A nd thou shalt put it on a lace of blue, and it shall be upon the mitre; upon the forefront of the mitre it shall be.

Put it to the front of the head covering with a blue rope.

38 A nd 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.

It will be on Aaron’s forehead. Aaron will take away the sin of the holy things which the people of Israel set apart for the Lord as their holy gifts. It will always be on his forehead, so they may be received by the Lord.

39 A nd thou shalt weave the coat in checker work of fine linen, and thou shalt make a mitre of fine linen, and thou shalt make a girdle, the work of the embroiderer.

Make the long coat of fine linen, a head covering of fine linen, and a wide belt, the work of an able workman.

40 A nd 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.

“Make long coats for Aaron’s sons. And make belts and head coverings for them, for honor and for beauty.

41 A nd thou shalt put them upon Aaron thy brother, and upon his sons with him, and shalt anoint them, and consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office.

Dress your brother Aaron and his sons in them. Then pour oil on them, set them apart and make them holy, so they may serve Me as religious leaders.

42 A nd thou shalt make them linen breeches to cover the flesh of their nakedness; from the loins even unto the thighs they shall reach:

Make for them linen clothing to cover their flesh from their belts to their legs.

43 A nd 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.

Aaron and his sons will wear them when they go into the meeting tent, or when they go near the altar to serve in the holy place. Then they will not be guilty and die. It will be a law for him and for his children forever.