Shemoth (Exodus) 28

Exod 28:1 “And you, bring near Aharon your brother and his sons with him,
from among the children of Yisra’ĕl, for serving as priest to Me: Aharon,
Naḏaḇ and Aḇihu, El‛azar and Ithamar, the sons of Aharon.
Exod 28:2 “And you shall make set-apart garments for Aharon your brother,
for esteem and for comeliness.
Exod 28:3 “And you, speak to all the wise of heart, whom I have filled with
a spirit of wisdom, and they shall make the garments of Aharon, to set him
apart, for him to serve as priest to Me.
Exod 28:4 “And these are the garments which they make: a breastplate, a
shoulder garment, a robe, an embroidered long shirt, a turban, and a girdle.
And they shall make set-apart garments for Aharon your brother and his sons,
for him to serve as priest to Me.
Exod 28:5 “And they shall take the gold, and the blue and the purple and the
scarlet material, and the fine linen,
Exod 28:6 and shall make the shoulder garment of gold, of blue and purple
and scarlet material, and fine woven linen, the work of a skilled workman.
Exod 28:7 “It is to have two shoulder pieces joined at its two edges, and so
it is joined together.
Exod 28:8 “And the embroidered band of the shoulder garment, which is on
it, is of the same workmanship, made of gold, of blue and purple and scarlet
material, and fine woven linen.
Exod 28:9 “And you shall take two shoham stones and engrave on them the
names of the sons of Yisra’ĕl,
Exod 28:10 six of their names on one stone, and the remaining six names on
the other stone, according to their birth.
Exod 28:11 “With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a
signet, engrave the two stones with the names of the sons of Yisra’ĕl. Set
them in settings of gold.
Exod 28:12 “And you shall put the two stones on the shoulder pieces of the
shoulder garment as stones of remembrance for the sons of Yisra’ĕl. And
Aharon shall bear their names before יהוה on his two shoulders, for a
remembrance.
Exod 28:13 “And you shall make settings of gold,
Exod 28:14 and two chains of clean gold like braided cords, and fasten the
braided chains to the settings.
Exod 28:15 “And you shall make a breastplate of right-ruling, a work of a
skilled workman, like the work of the shoulder garment. Make it of gold, of
blue and purple and scarlet material, and fine woven linen.
Exod 28:16 “It is square, doubled, a span its length, and a span its width.
Exod 28:17 “And you shall put settings of stones in it, four rows of stones:
The first row is a ruby, a topaz, and an emerald;
Exod 28:18 and the second row is a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond;
Exod 28:19 and the third row is a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;
Exod 28:20 and the fourth row is a beryl, and a shoham, and a jasper. They
are set in gold settings.
Exod 28:21 “And the stones are according to the names of the sons of
Yisra’ĕl, twelve according to their names, like the engravings of a signet,
each one with its own name, for the twelve tribes.
Exod 28:22 “And you shall make braided chains of corded work for the
breastplate at the end, of clean gold.
Exod 28:23 “And you shall make two rings of gold for the breastplate, and
shall put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate.
Exod 28:24 “And you shall put the two cords of gold in the two rings which
are on the ends of the breastplate,
Exod 28:25 and the other two ends of the two cords you fasten to the two
settings, and put them on the shoulder pieces of the shoulder garment in the
front.
Exod 28:26 “And you shall make two rings of gold, and shall put them on the
two ends of the breastplate, on the edge of it, which is on the inner side of the
shoulder garment.
Exod 28:27 “And you shall make two rings of gold, and put them on the two
shoulder pieces, underneath the shoulder garment, on the front of it, close to
the seam above the embroidered band of the shoulder garment,
Exod 28:28 and they bind the breastplate by means of its rings to the rings of
the shoulder garment, using a blue cord, so that it is above the embroidered
band of the shoulder garment, so that the breastplate does not come loose
from the shoulder garment.
Exod 28:29 “And Aharon shall bear the names of the sons of Yisra’ĕl on the
breastplate of right-ruling over his heart, when he goes into the set-apart
place, for a remembrance before יהוה, continually.
Exod 28:30 “And into the breastplate of right-ruling you shall put the Urim
and the Tummim, and they shall be on the heart of Aharon when he goes in
before יהוה. And Aharon shall bear the right-ruling of the children of Yisra’ĕl
on his heart before יהוה, continually.
Exod 28:31 “And you shall make the robe of the shoulder garment all of
blue.
Exod 28:32 “And the opening for his head shall be in the middle of it, a
woven binding all around its opening, like the opening in a scaled armour, so
that it does not tear.
Exod 28:33 “And on its hem you shall make pomegranates of blue and
purple and scarlet material, all around its hem, and bells of gold between
them all around:
Exod 28:34 a golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a
pomegranate, on the hem of the robe all around.
Exod 28:35 “And it shall be upon Aharon to attend in, and its sound shall be
heard when he goes into the set-apart place before יהוה and when he comes
out, so that he does not die.
Exod 28:36 “And you shall make a plate of clean gold and engrave on it,
like the engraving of a signet: SET-APARTNESS TO יהוה.
Exod 28:37 “And you shall put it on a blue cord, and it shall be on the turban
– it is to be on the front of the turban.
Exod 28:38 “And it shall be on the forehead of Aharon, and Aharon shall
bear the guilt of the set-apart gifts which the children of Yisra’ĕl set apart in
all their set-apart gifts. And it shall always be on his forehead, for
acceptance for them before יהוה.
Exod 28:39 “And you shall weave the long shirt of fine linen, and shall
make the turban of fine linen, and you shall make the girdle of woven work.
Exod 28:40 “And make long shirts for Aharon’s sons. And you shall make
girdles for them, and you shall make turbans for them, for esteem and
comeliness.
Exod 28:41 “And you shall put them on Aharon your brother and on his sons
with him, and shall anoint them, and shall ordain them, and shall set them
apart, and they shall serve as priests to Me.
Exod 28:42 “And make linen trousers for them, to cover their nakedness,
reaching from the waist to the thighs.
Exod 28:43 “And they shall be on Aharon and on his sons when they come
into the Tent of Meeting, or when they come near the altar to attend in the Set-
apart Place, so that they do not bear crookedness and die – a law forever to
him, and to his seed after him.