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an ephod, a robe, a skillfully woven tunic, a them on the shoulder straps of the ephod in
turban, and a sash. So they shall make holy the front.
garments for Aaron your brother and his sons, 26 “You shall make two rings of gold, and put
that he may minister to Me as priest. them on the two ends of the breastplate, on
5 “They shall take the gold, blue, purple, and the edge of it, which is on the inner side of the
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scarlet thread, and the fine linen, and they ephod. And two other rings of gold you shall
shall make the ephod of gold, blue, purple, make, and put them on the two shoulder
and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen, artis- straps, underneath the ephod toward its front,
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tically worked. It shall have two shoulder right at the seam above the intricately woven
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straps joined at its two edges, and so it shall be band of the ephod. They shall bind the
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joined together. And the intricately woven breastplate by means of its rings to the rings
band of the ephod, which is on it, shall be of the of the ephod, using a blue cord, so that it is
same workmanship, made of gold, blue, purple, above the intricately woven band of the ephod,
and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen. and so that the breastplate does not come
9 “Then you shall take two onyx stones and loose from the ephod.
engrave on them the names of the sons of 29 “So Aaron shall bear the names of the sons
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Israel: six of their names on one stone and of Israel on the breastplate of judgment over
six names on the other stone, in order of their his heart, when he goes into the holy place, as
birth. With the work of an engraver in stone, a memorial before the LORD continually. And
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like the engravings of a signet, you shall you shall put in the breastplate of judgment the
engrave the two stones with the names of the Urim and the Thummim, and they shall be over
sons of Israel. You shall set them in settings of Aaron’s heart when he goes in before the LORD.
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gold. And you shall put the two stones on the So Aaron shall bear the judgment of the chil-
shoulders of the ephod as memorial stones for dren of Israel over his heart before the LORD
the sons of Israel. So Aaron shall bear their continually.
names before the LORD on his two shoulders 31 “You shall make the robe of the ephod all
as a memorial. You shall also make settings of blue. There shall be an opening for his
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of gold, and you shall make two chains of head in the middle of it; it shall have a woven
pure gold like braided cords, and fasten the binding all around its opening, like the open-
braided chains to the settings. ing in a coat of mail, so that it does not tear.
15 “You shall make the breastplate of judg- 33 And upon its hem you shall make pom-
ment. Artistically woven according to the egranates of blue, purple, and scarlet, all
workmanship of the ephod you shall make it: around its hem, and bells of gold between
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of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and them all around: a golden bell and a pome-
fine woven linen, you shall make it. It shall be granate, a golden bell and a pomegranate,
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doubled into a square: a span shall be its upon the hem of the robe all around. And it
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length, and a span shall be its width. And you shall be upon Aaron when he ministers, and
shall put settings of stones in it, four rows of its sound will be heard when he goes into the
stones: The first row shall be a sardius, a topaz, holy place before the LORD and when he
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and an emerald; this shall be the first row; the comes out, that he may not die.
second row shall be a turquoise, a sapphire, 36 “You shall also make a plate of pure gold
and a diamond; the third row, a jacinth, an and engrave on it, like the engraving of a signet:
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agate, and an amethyst; and the fourth row, a
beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. They shall be set HOLINESS TO THE LORD.
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in gold settings. And the stones shall have
the names of the sons of Israel, twelve accord- 37 And you shall put it on a blue cord, that it may
ing to their names, like the engravings of a be on the turban; it shall be on the front of the
signet, each one with its own name; they shall turban. So it shall be on Aaron’s forehead, that
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be according to the twelve tribes. Aaron may bear the iniquity of the holy things
22 “You shall make chains for the breastplate which the children of Israel hallow in all their
at the end, like braided cords of pure gold. holy gifts; and it shall always be on his forehead,
23 And you shall make two rings of gold for the that they may be accepted before the LORD.
breastplate, and put the two rings on the two 39 “You shall skillfully weave the tunic of fine
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ends of the breastplate. Then you shall put linen thread, you shall make the turban of fine
the two braided chains of gold in the two rings linen, and you shall make the sash of woven
which are on the ends of the breastplate; and work.
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the other two ends of the two braided chains 40 “For Aaron’s sons you shall make tunics,
you shall fasten to the two settings, and put and you shall make sashes for them. And you
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