The Priests' Garments

Exodus 28

1 "Then bring near to you x Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, from among the people of Israel, to serve me as priests - Aaron and Aaron's sons, y Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. 2 z And you shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, for glory and for beauty. 3 You shall speak to all the a skillful, whom I have filled with a spirit of skill, that they make Aaron's garments to consecrate him for my priesthood. 4 These are the garments that they shall make: a b breastpiece, an c ephod, d a robe, e a coat of checker work, e a turban, and e a sash. They shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother and his sons to serve me as priests. 5 They shall receive f gold, blue and purple and scarlet yarns, and fine twined linen.

6 g "And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue and purple and scarlet yarns, and of fine twined linen, skillfully worked. 7 It shall have two shoulder pieces attached to its two edges, so that it may be joined together. 8 And the h skillfully woven band on it shall be made like it and be of one piece with it, of gold, blue and purple and scarlet yarns, and fine twined linen. 9 You shall take two onyx stones, and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel, 10 six of their names on the one stone, and the names of the remaining six on the other stone, in the order of their birth. 11 As a jeweler engraves signets, so shall you engrave the two stones with the names of the sons of Israel. You shall enclose them in settings of gold filigree. 12 And you shall set the two stones on the shoulder pieces of the ephod, as stones of remembrance for the sons of Israel. And i Aaron shall bear their names before the Lord on his two shoulders j for remembrance. 13 You shall make settings of gold filigree, 14 and two chains of pure gold, twisted like cords; and you shall attach the corded chains to the settings.

15 k "You shall make a breastpiece of judgment, in skilled work. In the style of the ephod you shall make it - of gold, blue and purple and scarlet yarns, and fine twined linen shall you make it. 16 It shall be square and doubled, a span 1 its length and a span its breadth. 17 l You shall set in it four rows of stones. A row of sardius, 2 topaz, and carbuncle shall be the first row; 18 and the second row an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond; 19 and the third row a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst; 20 and the fourth row a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. They shall be set in gold filigree. 21 There shall be twelve stones with their names according to the names of the sons of Israel. They shall be like signets, each engraved with its name, for the twelve tribes. 22 You shall make for the breastpiece twisted chains like cords, of pure gold. 23 And you shall make for the breastpiece two rings of gold, and put the two rings on the two edges of the breastpiece. 24 And you shall put the two cords of gold in the two rings at the edges of the breastpiece. 25 The two ends of the two cords you shall attach to the two settings of filigree, and so attach it in front to the shoulder pieces of the ephod. 26 You shall make two rings of gold, and put them at the two ends of the breastpiece, on its inside edge next to the ephod. 27 And you shall make two rings of gold, and attach them in front to the lower part of the two shoulder pieces of the ephod, at its seam above the m skillfully woven band of the ephod. 28 And they shall bind the breastpiece by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, so that it may lie on the skillfully woven band of the ephod, so that the breastpiece shall not come loose from the ephod. 29 n So Aaron shall bear the names of the sons of Israel in the breastpiece of judgment on his heart, when he goes into the Holy Place, to bring them to regular o remembrance before the Lord. 30 And in the breastpiece of judgment p you shall put the Urim and the Thummim, and they shall be on Aaron's heart, when he goes in before the Lord. Thus Aaron shall bear the judgment of the people of Israel on his heart before the Lord regularly.

31 q "You shall make the robe of the ephod all of blue. 32 It shall have an opening for the head in the middle of it, with a woven binding around the opening, like the opening in a garment, 3 so that it may not tear. 33 On its hem you shall make pomegranates of blue and purple and scarlet yarns, around its hem, with bells of gold between them, 34 a golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, around the hem of the robe. 35 And it shall be on Aaron when he ministers, and its sound shall be heard when he goes into the Holy Place before the Lord, and when he comes out, so that he does not die.

36 "You shall make r a plate of pure gold and engrave on it, like the engraving of a signet, s 'Holy to the Lord.' 37 And you shall fasten it on the turban by a cord of blue. It shall be on the front of the turban. 38 It shall be on Aaron's forehead, and Aaron shall t bear any guilt from the holy things that the people of Israel consecrate as their holy gifts. It shall regularly be on his forehead, that they may be accepted before the Lord.

39 "You shall weave the coat in checker work of fine linen, and you shall make a turban of fine linen, and you shall make a sash embroidered with needlework.

40 u "For Aaron's sons you shall make coats and sashes and caps. You shall make them v for glory and beauty. 41 And you shall put them on Aaron your brother, and on his sons with him, and shall w anoint them and ordain them and x consecrate them, that they may serve me as priests. 42 You shall make for them y linen undergarments to cover their naked flesh. They shall reach from the hips to the thighs; 43 and they shall be on Aaron and on his sons when they go into the tent of meeting or when they come near the altar to minister in the Holy Place, lest they z bear guilt and die. a This shall be a statute forever for him and for his offspring after him.

  1. Cross References
    Numbers 18:7
    And you and your sons with you shall guard your priesthood for all that concerns the altar and that is within the veil; and you shall serve. I give your priesthood as a gift, and any outsider who comes near shall be put to death.
    Hebrews 5:4
    And no one takes this honor for himself, but only when called by God, just as Aaron was.
  2. Cross References
    Exodus 6:23
    Aaron took as his wife Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab and the sister of Nahshon, and she bore him Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
  3. Cross References
    Exodus 28:40
    For Aaron's sons you shall make coats and sashe...
    Exodus 29:29
    The holy garments of Aaron shall be for his son...
    Exodus 31:10
    And the finely worked garments, the holy garmen...
    Exodus 39:1 - 2
    From the blue and purple and scarlet yarns they...
    Leviticus 8:7
    And he put the coat on him and tied the sash ar...
    Leviticus 8:30
    Then Moses took some of the anointing oil and o...
    Numbers 20:26
    And strip Aaron of his garments and put them on...
    Numbers 20:28
    And Moses stripped Aaron of his garments and pu...
    Exodus 29:5 - 9
    Then you shall take the garments, and put on Aa...
  4. Cross References
    Exodus 31:6
    And behold, I have appointed with him Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan. And I have given to all able men ability, that they may make all that I have commanded you:
    Exodus 35:10
    Let every skillful craftsman among you come and make all that the Lord has commanded:
    Exodus 35:25
    And every skillful woman spun with her hands, and they all brought what they had spun in blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen.
    Exodus 36:1
    "Bezalel and Oholiab and every craftsman in whom the Lord has put skill and intelligence to know how to do any work in the construction of the sanctuary shall work in accordance with all that the Lord has commanded."
  5. Cross References
    Exodus 28:15
    You shall make a breastpiece of judgment, in skilled work. In the style of the ephod you shall make it - of gold, blue and purple and scarlet yarns, and fine twined linen shall you make it.
  6. Cross References
    Exodus 28:6
    And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue and purple and scarlet yarns, and of fine twined linen, skillfully worked.
  7. Cross References
    Exodus 28:31
    You shall make the robe of the ephod all of blue.
  8. Cross References
    Exodus 28:39
    You shall weave the coat in checker work of fine linen, and you shall make a turban of fine linen, and you shall make a sash embroidered with needlework.
    Leviticus 8:7
    And he put the coat on him and tied the sash around his waist and clothed him with the robe and put the ephod on him and tied the skillfully woven band of the ephod around him, binding it to him with the band.
  9. Cross References
    Exodus 28:39
    You shall weave the coat in checker work of fine linen, and you shall make a turban of fine linen, and you shall make a sash embroidered with needlework.
    Leviticus 8:7
    And he put the coat on him and tied the sash around his waist and clothed him with the robe and put the ephod on him and tied the skillfully woven band of the ephod around him, binding it to him with the band.
  10. Cross References
    Exodus 28:39
    You shall weave the coat in checker work of fine linen, and you shall make a turban of fine linen, and you shall make a sash embroidered with needlework.
    Leviticus 8:7
    And he put the coat on him and tied the sash around his waist and clothed him with the robe and put the ephod on him and tied the skillfully woven band of the ephod around him, binding it to him with the band.
  11. Cross References
    Exodus 25:3
    And this is the contribution that you shall receive from them: gold, silver, and bronze.
  12. Cross References
    Exodus 28:6 - 12
    And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue and purple and scarlet yarns, and of fine twined linen, skillfully worked.
    Exodus 39:2 - 7
    He made the ephod of gold, blue and purple and scarlet yarns, and fine twined linen.
  13. Cross References
    Exodus 28:27 - 28
    And you shall make two rings of gold, and attach them in front to the lower part of the two shoulder pieces of the ephod, at its seam above the skillfully woven band of the ephod.
    Exodus 29:5
    Then you shall take the garments, and put on Aaron the coat and the robe of the ephod, and the ephod, and the breastpiece, and gird him with the skillfully woven band of the ephod.
    Exodus 39:5
    And the skillfully woven band on it was of one piece with it and made like it, of gold, blue and purple and scarlet yarns, and fine twined linen, as the Lord had commanded Moses.
    Leviticus 8:7
    And he put the coat on him and tied the sash around his waist and clothed him with the robe and put the ephod on him and tied the skillfully woven band of the ephod around him, binding it to him with the band.
  14. Cross References
    Exodus 28:29 - 30
    So Aaron shall bear the names of the sons of Israel in the breastpiece of judgment on his heart, when he goes into the Holy Place, to bring them to regular remembrance before the Lord.
  15. Cross References
    Numbers 16:40
    To be a reminder to the people of Israel, so that no outsider, who is not of the descendants of Aaron, should draw near to burn incense before the Lord, lest he become like Korah and his company - as the Lord said to him through Moses.
    Joshua 4:7
    Then you shall tell them that the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the Lord. When it passed over the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off. So these stones shall be to the people of Israel a memorial forever.
    Zechariah 6:14
    And the crown shall be in the temple of the Lord as a reminder to Helem, Tobijah, Jedaiah, and Hen the son of Zephaniah.
  16. Cross References
    Exodus 28:15 - 28
    You shall make a breastpiece of judgment, in skilled work. In the style of the ephod you shall make it - of gold, blue and purple and scarlet yarns, and fine twined linen shall you make it.
    Exodus 39:8 - 21
    He made the breastpiece, in skilled work, in the style of the ephod, of gold, blue and purple and scarlet yarns, and fine twined linen.
  17. Cross References
    Ezekiel 28:13
    You were in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone was your covering, sardius, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, emerald, and carbuncle; and crafted in gold were your settings and your engravings. On the day that you were created they were prepared.
    Revelation 21:19 - 20
    The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with every kind of jewel. The first was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald.
  18. Cross References
    Exodus 28:8
    And the skillfully woven band on it shall be made like it and be of one piece with it, of gold, blue and purple and scarlet yarns, and fine twined linen.
  19. Cross References
    Exodus 28:12
    And you shall set 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 the Lord on his two shoulders for remembrance.
    Exodus 28:30
    And in the breastpiece of judgment you shall put the Urim and the Thummim, and they shall be on Aaron's heart, when he goes in before the Lord. Thus Aaron shall bear the judgment of the people of Israel on his heart before the Lord regularly.
  20. Cross References
    Exodus 28:12
    And you shall set 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 the Lord on his two shoulders for remembrance.
  21. Cross References
    Leviticus 8:8
    And he placed the breastpiece on him, and in th...
    Numbers 27:21
    And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, w...
    Deuteronomy 33:8
    And of Levi he said, "Give to Levi your Thummim...
    1 Samuel 28:6
    And when Saul inquired of the Lord, the Lord di...
    Ezra 2:63
    The governor told them that they were not to pa...
    Nehemiah 7:65
    The governor told them that they were not to pa...
    1 Samuel 23:9
    David knew that Saul was plotting harm against ...
    1 Samuel 30:7 - 8
    And David said to Abiathar the priest, the son ...
  22. Cross References
    Exodus 28:31 - 37
    You shall make the robe of the ephod all of blue.
    Exodus 39:22 - 31
    He also made the robe of the ephod woven all of blue.
  23. Cross References
    Leviticus 8:9
    And he set the turban on his head, and on the turban, in front, he set the golden plate, the holy crown, as the Lord commanded Moses.
  24. Cross References
    Zechariah 14:20
    And on that day there shall be inscribed on the bells of the horses, "Holy to the Lord." And the pots in the house of the Lord shall be as the bowls before the altar.
  25. Cross References
    Leviticus 10:17
    Why have you not eaten the sin offering in the ...
    Numbers 18:1
    So the Lord said to Aaron, "You and your sons a...
    Isaiah 53:11
    Out of the anguish of his soul he shall see and...
    Ezekiel 4:4 - 6
    Then lie on your left side, and place the punis...
    John 1:29
    The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, an...
    Hebrews 9:28
    So Christ, having been offered once to bear the...
    1 Peter 2:24
    He himself bore our sins in his body on the tre...
  26. Cross References
    Exodus 39:27 - 29
    They also made the coats, woven of fine linen, for Aaron and his sons.
    Exodus 39:41
    The finely worked garments for ministering in the Holy Place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons for their service as priests.
    Ezekiel 44:17 - 18
    When they enter the gates of the inner court, they shall wear linen garments. They shall have nothing of wool on them, while they minister at the gates of the inner court, and within.
  27. Cross References
    Exodus 28:2
    And you shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, for glory and for beauty.
  28. Cross References
    Exodus 29:7
    You shall take the anointing oil and pour it on his head and anoint him.
    Exodus 30:30
    You shall anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, that they may serve me as priests.
    Exodus 40:13
    And put on Aaron the holy garments. And you shall anoint him and consecrate him, that he may serve me as priest.
    Exodus 40:15
    And anoint them, as you anointed their father, that they may serve me as priests. And their anointing shall admit them to a perpetual priesthood throughout their generations.
    Leviticus 10:7
    And do not go outside the entrance of the tent of meeting, lest you die, for the anointing oil of the Lord is upon you." And they did according to the word of Moses.
  29. Cross References
    Exodus 29:9
    And you shall gird Aaron and his sons with sashes and bind caps on them. And the priesthood shall be theirs by a statute forever. Thus you shall ordain Aaron and his sons.
    Hebrews 7:28
    For the law appoints men in their weakness as high priests, but the word of the oath, which came later than the law, appoints a Son who has been made perfect forever.
    Leviticus 21:10
    The priest who is chief among his brothers, on whose head the anointing oil is poured and who has been consecrated to wear the garments, shall not let the hair of his head hang loose nor tear his clothes.
  30. Cross References
    Leviticus 6:10
    And the priest shall put on his linen garment and put his linen undergarment on his body, and he shall take up the ashes to which the fire has reduced the burnt offering on the altar and put them beside the altar.
    Leviticus 16:4
    He shall put on the holy linen coat and shall have the linen undergarment on his body, and he shall tie the linen sash around his waist, and wear the linen turban; these are the holy garments. He shall bathe his body in water and then put them on.
    Ezekiel 44:18
    They shall have linen turbans on their heads, and linen undergarments around their waists. They shall not bind themselves with anything that causes sweat.
  31. Cross References
    Leviticus 5:1
    If anyone sins in that he hears a public adjuration to testify, and though he is a witness, whether he has seen or come to know the matter, yet does not speak, he shall bear his iniquity.
    Leviticus 5:17
    If anyone sins, doing any of the things that by the Lord 's commandments ought not to be done, though he did not know it, then realizes his guilt, he shall bear his iniquity.
    Leviticus 20:19
    You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother's sister or of your father's sister, for that is to make naked one's relative; they shall bear their iniquity.
  32. Cross References
    Exodus 27:21
    In the tent of meeting, outside the veil that is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall tend it from evening to morning before the Lord. It shall be a statute forever to be observed throughout their generations by the people of Israel.
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