Garments for the Priests 1 Brenton And do thou take to thyself both Aaron thy brother, and his sons, even them of the children of Israel; so that Aaron, and Nadab and Abiud, and Eleazar and Ithamar, sons of Aaron, may minister to me. BSB BSB: “Next, have your brother Aaron brought to you from among the Israelites, along with his sons Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar, to serve Me as priests.
2 Brenton And thou shalt make holy apparel for Aaron thy brother, for honour and glory. BSB BSB: Make holy garments for your brother Aaron, to give him glory and splendor.
3 Brenton And speak thou to all those who are wise in understanding, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom and perception; and they shall make the holy apparel of Aaron for the sanctuary, in which apparel he shall minister to me as priest. BSB BSB: You are to instruct all the skilled craftsmen, whom I have filled with a spirit of wisdom, to make garments for Aaron’s consecration, so that he may serve Me as priest.
4 Brenton And these are the garments which they shall make: the breast-plate, and the shoulder-piece, and the full-length robe, and the tunic with a fringe, and the tire, and the girdle; and they shall make holy garments for Aaron and his sons to minister to me as priests. BSB BSB: These are the garments that they shall make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a woven tunic, a turban, and a sash. They are to make these holy garments for your brother Aaron and his sons, so that they may serve Me as priests.
5 Brenton And they shall take the gold, and the blue, and the purple, and the scarlet, and the fine linen. BSB BSB: They shall use gold, along with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and fine linen.
The Ephod (Exodus 39:1–7)
6 Brenton And they shall make the shoulder-piece of fine linen spun, the woven work of the embroiderer. BSB BSB: They are to make the ephod of finely spun linen embroidered with gold, and with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn.
7 Brenton It shall have two shoulder-pieces joined together, fastened on the two sides. BSB BSB: It shall have two shoulder pieces attached at two of its corners, so it can be fastened.
8 Brenton And the woven work of the shoulder-pieces which is upon it, shall be of one piece according to the work, of pure gold and blue and purple, and spun scarlet and fine twined linen. BSB BSB: And the skillfully woven waistband of the ephod must be of one piece, of the same workmanship—with gold, with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and with finely spun linen.
9 Brenton And thou shalt take the two stones, the stones of emerald, and thou shalt grave on them the names of the children of Israel. BSB BSB: Take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel:
10 Brenton Six names on the first stone, and the other six names on the second stone, according to their births. BSB BSB: six of their names on one stone and the remaining six on the other, in the order of their birth.
11 Brenton It shall be the work of the stone-engraver's art; as the graving of a seal thou shalt engrave the two stones with the names of the children of Israel.BSB BSB: Engrave the names of the sons of Israel on the two stones the way a gem cutter engraves a seal. Then mount the stones in gold filigree settings.
12 Brenton And thou shalt put the two stones on the shoulders of the shoulder-piece: they are memorial-stones for the children of Israel: and Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel before the Lord on his two shoulders, a memorial for them. BSB BSB: Fasten both stones on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Israel. Aaron is to bear their names on his two shoulders as a memorial before the LORD.
13 Brenton And thou shalt make circlets of pure gold; BSB BSB: Fashion gold filigree settings
14 Brenton and thou shalt make two fringes of pure gold, variegated with flowers, wreathen work; and thou shalt put the wreathen fringes on the circlets, fastening them on their shoulder-pieces in front. BSB BSB: and two chains of pure gold, made of braided cord work; and attach these chains to the settings.
The Breastpiece (Exodus 39:8–21)
15 Brenton And thou shalt make the oracle of judgment, the work of the embroiderer: in keeping with the ephod, thou shalt make it of gold, and blue and purple, and spun scarlet, and fine linen spun. BSB BSB: You are also to make a breastpiece of judgment with the same workmanship as the ephod. Construct it with gold, with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and with finely spun linen.
16 Brenton Thou shalt make it square: it shall be double; of a span the length of it, and of a span the breadth. BSB BSB: It must be square when folded over double, a span long and a span wide.
17 Brenton And thou shalt interweave with it a texture of four rows of stone; there shall be a row of stones, a sardius, a topaz, an emerald, the first row. BSB BSB: And mount on it a setting of gemstones, four rows of stones: In the first row there shall be a ruby, a topaz, and an emerald;
18 Brenton And the second row, a carbuncle, a sapphire, and a jasper. BSB BSB: in the second row a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond;
19 Brenton And the third row, a ligure, an agate, an amethyst: BSB BSB: in the third row a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;
20 Brenton and the fourth row, a chrysolite, and a beryl, and an onyx stone, set round with gold, bound together with gold: let them be according to their row. BSB BSB: and in the fourth row a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. Mount these stones in gold filigree settings.
21 Brenton And let the stones of the names of the children of Israel be twelve according to their names, engravings as of seals: let them be for the twelve tribes each according to the name. BSB BSB: The twelve stones are to correspond to the names of the sons of Israel, each engraved like a seal with the name of one of the twelve tribes.
22 Brenton And thou shalt make on the oracle woven fringes, a chain-work of pure gold. BSB BSB: For the breastpiece, make braided chains like cords of pure gold.
24 Brenton And Aaron shall take the names of the children of Israel, on the oracle of judgment on his breast; a memorial before God for him as he goes into the sanctuary. BSB BSB: Then fasten the two gold chains to the two gold rings at the corners of the breastpiece,
27 Brenton And thou shalt put the fringes on the oracle of judgment; thou shalt put the wreaths on both sides of the oracle, BSB BSB: Make two additional gold rings and attach them to the bottom of the two shoulder pieces of the ephod, on its front, near its seam just above its woven waistband.
30 Brenton and thou shalt put the two circlets on both the shoulders of the ephod in front. And thou shalt put the Manifestation and the Truth on the oracle of judgment; and it shall be on the breast of Aaron, when he goes into the holy place before the Lord; and Aaron shall bear the judgments of the children of Israel on his breast before the Lord continually. BSB BSB: And place the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece of judgment, so that they will also be over Aaron’s heart whenever he comes before the LORD. Aaron will continually carry the judgment of the sons of Israel over his heart before the LORD.
Additional Priestly Garments (Exodus 39:22–31)
31 Brenton And thou shalt make the full-length tunic all of blue. BSB BSB: You are to make the robe of the ephod entirely of blue cloth,
32 Brenton And the opening of it shall be in the middle having a fringe round about the opening, the work of the weaver, woven together in the joining of the same piece that it might not be rent. BSB BSB: with an opening at its top in the center. Around the opening shall be a woven collar with an opening like that of a garment, so that it will not tear.
33 Brenton And under the fringe of the robe below thou shalt make as it were pomegranates of a flowering pomegranate tree, of blue, and purple, and spun scarlet, and fine linen spun, under the fringe of the robe round about: golden pomegranates of the same shape, and bells round about between these. BSB BSB: Make pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn all the way around the lower hem, with gold bells between them,
34 Brenton A bell by the side of a golden pomegranate, and flower-work on the fringe of the robe round about. BSB BSB: alternating the gold bells and pomegranates around the lower hem of the robe.
35 Brenton And the sound of Aaron shall be audible when he ministers, as he goes into the sanctuary before the Lord, and as he goes out, that he die not. BSB BSB: Aaron must wear the robe whenever he ministers, and its sound will be heard when he enters or exits the sanctuary before the LORD, so that he will not die.
36 Brenton And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and thou shalt grave on it as the graving of a signet, Holiness of the Lord. BSB BSB: You are to make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it as on a seal: HOLY TO THE LORD.
37 Brenton And thou shalt put it on the spun blue cloth, and it shall be on the mitre: it shall be in the front of the mitre. BSB BSB: Fasten to it a blue cord to mount it on the turban; it shall be on the front of the turban.
38 Brenton And it shall be on the forehead of Aaron; and Aaron shall bear away the sins of their holy things, all that the children of Israel shall sanctify of every gift of their holy things, and it shall be on the forehead of Aaron continually acceptable for them before the Lord. BSB BSB: And it will be worn on Aaron’s forehead, so that he may bear the iniquity of the holy things that the sons of Israel consecrate with regard to all their holy gifts. It shall always be on his forehead, so that they may be acceptable before the LORD.
39 Brenton And the fringes of the garments shall be of fine linen; and thou shalt make a tire of fine linen, and thou shalt make a girdle, the work of the embroiderer. BSB BSB: You are to weave the tunic with fine linen, make the turban of fine linen, and fashion an embroidered sash.
40 Brenton And for the sons of Aaron thou shalt make tunics and girdles, and thou shalt make for them tires for honour and glory. BSB BSB: Make tunics, sashes, and headbands for Aaron’s sons, to give them glory and splendor.
41 Brenton And thou shalt put them on Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him, and thou shalt anoint them and fill their hands: and thou shalt sanctify them, that they may minister to me in the priest's office. BSB BSB: After you put these garments on your brother Aaron and his sons, anoint them, ordain them, and consecrate them so that they may serve Me as priests.
42 Brenton And thou shalt make for them linen drawers to cover the nakedness of their flesh; they shall reach from the loins to the thighs. BSB BSB: Make linen undergarments to cover their bare flesh, extending from waist to thigh.
43 Brenton And Aaron shall have them, and his sons, whenever they enter into the tabernacle of witness, or when they shall advance to the altar of the sanctuary to minister, so they shall not bring sin upon themselves, lest they die: it is a perpetual statute for him, and for his seed after him. BSB BSB: Aaron and his sons must wear them whenever they enter the Tent of Meeting or approach the altar to minister in the Holy Place, so that they will not incur guilt and die. This is to be a permanent statute for Aaron and his descendants.