1 GLT And you, bring Aaron your brother, and his sons with him near to you from among the sons of Israel to be priests for me— Aaron and Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron! 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 GLT And you shall make for Aaron your brother clothes of holiness for glory and for splendor. BSB BSB: Make holy garments for your brother Aaron, to give him glory and splendor.
3 GLT And you, you shall speak to all of the wise of heart, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, and they shall make the clothes of Aaron to set him apart to be a priest for me. 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 GLT And these are the clothes that they shall make: a breastpiece and an ephod and a robe and a tunic of woven work, a turban and a sash. And they shall make clothes of holiness for your brother Aaron and for his sons to be priests for me. 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 GLT And they shall take gold and blue and purple and worm of scarlet and fine linen. BSB BSB: They shall use gold, along with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and fine linen.
6 GLT And they shall make the ephod from gold, blue, and purple, worm of scarlet, and twisted fine linen— the work of a skillful craftsman. BSB BSB: They are to make the ephod of finely spun linen embroidered with gold, and with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn.
7 GLT It shall have two shoulder pieces joining to its two ends; so it shall be joined. BSB BSB: It shall have two shoulder pieces attached at two of its corners, so it can be fastened.
8 GLT And the skillfully- crafted sash of the ephod which is on it shall be of like workmanship, from it: of gold, blue and purple and worm of 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 GLT And you shall take two stones of onyx and you shall engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel, BSB BSB: Take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel:
10 GLT six of their names on one stone and the six remaining names on the second stone, according to their genealogies. BSB BSB: six of their names on one stone and the remaining six on the other, in the order of their birth.
11 GLT You shall engrave the two stones with the names of the sons of Israel— the work of a craftsman of stone, the engravings of a signet. You shall make them surrounded with ornamental settings of gold. 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 GLT And you shall put the two stones on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as stones of reminder for the sons of Israel. And Aaron shall carry their names before the face of Yahweh on his two shoulders for a reminder. 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 GLT And you shall make ornamental settings of gold BSB BSB: Fashion gold filigree settings
14 GLT and two twisted chains of pure gold: you shall make them as a work of rope, and you shall attach the chains of the rope to the ornamental settings. BSB BSB: and two chains of pure gold, made of braided cord work; and attach these chains to the settings.
15 GLT And you shall make a breastpiece of judgment— the work of a skillful craftsman— you shall make it like the work of the ephod; you shall make it from gold, blue, and purple, and worm of scarlet, and twisted fine linen. 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 GLT It shall be square, folded double; its length: a span; and its width: a span. BSB BSB: It must be square when folded over double, a span long and a span wide.
17 GLT And you shall set in it settings of precious stone— four stone rows. The first row shall be a row with a ruby, a topaz, and a garnet. 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 GLT And the second row: an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond. BSB BSB: in the second row a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond;
19 GLT And the third row: a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst. BSB BSB: in the third row a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;
20 GLT And the fourth row: a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper. They shall be set in gold— in their ornamental settings. BSB BSB: and in the fourth row a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. Mount these stones in gold filigree settings.
21 GLT And the precious stones shall be according to the names of the sons of Israel— according to their 12 names. Each shall be like the engraving of a signet according to its name— for the 12 tribes. 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 GLT And you shall make twisted chains on the breastpiece, as a work of rope— pure gold. BSB BSB: For the breastpiece, make braided chains like cords of pure gold.
23 GLT And you shall make two rings of gold for the breastpiece, and you shall put the two rings on the two ends of the breastpiece. BSB BSB: You are also to make two gold rings and fasten them to the two corners of the breastpiece.
24 GLT And you shall attach the two chains of gold to the rings on the two ends of the breastpiece. BSB BSB: Then fasten the two gold chains to the two gold rings at the corners of the breastpiece,
25 GLT And you shall attach two of the ends of the two chains to the two ornamental settings, and you shall attach those to the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front of its face. BSB BSB: and fasten the other ends of the two chains to the two filigree settings, attaching them to the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front.
26 GLT And you shall make two rings of gold, and you shall put them on the two ends of the breastpiece, on the edge which is toward the inner side of the ephod. BSB BSB: Make two more gold rings and attach them to the other two corners of the breastpiece, on the inside edge next to the ephod.
27 GLT And you shall make two rings of gold, and you shall put them on the two shoulder- pieces of the ephod on the bottom of the front of its face, close to its joining above the skillfully crafted waistband of the ephod. 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.
28 GLT And they shall tie the breastpiece by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a cord of blue to be on the finely crafted waistband of the ephod, so the breastpiece shall not become detached from on the ephod. BSB BSB: The rings of the breastpiece shall be tied to the rings of the ephod with a cord of blue yarn, so that the breastpiece is above the waistband of the ephod and does not swing out from the ephod.
29 GLT And Aaron shall bear the names of the sons of Israel in the breastpiece of judgment over his heart when he goes into the Holy Place as a reminder before the face of Yahweh continually. BSB BSB: Whenever Aaron enters the Holy Place, he shall bear the names of the sons of Israel over his heart on the breastpiece of judgment, as a continual reminder before the LORD.
30 GLT And you shall put the Urim and the Thummim in the breastpiece of judgment, and they shall be over the heart of Aaron when he goes in before the face of Yahweh. And Aaron shall bear the judgment of the sons of Israel over his heart before the face of Yahweh 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.
31 GLT And you shall make the robe of the ephod entirely of blue. BSB BSB: You are to make the robe of the ephod entirely of blue cloth,
32 GLT And there shall be an opening for his head in the middle of it. There shall be an edge for its opening all around, so it can not tear— the work of a weaver, it shall be like an opening of a garment. 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 GLT And on its bottom hem you shall make pomegranates of blue, purple, and worm of scarlet all around on its hem with bells of gold between them all around: BSB BSB: Make pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn all the way around the lower hem, with gold bells between them,
34 GLT a bell of gold and a pomegranate, a bell of gold and a pomegranate all around the hem of the robe. BSB BSB: alternating the gold bells and pomegranates around the lower hem of the robe.
35 GLT And it shall be on Aaron while serving, and its sound shall be heard at his going into the Holy Place before the face of Yahweh and at his leaving. And he shall not die. 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 GLT And you shall make a rosette of pure gold and engrave on it, like the engraving on a signet,‘Holy to Yahweh.’ BSB BSB: You are to make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it as on a seal: HOLY TO THE LORD.
37 GLT And you shall attach it by a cord of blue, and it shall be on the turban. It shall be toward the front of the face of the turban. BSB BSB: Fasten to it a blue cord to mount it on the turban; it shall be on the front of the turban.
38 GLT And it shall be on the forehead of Aaron, and Aaron shall bear the iniquity of the holy things which the sons of Israel shall cause to be holy, for all of the gifts of their holy things, and it shall be on his forehead continually for their acceptance before the face of Yahweh. 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 GLT And you shall weave the tunic with fine linen, and you shall make a turban of fine linen. And you shall make a sash, the work of an embroiderer. BSB BSB: You are to weave the tunic with fine linen, make the turban of fine linen, and fashion an embroidered sash.
40 GLT And for the sons of Aaron you shall make tunics, and you shall make sashes for them, and you shall make headbands for them for glory and for splendor. BSB BSB: Make tunics, sashes, and headbands for Aaron’s sons, to give them glory and splendor.
41 GLT And you shall clothe them, your brother Aaron and his sons with him. And you shall anoint them, and you shall fill their hand, and you shall set them apart to be priests to me. 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 GLT And make for them undergarments of linen to cover the flesh of nakedness— they shall be from the waist to the thighs. BSB BSB: Make linen undergarments to cover their bare flesh, extending from waist to thigh.
43 GLT And they shall be on Aaron and on his sons at their entering into the tent of meeting or at their drawing near to the altar to serve in the Holy Place. And they shall not bear iniquity and die. This is a statute forever for him and for his offspring 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.
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