Exodus 28

ve'attah haqrev elekha et-aharon akhikha ve'et-banayw itto mittokh bene yisra'el lekhahano-li aharon nadav va'avihu elazar ve'itamar bene aharon

You shall bring forward your brother Aaron, with his sons, from among the Israelites, to serve Me as priests: Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron.

ve'asita vigde-qodesh le'aharon akhikha lekhavod uletifaret

Make sacral vestments for your brother Aaron, for dignity and adornment.

ve'attah tedabber el-kol-khakhme-lev asher milletiv ruakh khokhmah ve'asu et-bigde aharon leqaddesho lekhahano-li

Next you shall instruct all who are skillful, whom I have endowed with the gift of skill, to make Aaron’s vestments, for consecrating him to serve Me as priest.

ve'elleh habbegadim asher ya'asu khoshen ve'efod ume'il ukhetonet tashbets mitsnefet ve'avnet ve'asu vigde-qodesh le'aharon akhikha ulevanayw lekhahano-li

These are the vestments they are to make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a fringed tunic, a headdress, and a sash. They shall make those sacral vestments for your brother Aaron and his sons, for priestly service to Me;

vehem yiqkhu et-hazzahav ve'et-hattekhelet ve'et-ha'argaman ve'et-tola'at hashani ve'et-hashesh

they, therefore, shall receive the gold, the blue, purple, and crimson yarns, and the fine linen.

ve'asu et-ha'efod zahav tekhelet ve'argaman tola'at shani veshesh moshzar ma'aseh khoshev

They shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, purple, and crimson yarns, and of fine twisted linen, worked into designs.

shete khetefot khoverot yihyeh-llo el-shene qetsotayw vekhubbar

It shall have two shoulder-pieces attached; they shall be attached at its two ends.

vekheshev afuddato asher alayw kema'asehu mimmennu yihyeh zahav tekhelet ve'argaman vetola'at shani veshesh moshzar

And the decorated band that is upon it shall be made like it, of one piece with it: of gold, of blue, purple, and crimson yarns, and of fine twisted linen.

velaqakhta et-shete avne-shoham ufittakhta alehem shemot bene yisra'el

Then take two lazuli stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel:

shisha mishemotam al ha'even ha'ekhat ve'et-shemot hashisha hannotarim al-ha'even hashenit ketoledotam

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.

ma'aseh kharash even pittukhe khotam tefattakh et-shete ha'avanim al-shemot bene yisra'el musabbot mishbetsot zahav ta'aseh otam

On the two stones you shall make seal engravings—the work of a lapidary—of the names of the sons of Israel. Having bordered them with frames of gold,

vesamta et-shete ha'avanim al kitfot ha'efod avne zikkaron livne yisra'el venasa aharon et-shemotam lifne Adonai al-shete khetefayw lezikkaron

attach the two stones to the shoulder-pieces of the ephod, as stones for remembrance of the Israelite people, whose names Aaron shall carry upon his two shoulder-pieces for remembrance before GOD.

ve'asita mishbetsot zahav

Then make frames of gold

ushete sharsherot zahav tahor migbalot ta'aseh otam ma'aseh avot venatattah et-sharsherot ha'avotot al-hammishbetsot

and two chains of pure gold; braid these like corded work, and fasten the corded chains to the frames.

ve'asita khoshen mishpat ma'aseh khoshev kema'aseh efod ta'asennu zahav tekhelet ve'argaman vetola'at shani veshesh moshzar ta'aseh oto

You shall make a breastpiece of decision, worked into a design; make it in the style of the ephod: make it of gold, of blue, purple, and crimson yarns, and of fine twisted linen.

ravua yihyeh kaful zeret orko vezeret rokhbo

It shall be square and doubled, a span in length and a span in width.

umilleta vo millu'at even arba'ah turim aven tur odem pitdah uvareqet hattur ha'ekhad

Set in it mounted stones, in four rows of stones. The first row shall be a row of carnelian, chrysolite, and emerald;

vehattur hasheni nofekh sappir veyahalom

the second row: a turquoise, a sapphire, and an amethyst;

vehattur hashelishi leshem shevo ve'akhlamah

the third row: a jacinth, an agate, and a crystal;

vehattur harevi'i tarshish veshoham veyashefeh meshubbatsim zahav yihyu bemillu'otam

and the fourth row: a beryl, a lapis lazuli, and a jasper. They shall be framed with gold in their mountings.

veha'avanim tihyena al-shemot bene-yisra'el shetem esreh al-shemotam pittukhe khotam ish al-shemo tihyena lishne asar shavet

The stones shall correspond [in number] to the names of the sons of Israel: twelve, corresponding to their names. They shall be engraved like seals, each with its name, for the twelve tribes.

ve'asita al-hakhoshen sharshot gavlut ma'aseh avot zahav tahor

On the breastpiece make braided chains of corded work in pure gold.

ve'asita al-hakhoshen shete tabbe'ot zahav venatatta et-shete hattabba'ot al-shene qetsot hakhoshen

Make two rings of gold on the breastpiece, and fasten the two rings at the two ends of the breastpiece,

venatattah et-shete avotot hazzahav al-shete hattabba'ot el-qetsot hakhoshen

attaching the two golden cords to the two rings at the ends of the breastpiece.

ve'et shete qetsot shete ha'avotot titten al-shete hammishbetsot venatattah al-kitfot ha'efod el-mul panayw

Then fasten the two ends of the cords to the two frames, which you shall attach to the shoulder-pieces of the ephod, at the front.

ve'asita shete tabbe'ot zahav vesamta otam al-shene qetsot hakhoshen al-sefato asher el-ever ha'efod bayetah

Make two rings of gold and attach them to the two ends of the breastpiece, at its inner edge, which faces the ephod.

ve'asita shete tabbe'ot zahav venatattah otam al-shete khitfot ha'efod millemattah mimmul panayw le'ummat makhbarto mimma'al lekheshev ha'efod

And make two other rings of gold and fasten them on the front of the ephod, low on the two shoulder-pieces, close to its seam above the decorated band.

veyirkesu et-hakhoshen mittabbe'otav el-tabbe'ot ha'efod biftil tekhelet lihyot al-kheshev ha'efod velo-yizzakh hakhoshen me'al ha'efod

The breastpiece shall be held in place by a cord of blue from its rings to the rings of the ephod, so that the breastpiece rests on the decorated band and does not come loose from the ephod.

venasa aharon et-shemot bene-yisra'el bekhoshen hammishpat al-libbo bevo'o el-haqqodesh lezikkaron lifne-Adonai tamid

Aaron shall carry the names of the sons of Israel on the breastpiece of decision over his heart, when he enters the sanctuary, for remembrance before GOD at all times.

venatatta el-khoshen hammishpat et-ha'urim ve'et-hattummim vehayu al-lev aharon bevo'o lifne Adonai venasa aharon et-mishpat bene-yisra'el al-libbo lifne Adonai tamid

Inside the breastpiece of decision you shall place the Urim and Thummim, so that they are over Aaron’s heart when he comes before GOD. Thus Aaron shall carry the instrument of decision for the Israelites over his heart before GOD at all times.

ve'asita et-me'il ha'efod kelil tekhelet

You shall make the robe of the ephod of pure blue.

vehayah fi-rosho betokho safah yihyeh lefiv saviv ma'aseh oreg kefi takhra yihyeh-llo lo yiqqarea

The opening for the head shall be in the middle of it; the opening shall have a binding of woven work round about—it shall be like the opening of a coat of mail—so that it does not tear.

ve'asita al-shulayw rimmone tekhelet ve'argaman vetola'at shani al-shulayw saviv ufa'amone zahav betokham saviv

On its hem make pomegranates of blue, purple, and crimson yarns, all around the hem, with bells of gold between them all around:

pa'amon zahav verimmon pa'amon zahav verimmon al-shule hamme'il saviv

a golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, all around the hem of the robe.

vehayah al-aharon lesharet venishma qolo bevo'o el-haqqodesh lifne Adonai uvetseto velo yamut

Aaron shall wear it while officiating, so that the sound of it is heard when he comes into the sanctuary before GOD and when he goes out—that he may not die.

ve'asita tsits zahav tahor ufittakhta alayw pittukhe khotam qodesh la-Adonai

You shall make a frontlet of pure gold and engrave on it the seal inscription: “Holy to GOD.”

vesamta oto al-petil tekhelet vehayah al-hammitsnafet el-mul pene-hammitsnefet yihyeh

Suspend it on a cord of blue, so that it may remain on the headdress; it shall remain on the front of the headdress.

vehayah al-metsakh aharon venasa aharon et-avon haqqodashim asher yaqdishu bene yisra'el lekhol-mattenot qodshehem vehayah al-mitskho tamid leratson lahem lifne Adonai

It shall be on Aaron’s forehead, that Aaron may take away any sin arising from the holy things that the Israelites consecrate, from any of their sacred donations; it shall be on his forehead at all times, to win acceptance for them before GOD.

veshibbatsta hakketonet shesh ve'asita mitsnefet shesh ve'avnet ta'aseh ma'aseh roqem

You shall make the fringed tunic of fine linen. You shall make the headdress of fine linen. You shall make the sash of embroidered work.

velivne aharon ta'aseh khuttonot ve'asita lahem avnetim umigba'ot ta'aseh lahem lekhavod uletifaret

And for Aaron’s sons also you shall make tunics, and make sashes for them, and make turbans for them, for dignity and adornment.

vehilbashta otam et-aharon akhikha ve'et-banayw itto umashakhta otam umilleta et-yadam veqiddashta otam vekhihanu li

Put these on your brother Aaron and on his sons as well; anoint them, and ordain them and consecrate them to serve Me as priests.

va'aseh lahem mikhnese-vad lekhassot besar ervah mimmotnayim ve'ad-yerekhayim yihyu

You shall also make for them linen breeches to cover their nakedness; they shall extend from the hips to the thighs.

vehayu al-aharon ve'al-banayw bevo'am el-ohel mo'ed o vegishtam el-hammizbeakh lesharet baqqodesh velo-yisu avon vametu khuqqat olam lo ulezaro akharayw

They shall be worn by Aaron and his sons when they enter the Tent of Meeting or when they approach the altar to officiate in the sanctuary, so that they do not incur punishment and die. It shall be a law for all time for him and for his offspring to come.