Exodus
Exodus 28
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Exodus 28 — Scripture text (King James Version)
And take thou unto thee thy brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of , that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office, even , and , and , Aaron’s sons. And thou shalt make for thy brother for and for beauty. And thou shalt speak unto all that are wise hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of , that they may make ’s garments to consecrate him, that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office. And these are the garments which they shall make; a , and an , and a robe, and a broidered coat, a mitre, and a girdle: and they shall make for thy brother, and his sons, that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office. And they shall take gold, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen. And they shall make the of gold, of blue, and of purple, of scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cunning work. It shall have the two shoulderpieces thereof joined at the two edges thereof; and so it shall be joined together. And the curious girdle of the , which is upon it, shall be of the same, according to the work thereof; even of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen. And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave them the names of the children of : Six of their names one stone, and the other six names of the rest the other stone, according to their birth. With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, shalt thou engrave the two stones with the names of the children of : thou shalt make them to be set in ouches of gold. And thou shalt the two stones upon the shoulders of the for stones of memorial unto the children of : and shall their names before the LORD upon his two shoulders for a memorial. And thou shalt make ouches of gold; And two chains of pure gold at the ends; of wreathen work shalt thou make them, and fasten the wreathen chains to the ouches. And thou shalt make the of judgment with cunning work; after the work of the thou shalt make it; of gold, of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine twined linen, shalt thou make it. Foursquare it shall be being doubled; a shall be the length thereof, and a shall be the breadth thereof. And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, even four rows of stones: the first row shall be a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this shall be the first row. And the second row shall be an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond. And the third row a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst. And the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be set in gold in their inclosings. And the stones shall be with the names of the children of , twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet; every one with his name shall they be according to the . And thou shalt make upon the chains at the ends of wreathen work of pure gold. And thou shalt make upon the two rings of gold, and shalt the two rings the two ends of the . And thou shalt the two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings which are the ends of the . And the other two ends of the two wreathen chains thou shalt fasten in the two ouches, and them the shoulderpieces of the before it. And thou shalt make two rings of gold, and thou shalt them upon the two ends of the in the border thereof, which is in the side of the inward. And two other rings of gold thou shalt make, and shalt them the two sides of the underneath, toward the forepart thereof, over against the other coupling thereof, above the curious girdle of the . And they shall bind the by the rings thereof unto the rings of the with a lace of blue, that it may be above the curious girdle of the , and that the be not loosed from the . And shall the names of the children of in the of judgment upon his heart, when he goeth in unto the holy place, for a memorial before the LORD continually. And thou shalt in the of judgment the and the ; and they shall be upon ’s heart, when he goeth in before the LORD: and shall the judgment of the children of upon his heart before the LORD continually. And thou shalt make the robe of the all of blue. And there shall be an hole in the top of it, in the midst thereof: it shall have a binding of woven work round about the hole of it, as it were the hole of an habergeon, that it be not rent. And beneath upon the hem of it thou shalt make pomegranates of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, round about the hem thereof; and bells of gold between them round about: A golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, upon the hem of the robe round about. And it shall be upon to minister: and his sound shall be heard when he goeth in unto the holy place before the LORD, and when he cometh out, that he die not. And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD. And thou shalt it a blue lace, that it may be upon the mitre; upon the forefront of the mitre it shall be. And it shall be upon ’s forehead, that may the iniquity of the holy things, which the children of shall hallow in all their holy gifts; and it shall be always upon his forehead, that they may be accepted before the LORD. And thou shalt embroider the coat of fine linen, and thou shalt make the mitre of fine linen, and thou shalt make the girdle of needlework. And for ’s sons thou shalt make coats, and thou shalt make for them girdles, and bonnets shalt thou make for them, for and for beauty. And thou shalt them upon thy brother, and his sons with him; and shalt anoint them, and consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may minister unto me in the priest’s office. And thou shalt make them linen breeches to cover their nakedness; from the loins even unto the thighs they shall reach: And they shall be upon , and upon his sons, when they come in unto the of the congregation, or when they come near unto the altar to minister in the holy place; that they not iniquity, and die: it shall be a statute for ever unto him and his seed after him.