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| Exodus 28:1 |
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"Then bring near to yourself Aaron your brother,
and his sons with him, from among the sons of Israel, to minister as priest to
Me--Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's sons. |
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| Exodus 28:2 |
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"You shall make holy garments for Aaron your
brother, for glory and for beauty. |
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| Exodus 28:3 |
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"You shall speak to all the skillful persons
whom I have endowed with the spirit of wisdom, that they make Aaron's garments
to consecrate him, that he may minister as priest to Me. |
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| Exodus 28:4 |
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"These are the garments which they shall make:
a breastpiece and an ephod and a robe and a tunic of checkered work, a turban
and a sash, and they shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother and his sons,
that he may minister as priest to Me. |
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| Exodus 28:5 |
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"They shall take the gold and the blue and the
purple and the scarlet material and the fine linen. |
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| Exodus 28:6 |
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"They shall also make the ephod of gold, of
blue and purple and scarlet material and fine twisted linen, the work of the skillful
workman. |
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| Exodus 28:7 |
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"It shall have two shoulder pieces joined to
its two ends, that it may be joined. |
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| Exodus 28:8 |
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"The skillfully woven band, which is on it,
shall be like its workmanship, of the same material: of gold, of blue and purple
and scarlet material and fine twisted linen. |
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| Exodus 28:9 |
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"You shall take two onyx stones and engrave
on them the names of the sons of Israel, |
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| Exodus 28:10 |
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six of their names on the one stone and the
names of the remaining six on the other stone, according to their birth. |
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| Exodus 28:11 |
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"As a jeweler engraves a signet, you shall engrave
the two stones according to the names of the sons of Israel; you shall set them
in filigree settings of gold. |
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| Exodus 28:12 |
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"You shall put the two stones on the shoulder
pieces of the ephod, as stones of memorial for the sons of Israel, and Aaron shall
bear their names before the LORD on his two shoulders for a memorial. |
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| Exodus 28:13 |
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"You shall make filigree settings of gold, |
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| Exodus 28:14 |
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and two chains of pure gold; you shall make
them of twisted cordage work, and you shall put the corded chains on the filigree
settings. |
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| Exodus 28:15 |
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"You shall make a breastpiece of judgment, the
work of a skillful workman; like the work of the ephod you shall make it: of gold,
of blue and purple and scarlet material and fine twisted linen you shall make
it. |
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| Exodus 28:16 |
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"It shall be square and folded double, a span
in length and a span in width. |
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| Exodus 28:17 |
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"You shall mount on it four rows of stones;
the first row shall be a row of ruby, topaz and emerald; |
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| Exodus 28:18 |
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and the second row a turquoise, a sapphire and
a diamond; |
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| Exodus 28:19 |
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and the third row a jacinth, an agate and an
amethyst; |
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| Exodus 28:20 |
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and the fourth row a beryl and an onyx and a
jasper; they shall be set in gold filigree. |
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| Exodus 28:21 |
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"The stones shall be according to the names
of the sons of Israel: twelve, according to their names; they shall be like the
engravings of a seal, each according to his name for the twelve tribes. |
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| Exodus 28:22 |
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"You shall make on the breastpiece chains of
twisted cordage work in pure gold. |
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| Exodus 28:23 |
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"You shall make on the breastpiece two rings
of gold, and shall put the two rings on the two ends of the breastpiece. |
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| Exodus 28:24 |
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"You shall put the two cords of gold on the
two rings at the ends of the breastpiece. |
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| Exodus 28:25 |
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"You shall put the other two ends of the two
cords on the two filigree settings, and put them on the shoulder pieces of the
ephod, at the front of it. |
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| Exodus 28:26 |
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"You shall make two rings of gold and shall
place them on the two ends of the breastpiece, on the edge of it, which is toward
the inner side of the ephod. |
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| Exodus 28:27 |
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"You shall make two rings of gold and put them
on the bottom of the two shoulder pieces of the ephod, on the front of it close
to the place where it is joined, above the skillfully woven band of the ephod.
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| Exodus 28:28 |
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"They shall bind the breastpiece by its rings
to the rings of the ephod with a blue cord, so that it will be on the skillfully
woven band of the ephod, and that the breastpiece will not come loose from the
ephod. |
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| Exodus 28:29 |
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"Aaron shall carry the names of the sons of
Israel in the breastpiece of judgment over his heart when he enters the holy place,
for a memorial before the LORD continually. |
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| Exodus 28:30 |
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"You shall put in the breastpiece of judgment
the Urim and the Thummim, and they shall be over Aaron's heart when he goes in
before the LORD; and Aaron shall carry the judgment of the sons of Israel over
his heart before the LORD continually. |
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| Exodus 28:31 |
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"You shall make the robe of the ephod all of
blue. |
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| Exodus 28:32 |
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"There shall be an opening at its top in the
middle of it; around its opening there shall be a binding of woven work, like
the opening of a coat of mail, so that it will not be torn. |
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| Exodus 28:33 |
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"You shall make on its hem pomegranates of blue
and purple and scarlet material, all around on its hem, and bells of gold between
them all around: |
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| Exodus 28:34 |
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a golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell
and a pomegranate, all around on the hem of the robe. |
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| Exodus 28:35 |
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"It shall be on Aaron when he ministers; and
its tinkling shall be heard when he enters and leaves the holy place before the
LORD, so that he will not die. |
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| Exodus 28:36 |
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"You shall also make a plate of pure gold and
shall engrave on it, like the engravings of a seal, 'Holy to the LORD.' |
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| Exodus 28:37 |
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"You shall fasten it on a blue cord, and it
shall be on the turban; it shall be at the front of the turban. |
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| Exodus 28:38 |
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"It shall be on Aaron's forehead, and Aaron
shall take away the iniquity of the holy things which the sons of Israel consecrate,
with regard to all their holy gifts; and it shall always be on his forehead, that
they may be accepted before the LORD. |
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| Exodus 28:39 |
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"You shall weave the tunic of checkered work
of fine linen, and shall make a turban of fine linen, and you shall make a sash,
the work of a weaver. |
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| Exodus 28:40 |
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"For Aaron's sons you shall make tunics; you
shall also make sashes for them, and you shall make caps for them, for glory and
for beauty. |
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| Exodus 28:41 |
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"You shall put them on Aaron your brother and
on his sons with him; and you shall anoint them and ordain them and consecrate
them, that they may serve Me as priests. |
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| Exodus 28:42 |
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"You shall make for them linen breeches to cover
their bare flesh; they shall reach from the loins even to the thighs. |
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| Exodus 28:43 |
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"They shall be on Aaron and on his sons when
they enter the tent of meeting, or when they approach the altar to minister in
the holy place, so that they do not incur guilt and die. It shall be a statute
forever to him and to his descendants after him. |
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