Two onyx stones engraved with tribal names anchor the priestly garments prescribed in this chapter.
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Lyrics
Bring Aaron your brother and his sons with him Near to you from amongst the children of Israel That he may minister to me in the priest’s office Aaron with Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar
You shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother For glory and for beauty You shall speak to all who are wise-hearted Whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom
That they make Aaron’s garments to sanctify him That he may minister to me in the priest’s office These are the garments which they shall make A breastplate, an ephod, a robe, a fitted tunic
A turban, and a sash They shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother and his sons That he may minister to me in the priest’s office They shall use the gold and the blue and the purple
And the scarlet and the fine linen They shall make the ephod of gold, blue, purple, scarlet And fine twined linen the work of the skilful workman It shall have two shoulder straps joined to the two ends of it
That it may be joined together The skilfully woven band which is on it Shall be like its work and of the same piece Of gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen
You shall take two onyx stones And engrave on them the names of the children of Israel Six of their names on the one stone And the names of the six that remain on the other stone
In the order of their birth With the work of an engraver in stone Like the engravings of a signet you shall engrave the two stones According to the names of the children of Israel
You shall make a breastplate of judgement The work of the skilful workman like the work of the ephod Of gold of blue and purple and scarlet and fine twined linen You shall make it square and folded double
A span shall be its length and a span its width You shall set in it settings of stones four rows of stones A row of ruby, topaz, and beryl shall be the first row And the second row a turquoise a sapphire and an emerald
And the third row a jacinth an agate and an amethyst And the fourth row a chrysolite an onyx and a jasper They shall be enclosed in gold in their settings The stones shall be according to the names of the children of Israel Twelve according to their names
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