Names כח

¹and you (sg) make come near to you(SG) your brother Aaron, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, so that they shall be kohanim for me; Aaron, Nadav, and Avihu, Elazar, and Ithamar, Aaron's sons.

²and you(SG) must make your brother Aaron holy garments for an honor and for a splendor.

³and you (sg) you(SG) must speak to all who are skilled, whom I have them filled with a Spirit of wisdom/skill, they must make the garments for Aaron, so as him to consecrate that he shall be a kohen for me.

⁴and these are the clothes, which they shall make: a breastpiece, and an ephod, and a robe, and a checkered robe, a turban, and an sash; and they shall make holy clothes for your brother Aaron and for his sons, so that they shall be priests to me.

⁵and they shall use this gold, and the blue wool, and the purple, and this vermilion red, and the linen.

⁶and they shall make the ephod of gold, blue wool, and purple, vermilion red, and twisted linen, artfully crafted.

⁷two shoulder straps shall it have, joined/attached to its two ends, so that it shall his joined/attached.

⁸and the waistband/sash which is on it, shall be in same way as its production, of it itself; of gold, blue wool, and purple, and vermilion red, and twisted linen.

⁹and you(SG) must take two onyx gems, and engrave on them the names of the children of Israel;

¹⁰six of their names on one stone, and the remaining six names on the second stone, according to their having been born.

¹¹as work of a stone engraver, like engravings of a seal/stamp, must you(sg) engrave the two stones according to the names of the children of Israel; framed into settings of gold must you(sg) them make.

¹²and you(SG) must put the two stones/gems on the shoulder straps of the ephod – stones of memorial representing the children of Israel; and Aaron shall carry their names in front of Hashem on his two shoulders for a memorial.

¹³and you(SG) must make settings of gold;

¹⁴and two chains of pure gold; twisted must you(sg) them make, produced twisted; and you(SG) must put the braided chains on the settings.

¹⁵and you(SG) must make a breastpiece for decision, artfully crafted; just like the work of ephod shall you (sg) it make: of gold, blue wool, and purple, and vermilion red, and twisted linen, shall you (sg) it make.

¹⁶foursquare shall it be, doubled, a span its length, and a span its width.

¹⁷and you(SG) must set into in it a settings of stones, four rows stones/gems, a row of ruby, topaz, and emerald, one row;

¹⁸and the second row: turquoise, sapphire, and diamond;

¹⁹and the third row: jacinth, agate, and amethyst;

²⁰and the fourth row: chrysolite, and onyx, and jasper; set into in gold shall they be in their settings.

²¹and the stones shall be according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names; just as engravings of a seal/stamp, each according to its name shall they be, for the twelve tribes.

²²and you(SG) must make on breastpiece braided chains, produced twisted, of pure gold.

²³and you(SG) must make for the breastpiece two golden rings, and put the two rings on the two ends of breastpiece.

²⁴and you(SG) must put the two golden braids (chains) in the two rings by the ends of the breastpiece.

²⁵and the two ends of the two braids (chains) shall you (sg) fasten on the two settings, and fasten onto the shoulder straps of the ephod, to its front.

²⁶and you(SG) must make two golden rings, and them place onto on the two ends of the breastpiece by its edge/border which to the side of the ephod, inner to.

²⁷and you(SG) must make two golden rings, and them put on the two shoulder straps of the ephod, at below, at its front, near its attachment, above the waistband of the ephod.

²⁸and people shall tie/bind the breastpiece by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a cord of blue wool, so that it shall be above the waistband of the ephod, and the breastpiece shall self not move away/loosen from the ephod.

²⁹and Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel in the breastpiece of decision against his heart, when he comes into (the) holy/sanctuary, for a memorial before Hashem continually.

³⁰and you(SG) must put in the breastpiece of decision the Urim and Tumim, and they shall be with Aaron on the heart, when he comes before Hashem; and Aaron shall carry the decision of the children of Israel on his heart before Hashem continually.

³¹and you(SG) must make the robe of ephod from nothing but blue wool.

³²and its opening for the head shall be in its midst; an edge/border shall be by its opening around about, woven work; just like the opening of an armoured shirt shall be by him, it shall self not be torn.

³³and you(SG) must make on its hem pomegranates of blue wool, and purple, and vermilion red, on its edge around about, and golden bells between them around about;

³⁴a golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, on the hem of the robe around about.

³⁵and it shall be on Aaron during the service, and the sound of it shall self be heard when he comes into in (the) holy/sanctuary before Hashem, and when he goes out, so that he shall not die.

³⁶and you(SG) must make a forehead plate of pure gold, and engrave on it like engravings of a seal/stamp holy to Hashem .

³⁷and you(SG) must it put on a cord of blue wool, and it shall be on the turban; on the front of the turban shall it be.

³⁸and it shall be on Aaron's forehead, and Aaron shall take/bear away on self the sin against the holy things, which the children of Israel consecrate/sanctify, by all their holy gifts; and it shall be on his forehead continually, so that they shall accepted become before Hashem.

³⁹and you(SG) must make the robe checkered, from linen; and you(SG) must make a turban from linen; and a sash must you(sg) make, embroidered work.

⁴⁰and Aaron's sons must you(sg) make coats/mantles; and you(SG) must to them make sashes; and caps must you(sg) to them make for an honor and for a beauty.

⁴¹and you(SG) must them clothe your brother Aaron and his sons with him; and you(SG) must them anoint, and fill their hand, and them consecrate/sanctify, that they shall be kohanim to me.

⁴²and make them linen trousers/pants to conceal the shame (nakedness); from the loins and until the thighs shall they be.

⁴³and they shall be on Aaron and his sons, when they come in Tent of Meeting, or when they bring close/offer at the altar, to serve in (the) holy/sanctuary; so that they shall not carry a sin and die; an eternal law for him and for his seed/offspring after him.