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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Exodus 28 GNT</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/exodus/28.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmcc/exodus/28-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="//biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">GNT</a> > Exodus 28</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../exodus/27.htm" title="Exodus 27">◄</a> Exodus 28 <a href="../exodus/29.htm" title="Exodus 29">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Good News Translation</div><div class="chap"><h3 class="s">Garments for the Priests</h3><h5 class="r">(<ref loc="EXO 39:1-7">Exodus 39.1-7</ref>)</h5><p class="par"><span class="v1_28_1"><span class="reftext" id="Exod.28.1" class="v1_28_1">1</span>“Summon your brother Aaron and his sons, Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. Separate them from the people of Israel, so that they may serve me as priests. </span><span class="v1_28_2"><span class="reftext" id="Exod.28.2" class="v1_28_2">2</span>Make priestly garments for your brother Aaron, to provide him with dignity and beauty. </span><span class="v1_28_3"><span class="reftext" id="Exod.28.3" class="v1_28_3">3</span>Call all the skilled workers to whom I have given ability, and tell them to make Aaron's clothes, so that he may be dedicated as a priest in my service. </span><span class="v1_28_4"><span class="reftext" id="Exod.28.4" class="v1_28_4">4</span>Tell them to make a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, an embroidered shirt, a turban, and a sash. They are to make these priestly garments for your brother Aaron and his sons, so that they can serve me as priests. </span><span class="v1_28_5"><span class="reftext" id="Exod.28.5" class="v1_28_5">5</span>The skilled workers are to use blue, purple, and red wool, gold thread, and fine linen.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v1_28_6"><span class="reftext" id="Exod.28.6" class="v1_28_6">6</span>“They are to make the ephod of blue, purple, and red wool, gold thread, and fine linen, decorated with embroidery. </span><span class="v1_28_7"><span class="reftext" id="Exod.28.7" class="v1_28_7">7</span>Two shoulder straps, by which it can be fastened, are to be attached to the sides. </span><span class="v1_28_8"><span class="reftext" id="Exod.28.8" class="v1_28_8">8</span>A finely woven belt made of the same materials is to be attached to the ephod so as to form one piece with it. </span><span class="v1_28_9"><span class="reftext" id="Exod.28.9" class="v1_28_9">9</span>Take two carnelian stones and engrave on them the names of the twelve sons of Jacob, </span><span class="v1_28_10"><span class="reftext" id="Exod.28.10" class="v1_28_10">10</span>in the order of their birth, with six on one stone and six on the other. </span><span class="v1_28_11"><span class="reftext" id="Exod.28.11" class="v1_28_11">11</span>Have a skillful jeweler engrave on the two stones the names of the sons of Jacob, and mount the stones in gold settings. </span><span class="v1_28_12"><span class="reftext" id="Exod.28.12" class="v1_28_12">12</span>Put them on the shoulder straps of the ephod to represent the twelve tribes of Israel. In this way Aaron will carry their names on his shoulders, so that I, the <span class="nd">Lord</span>, will always remember my people. </span><span class="v1_28_13"><span class="reftext" id="Exod.28.13" class="v1_28_13">13</span>Make two gold settings </span><span class="v1_28_14"><span class="reftext" id="Exod.28.14" class="v1_28_14">14</span>and two chains of pure gold twisted like cords, and attach them to the settings.</span></p><h3 class="s">The Breastpiece</h3><h5 class="r">(<ref loc="EXO 39:8-21">Exodus 39.8-21</ref>)</h5><p class="par"><span class="v1_28_15"><span class="reftext" id="Exod.28.15" class="v1_28_15">15</span>“Make a breastpiece for the High Priest to use in determining God's will. It is to be made of the same materials as the ephod and with similar embroidery. </span><span class="v1_28_16"><span class="reftext" id="Exod.28.16" class="v1_28_16">16</span>It is to be square and folded double, 9 inches long and 9 inches wide. </span><span class="v1_28_17"><span class="reftext" id="Exod.28.17" class="v1_28_17">17</span>Mount four rows of precious stones on it; in the first row mount a ruby, a topaz, and a garnet; </span><span class="v1_28_18"><span class="reftext" id="Exod.28.18" class="v1_28_18">18</span>in the second row, an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond; </span><span class="v1_28_19"><span class="reftext" id="Exod.28.19" class="v1_28_19">19</span>in the third row, a turquoise, an agate, and an amethyst; </span><span class="v1_28_20"><span class="reftext" id="Exod.28.20" class="v1_28_20">20</span>and in the fourth row, a beryl, a carnelian, and a jasper. These are to be mounted in gold settings. </span><span class="v1_28_21"><span class="reftext" id="Exod.28.21" class="v1_28_21">21</span>Each of these twelve stones is to have engraved on it the name of one of the sons of Jacob, to represent the tribes of Israel. </span><span class="v1_28_22"><span class="reftext" id="Exod.28.22" class="v1_28_22">22</span>For the breastpiece make chains of pure gold, twisted like cords. </span><span class="v1_28_23"><span class="reftext" id="Exod.28.23" class="v1_28_23">23</span>Make two gold rings and attach them to the upper corners of the breastpiece, </span><span class="v1_28_24"><span class="reftext" id="Exod.28.24" class="v1_28_24">24</span>and fasten the two gold cords to the two rings. </span><span class="v1_28_25"><span class="reftext" id="Exod.28.25" class="v1_28_25">25</span>Fasten the other two ends of the cords to the two settings, and in this way attach them in front to the shoulder straps of the ephod. </span><span class="v1_28_26"><span class="reftext" id="Exod.28.26" class="v1_28_26">26</span>Then make two rings of gold and attach them to the lower corners of the breastpiece on the inside edge next to the ephod. </span><span class="v1_28_27"><span class="reftext" id="Exod.28.27" class="v1_28_27">27</span>Make two more gold rings and attach them to the lower part of the front of the two shoulder straps of the ephod, near the seam and above the finely woven belt. </span><span class="v1_28_28"><span class="reftext" id="Exod.28.28" class="v1_28_28">28</span>Tie the rings of the breastpiece to the rings of the ephod with a blue cord, so that the breastpiece rests above the belt and does not come loose.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v1_28_29"><span class="reftext" id="Exod.28.29" class="v1_28_29">29</span>“When Aaron enters the Holy Place, he will wear this breastpiece engraved with the names of the tribes of Israel, so that I, the <span class="nd">Lord</span>, will always remember my people. </span><span class="v1_28_30"><span class="reftext" id="Exod.28.30" class="v1_28_30">30</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Exod.28.30!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> Put the Urim and Thummim<a href="#fn" id="link_Exod.28.30!f.2" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> in the breastpiece, so that Aaron will carry them when he comes into my holy presence. At such times he must always wear this breastpiece, so that he can determine my will for the people of Israel.</span></p><h3 class="s">The Other Priestly Garments</h3><h5 class="r">(<ref loc="EXO 39:22-31">Exodus 39.22-31</ref>)</h5><p class="par"><span class="v1_28_31"><span class="reftext" id="Exod.28.31" class="v1_28_31">31</span>“The robe that goes under the ephod is to be made entirely of blue wool. </span><span class="v1_28_32"><span class="reftext" id="Exod.28.32" class="v1_28_32">32</span>It is to have a hole for the head, and this hole is to be reinforced with a woven binding to keep it from tearing. </span><span class="v1_28_33"><span class="reftext" id="Exod.28.33-Exod.28.34" class="v1_28_33">33-34</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Exod.28.33-Exod.28.34!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> All around its lower hem put pomegranates of blue, purple, and red wool, alternating with gold bells. </span><span class="v1_28_35"><span class="reftext" id="Exod.28.35" class="v1_28_35">35</span>Aaron is to wear this robe when he serves as priest. When he comes into my presence in the Holy Place or when he leaves it, the sound of the bells will be heard, and he will not be killed.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v1_28_36"><span class="reftext" id="Exod.28.36" class="v1_28_36">36</span>“Make an ornament of pure gold and engrave on it ‘Dedicated to the <span class="nd">Lord</span>.’ </span><span class="v1_28_37"><span class="reftext" id="Exod.28.37" class="v1_28_37">37</span>Tie it to the front of the turban with a blue cord. </span><span class="v1_28_38"><span class="reftext" id="Exod.28.38" class="v1_28_38">38</span>Aaron is to wear it on his forehead, so that I, the <span class="nd">Lord</span>, will accept all the offerings that the Israelites dedicate to me, even if the people commit some error in offering them.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v1_28_39"><span class="reftext" id="Exod.28.39" class="v1_28_39">39</span>“Weave Aaron's shirt of fine linen and make a turban of fine linen and also a sash decorated with embroidery.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v1_28_40"><span class="reftext" id="Exod.28.40" class="v1_28_40">40</span>“Make shirts, sashes, and caps for Aaron's sons, to provide them with dignity and beauty. </span><span class="v1_28_41"><span class="reftext" id="Exod.28.41" class="v1_28_41">41</span>Put these clothes on your brother Aaron and his sons. Then ordain them and dedicate them by anointing them with olive oil, so that they may serve me as priests. </span><span class="v1_28_42"><span class="reftext" id="Exod.28.42" class="v1_28_42">42</span>Make linen shorts for them, reaching from the waist to the thighs, so that they will not expose themselves. </span><span class="v1_28_43"><span class="reftext" id="Exod.28.43" class="v1_28_43">43</span>Aaron and his sons must always wear them when they go into the Tent of my presence or approach the altar to serve as priests in the Holy Place, so that they will not be killed for exposing themselves. This is a permanent rule for Aaron and his descendants.</span></p><a name="fn"></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:<br /><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">28.30: </char><char style="fk" closed="false">Urim and Thummim: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Two objects used by the priest to determine God's will; it is not known precisely how they were used.</char></note></div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Good News Translation® (Today’s English Version, Second Edition)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">© 1992 American Bible Society. 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