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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://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 NLT</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></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="../topmenuchap/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="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">NLT</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"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">New Living Translation</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/nlt/esv/exodus/28.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></td></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="hdg">Clothing for the Priests</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/28-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>“Call for your brother, Aaron, and his sons, Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. Set them apart from the rest of the people of Israel so they may minister to me and be my priests. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/28-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Make sacred garments for Aaron that are glorious and beautiful. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/28-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Instruct all the skilled craftsmen whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom. Have them make garments for Aaron that will distinguish him as a priest set apart for my service. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/28-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>These are the garments they are to make: a chestpiece, an ephod, a robe, a patterned tunic, a turban, and a sash. They are to make these sacred garments for your brother, Aaron, and his sons to wear when they serve me as priests. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/28-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>So give them fine linen cloth, gold thread, and blue, purple, and scarlet thread.</p><p class="hdg">Design of the Ephod</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/28-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>“The craftsmen must make the ephod of finely woven linen and skillfully embroider it with gold and with blue, purple, and scarlet thread. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/28-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>It will consist of two pieces, front and back, joined at the shoulders with two shoulder-pieces. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/28-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>The decorative sash will be made of the same materials: finely woven linen embroidered with gold and with blue, purple, and scarlet thread.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/28-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>“Take two onyx stones, and engrave on them the names of the tribes of Israel. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/28-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Six names will be on each stone, arranged in the order of the births of the original sons of Israel. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/28-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Engrave these names on the two stones in the same way a jeweler engraves a seal. Then mount the stones in settings of gold filigree. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/28-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Fasten the two stones on the shoulder-pieces of the ephod as a reminder that Aaron represents the people of Israel. Aaron will carry these names on his shoulders as a constant reminder whenever he goes before the LORD. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/28-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Make the settings of gold filigree, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/28-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>then braid two cords of pure gold and attach them to the filigree settings on the shoulders of the ephod.</p><p class="hdg">Design of the Chestpiece</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/28-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>“Then, with great skill and care, make a chestpiece to be worn for seeking a decision from God.<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">a</span></a> Make it to match the ephod, using finely woven linen embroidered with gold and with blue, purple, and scarlet thread. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/28-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Make the chestpiece of a single piece of cloth folded to form a pouch nine inches<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">b</span></a> square. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/28-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Mount four rows of gemstones<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">c</span></a> on it. The first row will contain a red carnelian, a pale-green peridot, and an emerald. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/28-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>The second row will contain a turquoise, a blue lapis lazuli, and a white moonstone. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/28-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>The third row will contain an orange jacinth, an agate, and a purple amethyst. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/28-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>The fourth row will contain a blue-green beryl, an onyx, and a green jasper. All these stones will be set in gold filigree. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/28-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Each stone will represent one of the twelve sons of Israel, and the name of that tribe will be engraved on it like a seal.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/28-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>“To attach the chestpiece to the ephod, make braided cords of pure gold thread. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/28-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Then make two gold rings and attach them to the top corners of the chestpiece. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/28-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Tie the two gold cords to the two rings on the chestpiece. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/28-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>Tie the other ends of the cords to the gold settings on the shoulder-pieces of the ephod. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/28-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>Then make two more gold rings and attach them to the inside edges of the chestpiece next to the ephod. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/28-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>And make two more gold rings and attach them to the front of the ephod, below the shoulder-pieces, just above the knot where the decorative sash is fastened to the ephod. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/28-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>Then attach the bottom rings of the chestpiece to the rings on the ephod with blue cords. This will hold the chestpiece securely to the ephod above the decorative sash.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/28-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>“In this way, Aaron will carry the names of the tribes of Israel on the sacred chestpiece<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">d</span></a> over his heart when he goes into the Holy Place. This will be a continual reminder that he represents the people when he comes before the LORD. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/28-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>Insert the Urim and Thummim into the sacred chestpiece so they will be carried over Aaron’s heart when he goes into the LORD’s presence. In this way, Aaron will always carry over his heart the objects used to determine the LORD’s will for his people whenever he goes in before the LORD.</p><p class="hdg">Additional Clothing for the Priests</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/28-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>“Make the robe that is worn with the ephod from a single piece of blue cloth, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/28-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>with an opening for Aaron’s head in the middle of it. Reinforce the opening with a woven collar<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">e</span></a> so it will not tear. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/28-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>Make pomegranates out of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and attach them to the hem of the robe, with gold bells between them. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/28-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>The gold bells and pomegranates are to alternate all around the hem. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/28-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>Aaron will wear this robe whenever he ministers before the LORD, and the bells will tinkle as he goes in and out of the LORD’s presence in the Holy Place. If he wears it, he will not die.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/28-36.htm"><b>36</b></a></span>“Next make a medallion of pure gold, and engrave it like a seal with these words: <span class="sc">Holy to the Lord</span>. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/28-37.htm"><b>37</b></a></span>Attach the medallion with a blue cord to the front of Aaron’s turban, where it must remain. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/28-38.htm"><b>38</b></a></span>Aaron must wear it on his forehead so he may take on himself any guilt of the people of Israel when they consecrate their sacred offerings. He must always wear it on his forehead so the LORD will accept the people.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/28-39.htm"><b>39</b></a></span>“Weave Aaron’s patterned tunic from fine linen cloth. Fashion the turban from this linen as well. Also make a sash, and decorate it with colorful embroidery.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/28-40.htm"><b>40</b></a></span>“For Aaron’s sons, make tunics, sashes, and special head coverings that are glorious and beautiful. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/28-41.htm"><b>41</b></a></span>Clothe your brother, Aaron, and his sons with these garments, and then anoint and ordain them. Consecrate them so they can serve as my priests. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/28-42.htm"><b>42</b></a></span>Also make linen undergarments for them, to be worn next to their bodies, reaching from their hips to their thighs. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/28-43.htm"><b>43</b></a></span>These must be worn whenever Aaron and his sons enter the Tabernacle<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">f</span></a> or approach the altar in the Holy Place to perform their priestly duties. Then they will not incur guilt and die. This is a permanent law for Aaron and all his descendants after him.</p><A name="footnotes"></a><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn">a</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">28:15 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">a chestpiece for decision.</span><br><span class="fn">b</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">28:16 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">1 span</span><span class="ft"> [23 centimeters].</span><br><span class="fn">c</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">28:17 </span><span class="ft">The identification of some of these gemstones is uncertain.</span><br><span class="fn">d</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">28:29 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">the chestpiece for decision;</span><span class="ft"> also in 28:30. See 28:15.</span><br><span class="fn">e</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">28:32 </span><span class="ft">The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.</span><br><span class="fn">f</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">28:43 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">Tent of Meeting.</span><br></span></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><em>Holy Bible</em>, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of <a href="http://www.tyndale.com">Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.</a>, Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. 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