silk, artificially,

that it be joined together at both armpits, and bound together at both sides.

And the girdle thereof shall be of the same art and work, of gold, and of yellow silk, and of scarlet, and of scarlet, and of twined white silk.

And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave upon them the names of the children of Israel, 10. On every six names, according to the order of their age.

This shalt thou do by the stonecutters, which dig seals, that they may be set about with gold.

And thou shalt put them upon the shoulders of the ephod, and they shall be stones for a memorial unto the children of Israel: and Aaron shall bear their names upon his two shoulders before the LORD for a memorial.

And thou shalt make bracelets of gold.

And two chains of fine gold, having two ends, but the links hanging one within the other; and thou shalt put them upon the clasps.

And thou shalt make the tabernacle after the fashion of the ephod, of gold, and of yellow silk, and of scarlet, and of scarlet, and of twined white silk.

Foursquare shall it be, and twofold; the length thereof shall be a handbreadth, and the breadth thereof a handbreadth.

And thou shalt fill it with four courses of stones. The first tier shall be a sardius, a topaz, an emerald;

the other a ruby, sapphire, demant;

the third a lyncury, agate, amethyst;

The fourth shall be turquoise, onyx, and jasper. They shall be set in gold in all ranks.

And they shall stand after the twelve names of the children of Israel, dug by the stonecutter, every one of his name, after the twelve tribes.

And thou shalt make chains for the shield, having two ends, and the links thereof hanging together, of fine gold,

And two rings of gold upon the small shield; and thou shalt put the two rings upon the two corners of the small shield.

And put the two chains of gold in the same two rings at the two corners of the shield.

And the two ends of the two chains thou shalt put in two bands, and fasten them upon the
shoulders of the ephod one over against the other.

And thou shalt make two other rings of gold, and put them upon the other two corners of the shield in his place, within the ephod.

And thou shalt make two rings of gold, and fasten them one to another at the two corners of the lower part of the ephod, where the ephod is joined together, on the upper part of the ephod, artificially.

And the shield shall be fastened with fine rings unto the rings of the ephod with a yellow cord, that it may lie hard upon the ephod which is made artificially, and that the shield may not come loose from the ephod.

So Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel in the small charge upon his heart, when he prayeth in the holy place, for a memorial before the LORD at all times.

And thou shalt put light and judgment in the charge, that they may be upon Aaron’s heart, when he goeth in before the LORD, and bear the charge of the children of Israel upon his heart before the LORD continually.

Thou shalt also make the silk skirt under the ephod, all of yellow silk.

And there shall be a hole in the midst thereof above, and a border folded about the hole, that it be not rent.

And at the bottom of the border thereof thou shalt make pomegranates of yellow silk, scarlet round about, and scarlet round about, and between them golden bells round about, 34. That there should be a golden bowl, and after that a pomegranate, and a golden bowl, and again a pomegranate, round about the hem of the same silk skirt.

And Aaron shall wear it when he ministereth, that the sound thereof may be heard, when he goeth out and cometh in unto the holy place before the LORD, that he die not.

Thou shalt also make a forehead plate of fine gold, and dig it out, as one diggeth out seals: the holiness of the LORD.

And thou shalt fasten it with a yellow cord in the front of the hat, 38. Upon Aaron’s forehead, that Aaron should bear the iniquity of the holy things, which the children of Israel sanctify in all the gifts of their sanctification: and it shall be in his forehead continually, to make an atonement for them before the LORD.

And thou shalt make a skirt of white silk, and a hat of white silk, and a girdle of embroidery.

And unto the sons of Aaron shalt thou make skirts, and girdles, and bonnets, glorious and comely.

And thou shalt put them on Aaron thy brother, and on his sons, and shalt anoint them, and fill their hands, and consecrate them, that they may be my priests.

And thou shalt make them low garments of linen, to cover the flesh of the shame, from the loins even unto the thighs.

And Aaron and his sons shall wear them, when they go into the tabernacle of the congregation, or when they come near unto the altar, to minister in the sanctuary, that they ask not their iniquity, and die. This shall be to him and to his seed after him a perpetual manner.
(Exodus)
Chapter 29
Inauguration and sacrifice of the priests.

This also shalt thou do unto them, that they may be ordained priests unto me: Take a young bullock, and two rams without change,

Unleavened bread, and unleavened cakes mingled with oil, and unleavened cakes anointed with oil. Of wheat flour shalt thou make all these things;

And thou shalt put it in a basket, and bring it in the basket with the bullock and the two rams.

And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and wash them with water;

And thou shalt take the garments, and put on Aaron the skirt, and the silk skirt, and the ephod, and the buckler for the ephod; and thou shalt gird him upon the ephod without.

And put the hat upon his head, and the holy crown upon his hat.

And thou shalt take the anointing oil, and pour it upon his head, and anoint him.

And thou shalt bring his sons also, and put on them the skirt; 9. And thou shalt gird both Aaron and them with girdles, and put on their bonnets, that they may have the priesthood for ever. And thou shalt fill Aaron’s hands, and his sons’ hands.

And they shall bring the bullock before the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands upon the bullock’s head.

And thou shalt kill the bullock before the LORD, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

And thou shalt take his blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar with thy finger, and pour out all the blood upon the floor of the altar.

And thou shalt take all the fat that is upon the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and burn them upon the altar.

But the flesh of the bullock, and the hide thereof, and the dung thereof, shalt thou burn with fire without the camp: for it is a sin offering.

But the one ram shalt thou take, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands upon his head.

Then thou shalt slay him, and take of his blood, and sprinkle it upon the altar round about.

And thou shalt cut the ram in pieces, and wash his inwards, and his thighs; and shalt put them upon his pieces, and upon his head.

And burn the whole ram upon the altar: for it is a burnt offering unto the LORD, a sweet savour, a fire of the LORD.

And the other ram shalt thou take, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands upon his head.

And thou shalt slay him, and take of his blood, and put it upon the right earbud of Aaron, and upon the right earbud of his sons, and upon the thumb of their right hand, and upon the great toe of their right foot; and thou shalt sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about.

And thou shalt take the blood upon the altar, and the anointing oil, and sprinkle it upon Aaron, and upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon their garments; and he and his garments, and his sons, and their garments, shall be consecrated.

And thou shalt take the fat of the ram, the tail, and the fat of the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys with the fat over them, and the right shoulder; for it is a ram of plenty.

And one loaf, and one cake of oil, and one cake of the basket of unleavened bread, which is before the LORD.

And put it all into the hands of Aaron and his sons, and weave it unto the LORD.

Afterward take it from their hands, and burn it upon the altar for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour before the LORD: for it is the fire of the LORD.

And thou shalt take the breast of the ram of Aaron’s fullness, and shalt weave it before the LORD. This shall be thy portion.

And thou shalt sanctify the wave breast and the heave shoulder, which are woven and hewed of the ram of the fullness of Aaron, and of his sons.

And Aaron’s offering, and his sons’ offerings, shall be for ever of the children of Israel: for it is a heave offering. And the heave offerings shall be of the LORD from