Garments for the Priests
“Next, have your brother Aaron brought to you from among the Israelites, along with his sons Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar, to serve Me as priests. Num 18:7Heb 5:1-51Ch 6:102Ch 26:18-21Deu 10:6Num 16:9-11Num 17:2-9Num 26:61 Make holy garments for your brother Aaron, to give him glory and splendor. Exo 31:10Lev 8:30Rev 19:8Heb 7:26Job 40:10Exo 39:1-2Lev 8:7-9Rev 5:10
You are to instruct all the skilled craftsmen, whom I have filled with a spirit of wisdom, to make garments for Aaron’s consecration, so that he may serve Me as priest. Eph 1:171Co 12:7-11Exo 31:3-6Exo 35:35Isa 11:2Jas 1:17Deu 34:9Exo 35:30 These are the garments that they shall make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a woven tunic, a turban, and a sash. They are to make these holy garments for your brother Aaron and his sons, so that they may serve Me as priests. Eph 6:14Rev 9:171Th 5:8Exo 28:39-40Isa 59:171Sa 2:181Sa 22:181Sa 23:6 They shall use gold, along with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and fine linen. Exo 25:3-4Exo 39:2-3
The Ephod
(Exodus 39:1–7)
They are to make the ephod of finely spun linen embroidered with gold, and with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn. Exo 26:1Exo 39:2-7 It shall have two shoulder pieces attached at two of its corners, so it can be fastened. Exo 39:4 And the skillfully woven waistband of the ephod must be of one piece, of the same workmanship—with gold, with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and with finely spun linen. Exo 28:27-28Exo 29:5Lev 8:71Pe 1:13Exo 39:20-21Isa 11:5Rev 1:13
Take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel: Ezk 28:132Ch 2:7Exo 28:20Exo 28:36Exo 39:13Exo 39:6Gen 2:12Isa 49:16 six of their names on one stone and the remaining six on the other, in the order of their birth. Exo 1:1-4Gen 43:33 Engrave the names of the sons of Israel on the two stones the way a gem cutter engraves a seal. Then mount the stones in gold filigree settings. 2Ti 2:19Eph 1:13Eph 4:30Exo 28:13-14Exo 28:21Exo 28:25Exo 28:36Exo 39:13 Fasten both stones on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Israel. Aaron is to bear their names on his two shoulders as a memorial before the LORD. Exo 28:29Exo 39:6-7Jos 4:7Isa 9:6Lev 24:7Num 16:40Num 31:54Act 10:4
Fashion gold filigree settings and two chains of pure gold, made of braided cord work; and attach these chains to the settings. 1Ki 7:172Ch 4:12-132Ki 25:17Exo 28:22-25Exo 39:15Exo 39:17-18
The Breastpiece
(Exodus 39:8–21)
You are also to make a breastpiece of judgment with the same workmanship as the ephod. Construct it with gold, with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and with finely spun linen. Exo 26:1Exo 28:30Exo 28:4Exo 28:6Exo 39:8-21Lev 8:8 It must be square when folded over double, a span long and a span wide. 1
And mount on it a setting of gemstones, four rows of stones: 2 Exo 39:10-21Ezk 28:13Pro 8:11Rev 21:19-21Exo 28:11Exo 28:9Isa 54:11-12Job 28:18-19
In the first row there shall be a ruby, a topaz, and an emerald;
in the second row a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond; Exo 24:10Exo 39:11Ezk 1:26Ezk 10:1Ezk 27:16Ezk 28:13Jer 17:1Job 28:16
in the third row a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst; Exo 39:12Isa 54:12
and in the fourth row a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. Dan 10:6Ezk 1:16Ezk 10:9Rev 21:11Rev 21:18-20Rev 4:3
Mount these stones in gold filigree settings. The twelve stones are to correspond to the names of the sons of Israel, each engraved like a seal with the name of one of the twelve tribes. Rev 21:12Rev 7:4-81Ki 18:31Jas 1:1Luk 22:30
For the breastpiece, make braided chains like cords of pure gold. You are also to make two gold rings and fasten them to the two corners of the breastpiece. Exo 25:11-15 Then fasten the two gold chains to the two gold rings at the corners of the breastpiece, and fasten the other ends of the two chains to the two filigree settings, attaching them to the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front. Exo 28:14Exo 39:15Exo 39:4
Make two more gold rings and attach them to the other two corners of the breastpiece, on the inside edge next to the ephod.
Make two additional gold rings and attach them to the bottom of the two shoulder pieces of the ephod, on its front, near its seam just above its woven waistband. The rings of the breastpiece shall be tied to the rings of the ephod with a cord of blue yarn, so that the breastpiece is above the waistband of the ephod and does not swing out from the ephod. Num 15:38Exo 28:31Exo 28:37Exo 39:30-31
Whenever Aaron enters the Holy Place, he shall bear the names of the sons of Israel over his heart on the breastpiece of judgment, as a continual reminder before the LORD. Exo 28:12Exo 28:30Isa 49:15-16Jer 30:21Rom 10:1Exo 28:15Sng 8:6
And place the Urim and Thummim 3in the breastpiece of judgment, so that they will also be over Aaron’s heart whenever he comes before the LORD. Aaron will continually carry the judgment of the sons of Israel over his heart before the LORD. Ezr 2:63Neh 7:65Deu 33:8Num 27:21Lev 8:81Sa 28:61Sa 30:7-8Heb 4:15
Additional Priestly Garments
(Exodus 39:22–31)
You are to make the robe of the ephod entirely of blue cloth, Exo 28:28Exo 28:4Exo 39:22-26Lev 8:7 with an opening at its top in the center. Around the opening shall be a woven collar with an opening like that of a garment, 4 so that it will not tear. 2Ch 26:14Eph 4:3-16Exo 39:28Jhn 19:23-24Job 41:26Neh 4:16
Make pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn all the way around the lower hem, with gold bells between them, 1Ki 7:182Ki 25:17Exo 39:24-26Zec 14:20 alternating the gold bells and pomegranates around the lower hem of the robe. Col 1:10Col 1:5-6Jhn 15:16Jhn 15:4-8Psa 89:15Sng 2:3Sng 4:13Sng 4:3
Aaron must wear the robe whenever he ministers, and its sound will be heard when he enters or exits the sanctuary before the LORD, so that he will not die. Heb 9:12Lev 16:2
You are to make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it as on a seal: Lev 8:9Zec 14:20Exo 39:301Pe 1:15-161Pe 2:9Exo 28:11Exo 28:9Ezk 43:12
HOLY TO THE LORD. 5
Fasten to it a blue cord to mount it on the turban; it shall be on the front of the turban. Exo 28:28Exo 28:31Exo 28:4Exo 29:6Exo 39:30-31Lev 8:9Num 15:38Zec 3:5 And it will be worn on Aaron’s forehead, so that he may bear the iniquity of the holy things that the sons of Israel consecrate with regard to all their holy gifts. It shall always be on his forehead, so that they may be acceptable before the LORD. 1Pe 2:24Num 18:1Lev 10:17Heb 9:28Jhn 1:29Ezk 4:4-6Isa 56:7Lev 1:4
You are to weave the tunic with fine linen, make the turban of fine linen, and fashion an embroidered sash. Psa 45:14 Make tunics, sashes, and headbands for Aaron’s sons, to give them glory and splendor. Exo 39:41Exo 28:4Exo 28:2Exo 29:9Ezk 44:17-181Pe 3:3-41Pe 5:51Ti 2:9-10
After you put these garments on your brother Aaron and his sons, anoint them, ordain them, and consecrate them so that they may serve Me as priests. Exo 29:7Exo 29:9Exo 40:15Lev 10:7Lev 8:1-36Heb 7:281Jn 2:201Jn 2:27
Make linen undergarments to cover their bare flesh, extending from waist to thigh. Ezk 44:18Lev 16:4Lev 6:10Exo 39:28Rev 3:18Exo 20:26 Aaron and his sons must wear them whenever they enter the Tent of Meeting or approach the altar to minister in the Holy Place, so that they will not incur guilt and die. This is to be a permanent statute for Aaron and his descendants. Exo 27:21Exo 20:26Lev 5:17Lev 17:7Lev 22:9Lev 5:1Num 18:22Lev 20:19-20