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[The LORD continued,] "Out of all the Israelites, bring your brother Aaron and his sons Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar to you. They will serve me as priests.
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Make holy clothes for your brother Aaron to give him dignity and honor.
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"Tell all those who have the skill--those to whom I have given this ability--to make Aaron's clothes. These clothes will set him apart as holy when he serves me as priest.
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These are the clothes they will make: a breastplate, an ephod and the robe that is worn with it, another specially woven linen robe, the chief priest's turban, and a cloth belt. They will make these holy clothes for your brother Aaron and his sons so that they can serve me as priests.
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They must use gold, violet, purple, and bright red yarn, and fine linen.
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"Make the ephod out of fine linen yarn. Creatively work gold, violet, purple, and bright red yarn into the fabric.
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It will have two shoulder straps attached at the [top] corners so that it can be fastened.
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Make the belt that is attached to the ephod out of the same fabric.
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Take two onyx stones, and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel
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in birth order--six of their names on one stone and the remaining six on the other.
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Engrave the names of the sons of Israel on the two stones the same way a jeweler engraves a signet ring. Mount them in gold settings,