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Exodus 28:4

And these [are] the garments which they shall make; a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a broidered coat, a mitre, and a girdle: and they shall make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, and his sons, that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office.

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KJV King James Version

And these [are] the garments which they shall make; a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a broidered coat, a mitre, and a girdle: and they shall make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, and his sons, that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office.

BSB Berean Standard Bible

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.

WEB World English Bible

These are the garments which they shall make: a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a coat of checker work, a turban, and a sash: and they shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, and his sons, that he may minister to me in the priest’s office.

ASV American Standard Version

And these are the garments which they shall make: a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a coat of checker work, a mitre, and a girdle: and they shall make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, and his sons, that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office.

YLT Young’s Literal Translation

And these are the garments which they make: a breastplate, and an ephod, and an upper robe, and an embroidered coat, a mitre, and a girdle; yea, they have made holy garments for Aaron thy brother, and for his sons, for his being priest to Me.

Surrounding context — Exodus 28

1 And take thou unto thee Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office, [even] Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s sons.

2 And thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron thy brother for glory and for beauty.

3 And thou shalt speak unto all [that are] wise hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they may make Aaron’s garments to consecrate him, that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office.

4 And these [are] the garments which they shall make; a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a broidered coat, a mitre, and a girdle: and they shall make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, and his sons, that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office.

5 And they shall take gold, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen.

6 And they shall make the ephod [of] gold, [of] blue, and [of] purple, [of] scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cunning work.

7 It shall have the two shoulderpieces thereof joined at the two edges thereof; and [so] it shall be joined together.

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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.

וְאֵ֨לֶּהH428 · el.lehthese הַבְּגָדִ֜יםH899 · be.gedtreachery אֲשֶׁ֣רH834 · a.sherwhich יַעֲשׂ֗וּH6213 · a.sahto make: do חֹ֤שֶׁןH2833 · cho.shenbreastpiece וְאֵפוֹד֙H646 · e.phodephod וּמְעִ֔ילH4598 · me.ilrobe וּכְתֹ֥נֶתH3801 · ke.to.nettunic תַּשְׁבֵּ֖ץH8665 · tash.betscheckered מִצְנֶ֣פֶתH4701 · mits.ne.phetturban וְאַבְנֵ֑טH73 · av.netgirdle וְעָשׂ֨וּH6213 · a.sahto make: do בִגְדֵי־H899 · be.gedtreachery קֹ֜דֶשׁH6944 · qo.deshholiness לְאַהֲרֹ֥ןH175 · a.ha.ronAaron אָחִ֛יךָH251 · achbrother: male-sibling וּלְבָנָ֖יוH1121 · benson: child לְכַהֲנוֹ־H3547 · ka.hanto minister לִֽי׃H9030 · nime

Cross-references

Revelation 9:17And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses [were] as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone.Ephesians 6:14Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;Isaiah 59:17For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance [for] clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloke.Exodus 28:39-40And thou shalt embroider the coat of fine linen, and thou shalt make the mitre [of] fine linen, and thou shalt make the girdle [of] needlework.1 Thessalonians 5:8But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.Leviticus 8:7-9And he put upon him the coat, and girded him with the girdle, and clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod upon him, and he girded him with the curious girdle of the ephod, and bound [it] unto him therewith.Exodus 39:28And a mitre [of] fine linen, and goodly bonnets [of] fine linen, and linen breeches [of] fine twined linen,Exodus 39:8-22And he made the breastplate [of] cunning work, like the work of the ephod; [of] gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.1 Samuel 2:18But Samuel ministered before the LORD, [being] a child, girded with a linen ephod.Exodus 28:6-35And they shall make the ephod [of] gold, [of] blue, and [of] purple, [of] scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cunning work.1 Samuel 30:7And David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech’s son, I pray thee, bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought thither the ephod to David.Exodus 39:25-26And they made bells [of] pure gold, and put the bells between the pomegranates upon the hem of the robe, round about between the pomegranates;Exodus 39:2-5And he made the ephod [of] gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.2 Samuel 6:14And David danced before the LORD with all [his] might; and David [was] girded with a linen ephod.1 Samuel 23:6And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, [that] he came down [with] an ephod in his hand.Isaiah 11:5And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.1 Samuel 22:18And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod.

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