39 They used the blue, purple, and scarlet cloth to make the sacred clothes to be used in the sacred tent. They made Aharon’s clothes just as Yahweh had instructed Mosheh.

The sacred apron

2 Bezalel made the sacred apron from twisted finely-spun linen embroidered with gold wire, and blue, purple, and scarlet yarn. 3 They hammered thin sheets of gold and he cut them into thread of wire for a skillful craftsman to embroider into the fine linen along with the blue, purple, and scarlet yarn. 4 They made joined shoulder pieces for it—joined on two corners 5 and the skillfully woven waistband which is attached to the apron was made of the same material of twisted finely-spun linen, and had similar embroidery using gold wire, and blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, just as Yahweh had instructed Mosheh. 6 They cut two onyx stones and mounted them in decorative gold settings. The names of the twelve sons of Yisra’el were engraved on them similar to how a signet ring is engraved, 7 and he put them on the shoulder pieces of the sacred apron as stones of reminder for the sons of Yisra’el, as Yahweh had instructed Mosheh.

28 Now, have your brother Aharon and his sons brought to you from among the Israelis. Aharon, Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar will become my priests. 2 Make sacred clothes for Aharon—they must be uniquely beautiful 3 so speak to all the skilled craftsmen who’ve been given the spirit of wisdom, and they can make Aharon’s clothes to dedicate him as my priest. 4 These are the clothes that they’ll need to make: a small pouch to hang around the neck and an apron, a robe and a tunic of woven work, and a turban and a waistband. They must make those sacred clothes for your brother Aharon and for his sons to serve as my priests. 5 The skilled craftsmen must be given gold wire and blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely-spun linen.

6 They must make the sacred apron from twisted finely-spun linen with gold wire and blue, purple, scarlet yarn embroidered onto it by a skilled craftsman. 7 It should have two shoulder pieces attached to the top two corners so it can be fastened. 8 Then the waistband for the apron shall be made with similar workmanship from twisted finely-spun linen with gold wire and blue, purple, and scarlet yarn skillfully embroidered into it. 9 Then get two onyx stones and engrave the names of Yisra’el’s twelve sons onto them— 10 six names on one stone and six on the other, in their birth order. 11 A stone craftsman with experience at making signet rings should do the engravings, and then mount the two stones in decorative gold settings. 12 Then attach the two stones to the shoulder pieces of the apron as a reminder about Yisra’el’s sons. That way Aharon will carry their names on his two shoulders as a reminder every time he goes to face Yahweh. 13 Make the decorative settings for the two stones from gold, 14 and then make two twisted chains of pure gold like a cord that you can attach to the decorative settings.