1. Beautiful priestly clothes were made of blue, purple, and red wool for Aaron to wear when he performed his duties in the holy place. This was done exactly as the Lord had commanded Moses.
2-3. The entire priestly apron was made of fine linen, woven with blue, purple, and red wool. Thin sheets of gold were hammered out and cut into threads that were skilfully woven into the apron.
4-5. It had two shoulder straps to support it and a sash that fastened around the waist.
6. Onyx stones were placed in gold settings, and each one was engraved with the name of one of Israel's sons.
7. Then these were attached to the shoulder straps of the apron, so the Lord would never forget his people. Everything was done exactly as the Lord had commanded Moses.
8. The breastpiece was made with the same materials and designs as the priestly apron.
9. It was twenty-two centimetres square and folded double
10. with four rows of three precious stones: a carnelian, a chrysolite, and an emerald were in the first row;
11. a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond were in the second row;
12. a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst were in the third row;
13. and a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper were in the fourth row. They were mounted in a delicate gold setting,
14. and on each of them was engraved the name of one of the twelve tribes of Israel.
15-18. Two gold rings were attached to the upper front corners of the breastpiece and fastened with two braided gold chains to gold settings on the shoulder straps.