1. “Tell your brother Aaron and his sons, Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar, to come to you from the Israelites. These men will serve me as priests.
2. “Make special clothes for your brother Aaron. These clothes will give him honor and respect.
3. I have given special wisdom to some of the skilled men. Tell them to make the clothes for Aaron. These clothes will show that he serves me in a special way. Then he can serve me as a priest.
4. These are the clothes the men should make: the judgment pouch, the ephod, a blue robe, a white woven robe, a turban, and a cloth belt. They must make these special clothes for your brother Aaron and his sons. Then Aaron and his sons can serve me as priests.
5. Tell the men to use gold thread, fine linen, and blue, purple, and red yarn.
6. “Use gold thread, fine linen, and blue, purple, and red yarn to make the ephod. This must be the work of a very skilled person.
7. At each shoulder of the ephod, there should be a shoulder piece. These shoulder pieces should be tied to the two corners of the ephod.
8. “The men will very carefully weave a cloth belt for the ephod. This belt must be made the same way as the ephod—use gold threads, fine linen, and blue, purple, and red yarn.
9. “Take two onyx stones. Write the names of the twelve sons of Israel on these jewels.
10. Write six names on one jewel and six names on the other jewel. Write the names in order, from the oldest son to the youngest.
11. Cut the names of the sons of Israel into these stones. Do this the way a worker makes a seal. Put the jewels in gold settings.
12. Then put these two jewels on the shoulder pieces of the ephod. Aaron will wear this special coat when he stands before the Lord. And the two stones with the names of the sons of Israel will be on the ephod. These jewels will cause the Lord to remember the Israelites.
13. Use fine gold to hold the stones on the ephod.
14. Twist chains of pure gold together like a rope. Make two of these gold chains and fasten them to the gold settings.
15. “Make the judgment pouch for the high priest. Skilled workers should make this pouch just as they made the ephod. They must use gold threads, fine linen, and blue, purple, and red yarn.
16. The judgment pouch should be folded double to make a square pocket. It should be 1 span long and 1 span wide.
17. Put four rows of beautiful jewels on the judgment pouch. The first row of jewels should have a ruby, a topaz, and a beryl.