1. "Have your brother Aaron brought to you from among the people of Israel. His sons Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar must also be brought. They will serve me as priests.
2. "Make sacred clothes for your brother Aaron. When he is wearing them, people will honor him. They will have respect for him.
3. "Speak to all of the skilled workers. I have given them the skill to do this kind of work. Tell them to make clothes for Aaron. He will wear them when he is set apart to serve me as priest.
4. They must make a chest cloth, a linen apron, an outer robe, an inner robe, a turban and a belt. They must make sacred clothes for your brother Aaron and his sons. Then they will serve me as priests.
5. Have them use fine gold wire, and blue, purple and bright red yarn, and fine linen.
6. "Make the linen apron out of fine gold wire, and out of blue, purple and bright red yarn, and out of finely twisted linen. Have a skilled worker make it.
7. It must have two shoulder straps joined to two of its corners.
8. "Its skillfully made waistband must be like it. The waistband must be part of the apron itself. Make the waistband out of fine gold wire, and out of blue, purple and bright red yarn, and out of finely twisted linen.
9. "Get two onyx stones. Carve the names of the sons of Israel on them.