New International Reader's Version

Exodus 28:2-14 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

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.

10. Arrange them in the order of their birth. Carve six names on one stone and six on the other.

11. Carve the names of the sons of Israel on the two stones the way a jewel cutter carves a seal. "Then put the stones in fancy gold settings.

12. Connect them to the shoulder straps of the linen apron. The stones will stand for the sons of Israel. Aaron must carry the names on his shoulders as a reminder while he is serving me.

13. Make fancy gold settings.

14. Make two braided chains out of pure gold. Make them like ropes. Join the chains to the settings.