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¹“Have your brother Aaron, with his sons, come to you from the Israelites to serve me as priest — Aaron, his sons Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

²Make holy garments for your brother Aaron, for glory and beauty.

³You are to instruct all the skilled artisans, whom I have filled with a spirit of wisdom, to make Aaron’s garments for consecrating him to serve me as priest.

⁴These are the garments that they must make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a specially woven tunic, a turban, and a sash. They are to make holy garments for your brother Aaron and his sons so that they may serve me as priests.

⁵They should use gold; blue, purple, and scarlet yarn; and fine linen.

⁶“They are to make the ephod of finely spun linen embroidered with gold, and with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn.

⁷It must have two shoulder pieces attached to its two edges so that it can be joined together.

⁸The artistically woven waistband that is on the ephod must be of one piece, according to the same workmanship of gold, of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and of finely spun linen.

⁹“Take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of Israel’s sons:

¹⁰six of their names on the first stone and the remaining six names on the second stone, in the order of their birth.

¹¹Engrave the two stones with the names of Israel’s sons as a gem cutter engraves a seal. Mount them, surrounded with gold filigree settings.

¹²Fasten both stones on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial stones for the Israelites. Aaron will carry their names on his two shoulders before the LORD as a reminder.

¹³Fashion gold filigree settings

¹⁴and two chains of pure gold; you will make them of braided cord work, and attach the cord chains to the settings.

¹⁵“You are to make an embroidered breastpiece for making decisions. Make it with the same workmanship as the ephod; make it of gold, of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and of finely spun linen.

¹⁶It must be square and folded double, nine inches long and nine inches wide.

¹⁷Place a setting of gemstones on it, four rows of stones: The first row should be a row of carnelian, topaz, and emerald;

¹⁸the second row, a turquoise, a lapis lazuli, and a diamond;

¹⁹the third row, a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;

²⁰and the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. They should be adorned with gold filigree in their settings.

²¹The twelve stones are to correspond to the names of Israel’s sons. Each stone must be engraved like a seal, with one of the names of the twelve tribes.

²²“You are to make braided chains of pure gold cord work for the breastpiece.

²³Fashion two gold rings for the breastpiece and attach them to its two corners.

²⁴Then attach the two gold cords to the two gold rings at the corners of the breastpiece.

²⁵Attach the other ends of the two cords to the two filigree settings, and in this way attach them to the ephod’s shoulder pieces in the front.

²⁶Make two other gold rings and put them at the two other corners of the breastpiece on the edge that is next to the inner border of the ephod.

²⁷Make two more gold rings and attach them to the bottom of the ephod’s two shoulder pieces on its front, close to its seam, and above the ephod’s woven waistband.

²⁸The artisans are to tie the breastpiece from its rings to the rings of the ephod with a cord of blue yarn, so that the breastpiece is above the ephod’s waistband and does not come loose from the ephod.

²⁹“Whenever he enters the sanctuary, Aaron is to carry the names of Israel’s sons over his heart on the breastpiece for decisions, as a continual reminder before the LORD.

³⁰Place the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece for decisions, so that they will also be over Aaron’s heart whenever he comes before the LORD. Aaron will continually carry the means of decisions for the Israelites over his heart before the LORD.

³¹“You are to make the robe of the ephod entirely of blue yarn.

³²There should be an opening at its top in the center of it. Around the opening, there should be a woven collar with an opening like that of body armor so that it does not tear.

³³Make pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn on its lower hem and all around it. Put gold bells between them all the way around,

³⁴so that gold bells and pomegranates alternate around the lower hem of the robe.

³⁵The robe will be worn by Aaron whenever he ministers, and its sound will be heard when he enters the sanctuary before the LORD and when he exits, so that he does not die.

³⁶“You are to make a pure gold medallion and engrave it, like the engraving of a seal: HOLY TO THE LORD.

³⁷Fasten it to a cord of blue yarn so it can be placed on the turban; the medallion is to be on the front of the turban.

³⁸It will be on Aaron’s forehead so that Aaron may bear the guilt connected with the holy offerings that the Israelites consecrate as all their holy gifts. It is always to be on his forehead, so that they may find acceptance with the LORD.

³⁹“You are to weave the tunic from fine linen, make a turban of fine linen, and make an embroidered sash.

⁴⁰Make tunics, sashes, and headbands for Aaron’s sons to give them glory and beauty.

⁴¹Put these on your brother Aaron and his sons; then anoint, ordain, and consecrate them, so that they may serve me as priests.

⁴²Make them linen undergarments to cover their naked bodies; they must extend from the waist to the thighs.

⁴³These must be worn by Aaron and his sons whenever they enter the tent of meeting or approach the altar to minister in the sanctuary area, so that they do not incur guilt and die. This is to be a permanent statute for Aaron and for his future descendants.

¹“This is what you are to do for them to consecrate them to serve me as priests. Take a young bull and two unblemished rams,

²with unleavened bread, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers coated with oil. Make them out of fine wheat flour,

³put them in a basket, and bring them in the basket, along with the bull and two rams.

⁴Bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance to the tent of meeting and wash them with water.

⁵Then take the garments and clothe Aaron with the tunic, the robe for the ephod, the ephod itself, and the breastpiece; fasten the ephod on him with its woven waistband.

⁶Put the turban on his head and place the holy diadem on the turban.

⁷Take the anointing oil, pour it on his head, and anoint him.

⁸You must also bring his sons and clothe them with tunics.

⁹Tie the sashes on Aaron and his sons and fasten headbands on them. The priesthood is to be theirs by a permanent statute. This is the way you will ordain Aaron and his sons.

¹⁰“You are to bring the bull to the front of the tent of meeting, and Aaron and his sons must lay their hands on the bull’s head.

¹¹Slaughter the bull before the LORD at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

¹²Take some of the bull’s blood and apply it to the horns of the altar with your finger; then pour out all the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.

¹³Take all the fat that covers the entrails, the fatty lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys with the fat on them, and burn them on the altar.

¹⁴But burn the bull’s flesh, its hide, and its waste outside the camp; it is a sin offering.

¹⁵“Take one ram, and Aaron and his sons are to lay their hands on the ram’s head.

¹⁶You are to slaughter the ram, take its blood, and splatter it on all sides of the altar.

¹⁷Cut the ram into pieces. Wash its entrails and legs, and place them with its head and its pieces on the altar.

¹⁸Then burn the whole ram on the altar; it is a burnt offering to the LORD. It is a pleasing aroma, a fire offering to the LORD.

¹⁹“You are to take the second ram, and Aaron and his sons must lay their hands on the ram’s head.

²⁰Slaughter the ram, take some of its blood, and put it on Aaron’s right earlobe, on his sons’ right earlobes, on the thumbs of their right hands, and on the big toes of their right feet. Splatter the remaining blood on all sides of the altar.

²¹Take some of the blood that is on the altar and some of the anointing oil, and sprinkle them on Aaron and his garments, as well as on his sons and their garments. So he and his garments will be holy, as well as his sons and their garments.

²²“Take the fat from the ram, the fat tail, the fat covering the entrails, the fatty lobe of the liver, the two kidneys and the fat on them, and the right thigh (since this is a ram for ordination );

²³take one loaf of bread, one cake of bread made with oil, and one wafer from the basket of unleavened bread that is before the LORD;

²⁴and put all of them in the hands of Aaron and his sons and present them as a presentation offering before the LORD.

²⁵Take them from their hands and burn them on the altar on top of the burnt offering, as a pleasing aroma before the LORD; it is a fire offering to the LORD.

²⁶“Take the breast from the ram of Aaron’s ordination and present it as a presentation offering before the LORD; it is to be your portion.

²⁷Consecrate for Aaron and his sons the breast of the presentation offering that is presented and the thigh of the contribution that is lifted up from the ram of ordination.

²⁸This will belong to Aaron and his sons as a regular portion from the Israelites, for it is a contribution. It will be the Israelites’ contribution from their fellowship sacrifices, their contribution to the LORD.

²⁹“The holy garments that belong to Aaron are to belong to his sons after him, so that they can be anointed and ordained in them.

³⁰Any priest who is one of his sons and who succeeds him and enters the tent of meeting to minister in the sanctuary must wear them for seven days.

³¹“You are to take the ram of ordination and boil its flesh in a holy place.

³²Aaron and his sons are to eat the meat of the ram and the bread that is in the basket at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

³³They must eat those things by which atonement was made at the time of their ordination and consecration. An unauthorized person must not eat them, for these things are holy.

³⁴If any of the meat of ordination or any of the bread is left until morning, burn what is left over. It must not be eaten because it is holy.

³⁵“This is what you are to do for Aaron and his sons based on all I have commanded you. Take seven days to ordain them.

³⁶Sacrifice a bull as a sin offering each day for atonement. Purify the altar when you make atonement for it, and anoint it in order to consecrate it.

³⁷For seven days you must make atonement for the altar and consecrate it. The altar will be especially holy. Whatever touches the altar will be consecrated.

³⁸“This is what you are to offer regularly on the altar every day: two year-old lambs.

³⁹In the morning offer one lamb, and at twilight offer the other lamb.

⁴⁰With the first lamb offer two quarts of fine flour mixed with one quart of oil from crushed olives, and a drink offering of one quart of wine.

⁴¹You are to offer the second lamb at twilight. Offer a grain offering and a drink offering with it, like the one in the morning, as a pleasing aroma, a fire offering to the LORD.

⁴²This will be a regular burnt offering throughout your generations at the entrance to the tent of meeting before the LORD, where I will meet you to speak with you.

⁴³I will also meet with the Israelites there, and that place will be consecrated by my glory.

⁴⁴I will consecrate the tent of meeting and the altar; I will also consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve me as priests.

⁴⁵I will dwell among the Israelites and be their God.

⁴⁶And they will know that I am the LORD their God, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, so that I might dwell among them. I am the LORD their God.

¹“You are to make an altar for the burning of incense; make it of acacia wood.

²It must be square, eighteen inches long and eighteen inches wide; it must be thirty-six inches high. Its horns must be of one piece with it.

³Overlay its top, all around its sides, and its horns with pure gold; make a gold molding all around it.

⁴Make two gold rings for it under the molding on two of its sides; put these on opposite sides of it to be holders for the poles to carry it with.

⁵Make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.

⁶“You are to place the altar in front of the curtain by the ark of the testimony — in front of the mercy seat that is over the testimony — where I will meet with you.

⁷Aaron must burn fragrant incense on it; he must burn it every morning when he tends the lamps.

⁸When Aaron sets up the lamps at twilight, he must burn incense. There is to be an incense offering before the LORD throughout your generations.

⁹You must not offer unauthorized incense on it, or a burnt or grain offering; you are not to pour a drink offering on it.

¹⁰“Once a year Aaron is to perform the atonement ceremony for the altar. Throughout your generations he is to perform the atonement ceremony for it once a year, with the blood of the sin offering for atonement on the horns. The altar is especially holy to the LORD.”

¹¹The LORD spoke to Moses:

¹²“When you take a census of the Israelites to register them, each of the men must pay a ransom for his life to the LORD as they are registered. Then no plague will come on them as they are registered.

¹³Everyone who is registered must pay half a shekel according to the sanctuary shekel (twenty gerahs to the shekel). This half shekel is a contribution to the LORD.

¹⁴Each man who is registered, twenty years old or more, must give this contribution to the LORD.

¹⁵The wealthy may not give more and the poor may not give less than half a shekel when giving the contribution to the LORD to atone for your lives.

¹⁶Take the atonement price from the Israelites and use it for the service of the tent of meeting. It will serve as a reminder for the Israelites before the LORD to atone for your lives.”

¹⁷The LORD spoke to Moses:

¹⁸“Make a bronze basin for washing and a bronze stand for it. Set it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water in it.

¹⁹Aaron and his sons must wash their hands and feet from the basin.

²⁰Whenever they enter the tent of meeting or approach the altar to minister by burning an offering to the LORD, they must wash with water so that they will not die.

²¹They must wash their hands and feet so that they will not die; this is to be a permanent statute for them, for Aaron and his descendants throughout their generations.”

²²The LORD spoke to Moses:

²³“Take for yourself the finest spices: 12½ pounds of liquid myrrh, half as much (6¼ pounds ) of fragrant cinnamon, 6¼ pounds of fragrant cane,

²⁴12½ pounds of cassia (by the sanctuary shekel), and a gallon of olive oil.

²⁵Prepare from these a holy anointing oil, a scented blend, the work of a perfumer; it will be holy anointing oil.

²⁶“With it you are to anoint the tent of meeting, the ark of the testimony,

²⁷the table with all its utensils, the lampstand with its utensils, the altar of incense,

²⁸the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the basin with its stand.

²⁹Consecrate them and they will be especially holy. Whatever touches them will be consecrated.

³⁰Anoint Aaron and his sons and consecrate them to serve me as priests.

³¹“Tell the Israelites: This will be my holy anointing oil throughout your generations.

³²It must not be used for ordinary anointing on a person’s body, and you must not make anything like it using its formula. It is holy, and it must be holy to you.

³³Anyone who blends something like it or puts some of it on an unauthorized person must be cut off from his people.”

³⁴The LORD said to Moses: “Take fragrant spices: stacte, onycha, and galbanum; the spices and pure frankincense are to be in equal measures.

³⁵Prepare expertly blended incense from these; it is to be seasoned with salt, pure and holy.

³⁶Grind some of it into a fine powder and put some in front of the testimony in the tent of meeting, where I will meet with you. It must be especially holy to you.

³⁷As for the incense you are making, you must not make any for yourselves using its formula. It is to be regarded by you as holy — belonging to the LORD.

³⁸Anyone who makes something like it to smell its fragrance must be cut off from his people.”