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"Now you shall make the courtyard of the tabernacle. On the south side there shall be hangings for the courtyard of fine twisted linen, a hundred cubits long for one side;

"Likewise for the north side in length there shall be hangings a hundred cubits long, and its twenty pillars with their twenty bases of bronze; the hooks of the pillars and their bands shall be of silver.

"For the width of the courtyard on the west side shall be hangings of fifty cubits, with their ten pillars and their ten bases.

"The hangings for the one side of the gate shall be fifteen cubits, with their three pillars and their three bases.

"And for the other side there shall be hangings of fifteen cubits, with their three pillars and their three bases.

"And for the gate of the courtyard there shall be a curtain of twenty cubits, of violet, purple, and scarlet material and fine twisted linen, the work of a weaver, with their four pillars and their four bases.

"And you shall command the sons of Israel that they bring you clear oil of beaten olives for the light, to make a lamp burn continually.

"In the tent of meeting, outside the veil which is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall keep it in order from evening to morning before the LORD; it shall be a permanent statute throughout their generations for the sons of Israel.

"And you shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, for glory and for beauty.

"And these are the garments which they shall make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a tunic of checkered work, a turban, and a sash. They shall make holy garments for your brother Aaron and his sons, so that he may serve as priest to Me.

"And you shall put the two stones on the shoulder pieces of the ephod, as stones of memorial for the sons of Israel, and Aaron shall carry their names before the LORD on his two shoulders as a memorial.

"The stones shall be engraved according to the names of the sons of Israel: twelve, according to their names; they shall be like the engravings of a signet, each according to his name for the twelve tribes.

"For Aaron's sons you shall also make tunics; you shall also make sashes for them, and you shall make caps for them, for glory and for beauty.

"You shall make for them linen undergarments to cover their bare flesh; they shall reach from the waist even to the thighs.

"You shall also take the fat from the ram and the fat tail, and the fat that covers the entrails and the lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys and the fat that is on them, and the right thigh (for it is a ram of ordination),

"Then you shall take them from their hands, and offer them up in smoke on the altar on the burnt offering for a soothing aroma before the LORD; it is an offering by fire to the LORD.

"You shall consecrate the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the contribution which was waved and which was offered from the ram of ordination, from the one which was for Aaron and from the one which was for his sons.

"It shall be for Aaron and his sons as their portion forever from the sons of Israel, for it is a contribution; and it shall be a contribution from the sons of Israel from the sacrifices of their peace offerings, their contribution to the LORD.

"The holy garments of Aaron shall be for his sons after him, so that they may be anointed and ordained in them.

"For seven days the one of his sons who is priest in his place shall put them on when he enters the tent of meeting to minister in the Holy Place.