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Tell all the able workmen, whom I have given the spirit of wisdom, to make Aaron's clothing to set him apart for My work. He will work for Me as a religious leader.

These are the clothes they will make: A breast-piece, a linen vest, a long piece of clothing, a long coat, a head-covering, and a wide belt. They will make holy clothing for your brother Aaron and his sons to work for Me as religious leaders.

Put the two stones on the shoulder pieces of the linen vest, as stones for the family groups of Israel to be remembered. Aaron will carry their names on his two shoulders before the Lord, to be remembered.

There will be twelve stones, one for each name of the sons of Israel. The name of each family group will be cut on one of these special stones.

Make chains for the breast-piece, like ropes of pure gold.

It will be on Aaron's forehead. Aaron will take away the sin of the holy things which the people of Israel set apart for the Lord as their holy gifts. It will always be on his forehead, so they may be received by the Lord.

"Make long coats for Aaron's sons. And make belts and head coverings for them, for honor and for beauty.

Make for them linen clothing to cover their flesh from their belts to their legs.

Aaron and his sons will wear them when they go into the meeting tent, or when they go near the altar to serve in the holy place. Then they will not be guilty and die. It will be a law for him and for his children forever.

"This is what you will do to set them apart to serve as religious leaders for Me. Take one young bull and two rams that are perfect.

Then take the oil for holy use and pour it on his head to set him apart for My work.

Put belts on Aaron and his sons. Tie head coverings on them. And they will be religious leaders by law for all time. So you will set apart Aaron and his sons for My work.

Burn the whole ram on the altar for a burnt gift in worship to the Lord. It is a pleasing smell, a gift by fire to the Lord.

Take the fat from the ram, the fat tail, the fat that covers the inside parts, the part that is on the liver, the two kidneys with their fat, and the fat that is on the right thigh. For it is a ram used to set apart those who work for Me.

Put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons. They will wave them for a wave gift before the Lord.

Then take them from their hands and burn them on the altar for a burnt gift in worship. It is a pleasing smell before the Lord. It is a gift by fire to the Lord.

Then set apart the breast of the wave gift and the thigh that was waved and given from the ram used to set apart those who work for Me. One was for Aaron and one for his sons.

It will be for Aaron and his sons as their share forever from the people of Israel. For it is the religious leaders' share to be given by the people of Israel from their peace gifts. It is their gift to the Lord.

"The holy clothing of Aaron will be for his sons after him. They will wear them when the oil for holy use is poured on them and they are set apart for My work.

"Take the ram used to set apart those who work for Me and boil its flesh in a holy place.