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Call all the skilled workers to whom I have given ability, and tell them to make Aaron's clothes, so that he may be dedicated as a priest in my service.

Tell them to make a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, an embroidered shirt, a turban, and a sash. They are to make these priestly garments for your brother Aaron and his sons, so that they can serve me as priests.

Put them on the shoulder straps of the ephod to represent the twelve tribes of Israel. In this way Aaron will carry their names on his shoulders, so that I, the Lord , will always remember my people.

Tie the rings of the breastpiece to the rings of the ephod with a blue cord, so that the breastpiece rests above the belt and does not come loose.

"When Aaron enters the Holy Place, he will wear this breastpiece engraved with the names of the tribes of Israel, so that I, the Lord , will always remember my people.

Put the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece, so that Aaron will carry them when he comes into my holy presence. At such times he must always wear this breastpiece, so that he can determine my will for the people of Israel.

Aaron is to wear it on his forehead, so that I, the Lord , will accept all the offerings that the Israelites dedicate to me, even if the people commit some error in offering them.

Put these clothes on your brother Aaron and his sons. Then ordain them and dedicate them by anointing them with olive oil, so that they may serve me as priests.

Make linen shorts for them, reaching from the waist to the thighs, so that they will not expose themselves.

Aaron and his sons must always wear them when they go into the Tent of my presence or approach the altar to serve as priests in the Holy Place, so that they will not be killed for exposing themselves. This is a permanent rule for Aaron and his descendants.

Each day you must offer a bull as a sacrifice, so that sin may be forgiven. This will purify the altar. Then anoint it with olive oil to make it holy.

They will know that I am the Lord their God who brought them out of Egypt so that I could live among them. I am the Lord their God.

"When you take a census of the people of Israel, each man is to pay me a price for his life, so that no disaster will come on him while the census is being taken.

They must wash their hands and feet, so that they will not die. This is a rule which they and their descendants are to observe forever."

I have also selected Oholiab son of Ahisamach, from the tribe of Dan, to work with him. I have also given great ability to all the other skilled workers, so that they can make everything I have commanded to be made:

Now if you are, tell me your plans, so that I may serve you and continue to please you. Remember also that you have chosen this nation to be your own."

with two matching projections, so that the frames could be joined together. All the frames had these projections.

one for each end of the lid. He made them so that they formed one piece with the lid.

He made the projections at the top of the four corners, so that they formed one piece with the altar. He covered it all with bronze.

He made a bronze grating and put it under the rim of the altar, so that it reached halfway up the altar.