Exodus Chapter 28
So, grab Aaron, your dude, and his kids from Israel's squad, so he can vibe as my priest. We talking Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar, his sons.
And take thou unto thee Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office, {even} Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's sons.
You gotta hook Aaron up with some holy drip for that glory and style, fr.
And thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron thy brother for glory and for beauty.
You should chat with all the wise folks I've blessed with skills, so they can whip up Aaron's fits that set him apart for those priest duties.
And thou shalt speak unto all {that are} wise hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they may make Aaron's garments to consecrate him, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.
Here’s the drip they’ll create: a sick breastplate, an ephod, a robe, a dope embroidered coat, a mitre, and a girdle. Gotta make holy fits for Aaron and his crew to serve me.
And these {are} the garments which they shall make; a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a broidered coat, a mitre, and a girdle: and they shall make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, and his sons, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.
They’re gonna snag gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and fine linen, no cap.
And they shall take gold, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen.
The ephod’s gonna be fire, made of gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and fine linen, all crafted with mad skills.
And they shall make the ephod {of} gold, {of} blue, and {of} purple, {of} scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cunning work.
It’s got two shoulder pieces, all joined tight, just how it’s meant to be.
It shall have the two shoulderpieces thereof joined at the two edges thereof; and {so} it shall be joined together.
The cool girdle of the ephod’s gonna vibe, made of gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and fine linen, matching the same style.
And the curious girdle of the ephod, which {is} upon it, shall be of the same, according to the work thereof; {even of} gold, {of} blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen. {curious: or, embroidered}
You’ll grab two onyx stones and carve the names of Israel’s kids into them, periodt.
And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel:
Six names will go on one stone and six on the other, all according to their fam lines.
Six of their names on one stone, and {the other} six names of the rest on the other stone, according to their birth.
You’re gonna engrave these two stones like a sick signet, with the names of Israel's fam, making them all fancy in gold.
With the work of an engraver in stone, {like} the engravings of a signet, shalt thou engrave the two stones with the names of the children of Israel: thou shalt make them to be set in ouches of gold.
Throw those two stones on the ephod’s shoulders as a memorial for the crew, and Aaron’s gonna flex their names before the Lord, no cap.
And thou shalt put the two stones upon the shoulders of the ephod {for} stones of memorial unto the children of Israel: and Aaron shall bear their names before the LORD upon his two shoulders for a memorial.
Also, make those gold settings; they gotta be lit.
And thou shalt make ouches {of} gold;
And don’t forget the two pure gold chains at the ends; make them intertwined and attach those chains to the settings.
And two chains {of} pure gold at the ends; {of} wreathen work shalt thou make them, and fasten the wreathen chains to the ouches.
You’re gonna craft the breastplate of judgment with mad skill; it’s gotta be gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and fine linen. That’s the vibe.
And thou shalt make the breastplate of judgment with cunning work; after the work of the ephod thou shalt make it; {of} gold, {of} blue, and {of} purple, and {of} scarlet, and {of} fine twined linen, shalt thou make it.
It’s gotta be square and doubled up; each side should measure a span long, periodt.
Foursquare it shall be {being} doubled; a span {shall be} the length thereof, and a span {shall be} the breadth thereof.
Set four rows of stones in it: the first row’s a sardius, topaz, and carbuncle—that’s the first flex.
And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, {even} four rows of stones: {the first} row {shall be} a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: {this shall be} the first row. {set...: Heb. fill in it fillings of stone} {sardius: or, ruby}
The second row’s an emerald, sapphire, and diamond—totally fire.
And the second row {shall be} an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.
The third row’s a ligure, agate, and amethyst—bussin’ vibes.
And the third row a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst.
And the fourth row’s a beryl, onyx, and jasper; they’ll be set in gold, looking all fancy in their settings.
And the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be set in gold in their inclosings. {inclosings: Heb. fillings}
The stones gonna have the names of the kids of Israel, twelve in total, like a signature vibe; each one’s got their name for the twelve tribes, fr.
And the stones shall be with the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, {like} the engravings of a signet; every one with his name shall they be according to the twelve tribes.
You gotta whip up some gold chains for the breastplate, all fancy and pure, no cap.
And thou shalt make upon the breastplate chains at the ends {of} wreathen work {of} pure gold.
Make two gold rings for the breastplate and slap those rings on the ends, bet.
And thou shalt make upon the breastplate two rings of gold, and shalt put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate.
Put the two gold chains in the rings on the breastplate, that’s how we do it.
And thou shalt put the two wreathen {chains} of gold in the two rings {which are} on the ends of the breastplate.
The other ends of those chains gotta be fastened to the shoulder pieces of the ephod, keeping it all tight, periodt.
And {the other} two ends of the two wreathen {chains} thou shalt fasten in the two ouches, and put {them} on the shoulderpieces of the ephod before it.
Make two more gold rings and put them on the ends of the breastplate, like, for real.
And thou shalt make two rings of gold, and thou shalt put them upon the two ends of the breastplate in the border thereof, which {is} in the side of the ephod inward.
And make two other gold rings for the sides of the ephod, chilling underneath, vibing with the other parts, no cap.
And two {other} rings of gold thou shalt make, and shalt put them on the two sides of the ephod underneath, toward the forepart thereof, over against the {other} coupling thereof, above the curious girdle of the ephod.
They gonna tie the breastplate to the ephod rings with a blue lace, keeping it secure above the girdle, so it don’t come off, fr.
And they shall bind the breastplate by the rings thereof unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that {it} may be above the curious girdle of the ephod, and that the breastplate be not loosed from the ephod.
Aaron's gonna carry the names of the kids of Israel on his heart in the breastplate when he steps into the holy place, always representing for the Lord, lit.
And Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel in the breastplate of judgment upon his heart, when he goeth in unto the holy {place}, for a memorial before the LORD continually.
You gotta throw the Urim and Thummim in the breastplate; they gonna be on Aaron’s heart when he goes before the Lord, handling the judgment for the kids of Israel, no cap.
And thou shalt put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim; and they shall be upon Aaron's heart, when he goeth in before the LORD: and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel upon his heart before the LORD continually.
You gotta make the ephod robe all blue, like that’s the vibe.
And thou shalt make the robe of the ephod all {of} blue.
There’s gonna be a hole at the top, with some fancy weaving around it so it don’t rip, fr.
And there shall be an hole in the top of it, in the midst thereof: it shall have a binding of woven work round about the hole of it, as it were the hole of an habergeon, that it be not rent.
At the hem, throw on some pomegranates in blue, purple, and red, plus gold bells in between—bussin’ detail.
And {beneath} upon the hem of it thou shalt make pomegranates {of} blue, and {of} purple, and {of} scarlet, round about the hem thereof; and bells of gold between them round about: {hem: or, skirts}
It's a golden bell and a pomegranate, repeat that around the robe’s hem, no cap.
A golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, upon the hem of the robe round about.
Aaron's gotta wear it when he’s doing his thing, and you’ll hear him when he rolls into the holy place, so he don’t catch a vibe check and dip.
And it shall be upon Aaron to minister: and his sound shall be heard when he goeth in unto the holy {place} before the LORD, and when he cometh out, that he die not.
Make a pure gold plate and engrave “HOLINESS TO THE LORD” on it, that’s the top flex.
And thou shalt make a plate {of} pure gold, and grave upon it, {like} the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.
Put it on a blue lace so it sits on the mitre, right at the front, lit.
And thou shalt put it on a blue lace, that it may be upon the mitre; upon the forefront of the mitre it shall be.
It’s gonna chill on Aaron’s forehead, so he can carry the weight of the holy stuff for the Israelites, keeping it accepted before the Lord, periodt.
And it shall be upon Aaron's forehead, that Aaron may bear the iniquity of the holy things, which the children of Israel shall hallow in all their holy gifts; and it shall be always upon his forehead, that they may be accepted before the LORD.
Embroider the coat with fine linen, make the mitre and girdle outta needlework, that’s straight-up classy.
And thou shalt embroider the coat of fine linen, and thou shalt make the mitre {of} fine linen, and thou shalt make the girdle {of} needlework.
For Aaron’s sons, whip up some coats, girdles, and bonnets for that glory and beauty, you know?
And for Aaron's sons thou shalt make coats, and thou shalt make for them girdles, and bonnets shalt thou make for them, for glory and for beauty.
You gotta hook Aaron and his fam up with these vibes, anoint them, and set them apart so they can serve me like the lit priests they are.
And thou shalt put them upon Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him; and shalt anoint them, and consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office. {consecrate...: Heb. fill their hand}
Make them some dope linen shorts to keep it classy; they gotta cover up from their waist down to the thighs, no cap.
And thou shalt make them linen breeches to cover their nakedness; from the loins even unto the thighs they shall reach: {their...: Heb. flesh of their nakedness} {reach: Heb. be}
These fits gotta be on Aaron and his crew when they roll up to the tabernacle or get close to the altar, so they don’t catch any bad vibes and dip; this is a forever rule for him and his squad.
And they shall be upon Aaron, and upon his sons, when they come in unto the tabernacle of the congregation, or when they come near unto the altar to minister in the holy {place}; that they bear not iniquity, and die: {it shall be} a statute for ever unto him and his seed after him.