Exodus 28:4

These are the garments which they shall make: a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a coat of checker work, a turban, and a sash: and they shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, and his sons, that he may minister to me in the priest’s office.

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WEBBE

These are the garments which they shall make: a breastplate, an ephod, a robe, a fitted tunic, a turban, and a sash. They shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother and his sons, that he may minister to me in the priest’s office.

BSB

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

KJV

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.

ASV

And these are the garments which they shall make: a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a coat of checker work, 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.

BBE

This is what they are to make: a priest's bag, an ephod, and a robe, and a coat of coloured needlework, a head-dress, and a linen band; they are to make holy robes for Aaron your brother and for his sons, so that they may do the work of priests for me.

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וְאֵלֶּה ve·'e·leh and these H428 הַבְּגָדִים ha·be·ga·dim [are] the garments H899 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher which H834 יַעֲשׂוּ ya·'a·su they will make H6213 חֹשֶׁן cho·shen a breastpiece H2833 וְאֵפוֹד ve·'e·fod and an ephod H646 וּמְעִיל u·me·'il and a robe H4598 וּכְתֹנֶת u·khe·to·net and a tunic of H3801 תַּשְׁבֵּץ tash·betz checkered work H8665 מִצְנֶפֶת mitz·ne·fet a turban H4701 וְאַבְנֵט ve·'av·net and a sash H73 וְעָשׂוּ ve·'a·su and they will make H6213 בִגְדֵי־ vig·dei- garments of H899 קֹדֶשׁ ko·desh holiness H6944 לְאַהֲרֹן le·'a·ha·ron for Aaron H175 אָחִיךָ 'a·chi·kha brother your H251 וּלְבָנָיו u·le·va·nav and for sons his H1121 לְכַהֲנוֹ־ le·kha·ha·nov- to serve as priest he H3547 לִי li to (the) me H9030

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–5

Hitherto the heads of families were the priests, and offered sacrifices; but now this office was confined to the family of Aaron only; and so continued till the gospel dispensation. The holy garments not only distinguished the priests from the people, but were emblems of that holy conduct which should ever be the glory and beauty, the mark of the ministers of religion, without which their persons and ministrations will be had in contempt. They also typified the glory of the Divine majesty, and the beauty of complete holiness, which rendered Jesus Christ the great High Priest. But our adorning under the gospel, is not to be of gold and costly array, but the garments of salvation, the robe of righteousness.

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Aaron

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ColorsDressGirdleNadabEmbroideryMiter

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.