Thematic Bible: A sacred vestment worn by the high priest


Thematic Bible



And, for the sons of Aaron, shalt thou make tunics, and shalt make for them girdles, - and caps, shalt thou make for them, for glory and for beauty.

And Moses brought near the sons of Aaron and clothed them with tunics and girded them with bands, and wrapped round for them turbans, - As Yahweh commanded Moses.

His sons also, shalt thou bring near, - and clothe them with tunics;

And they made the tunics of fine linen the work of a weaver, for Aaron and for his sons:

His sons also, shalt thou bring near, - and shalt clothe them with tunics;

So they drew near and bare them away, in their tunics, unto the outside of the camp, - as spake Moses.


onyx stones, and setting stones, - for the ephod and for the breastpiece:

And they shall make the ephod, - of gold, blue and purple crimson and fine-twined linen, the work of a skilful weaver. Two joining shoulderpieces, shall there be to it upon the two extremities thereof that it may be joined together, And the curious band for fastening it, that is upon it, like the work thereof of the same, shall it be, - of gold blue and purple and crimson and fine-twined linen, read more.
And thou shalt take two onyx stones, - and engrave upon them the names of the sons of Israel: six of their names, on the one stone, - and the names of the six that remain, on the second stone according to their births: with the work of a stone engraver, like seal-ring engravings, shalt thou engrave the two stones, after the names of the sons of Israel, - to be encircled with settings of gold, shalt thou make them. And thou shalt put the two stones upon the shoulderpieces of the ephod, as stones of memorial for the sons of Israel, - so shall Aaron bear their names before Yahweh upon his two shoulders, for a memorial. And thou shalt make ouches of gold; and two chains of pure gold, like cord, shalt thou make them, of wreathen work, and thou shalt put the wreathen chains on the ouches.

And thou shalt make the robe of the ephod wholly of blue; and the opening for his head shall be in the midst thereof, - a border, shall there be to the opening thereof round about the work of a weaver, like the opening of a coat of mail, shall there be to it, it must not be rent. And thou shalt make upon the skirts thereof pomegranates of blue and purple and crimson, upon the skirts thereof round about - and bells of gold in the midst of them round about: read more.
a bell of gold and a pomegranate, a bell of gold, and a pomegranate, - upon the skirts of the robe, round about. And it shall be upon Aaron, for ministering, - so shall be heard the sound of him - when he goeth into the holy place, before Yahweh, and cometh out, and dieth not.


And Gideon made thereof an Ephod, and set it up in his own city, in Ophrah, and all Israel went unchastely astray after it there, - so it became, to Gideon and to his house, a snare.

Now, the man Micah, had a house of gods, - and he made an ephod, and teraphim, and installed one of his sons, who became his priest.

Then responded the five men who had been to spy out the land of Laish, and said unto their brethren, Know ye that there are in these houses, an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven image, and a molten image, - now, therefore, know what ye will do!


And David ascertained that, against him, Saul was contriving mischief, - so he said unto Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod.

Then said David, Will the owners of Keilah surrender me and my men, into the hand of Saul? And Yahweh said - They will surrender.

Then said David to Abiathar the priest, son of Ahimelech, Do bring near me, I pray thee, the ephod. So Abiathar brought near the ephod, unto David. And David enquired of Yahweh, saying, Shall I pursue this troop? shall I overtake it? And he said unto him: Pursue, for thou shalt, overtake, and thou shalt, rescue.


And thou shalt make, upon the breastpiece, chains like cords of wreathen work, - of pure gold. And thou shalt make, upon the breastpiece, two rings of gold, - and thou shalt place the two rings, upon the two ends of the breastpiece. And thou shalt hang the two wreathen chains of gold upon the two rings, - upon the ends of the breastpiece; read more.
and the other two ends of the two wreathen chains, shalt thou fasten upon the two ouches, so shalt thou hang them upon the shoulderpieces of the ephod, in the forefront thereof. And thou shalt make two rings of gold, and put them on the two ends of the breastpiece upon the border thereof, which is on the side of the ephod inwards. And thou shalt make two rings of gold, and place them upon the two shoulderpieces of the ephod beneath, on the front of the face thereof, over against its joining, above the curious band of the ephod: that they may bind the breastpiece by the rings thereof unto the rings of the ephod with a cord of blue, so that it may remain upon the curious band of the ephod, and the breastpiece not be removed from of the ephod. So shall Aaron bear the names of the sons of Israel in the breastpiece for giving sentence upon his heart when he goeth into the holy place, - for a memorial before Yahweh continually.


So he made the ephod, - of gold, blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine twined linen, And they did beat out the plates of gold and he proceeded to cut them into threads, to work into the midst of the blue and into the midst of the purple and into the midst of the crimson, and into the midst of the fine linen, - with the work of a skilful weaver. Shoulder-pieces, made they thereto, for joining, - at its two edges, was it joined. read more.
And as for the curious fastening girdle which was thereon, of the same, it was according to the working thereof, gold blue, and purple, and crimson and fine twined linen, - As Yahweh commanded Moses. And they wrought the onyx stones, enclosed in ouches of gold, - graven with the engravings of a seal-ring, after the names of the sons of Israel. And he put them on the shoulderpieces of the ephod, as stones of memorial for the sons of Israel, - As Yahweh commanded Moses. And he made the breastpiece the work of a skilful weaver like the work of the ephod, - of gold blue and purple and crimson, and fine twined linen. Foursquare, it was doubled, made they the breastpiece, - a span, was the length thereof, and, a span, the breadth thereof, doubled. And they set therein four rows of stones, - one row sardius, a topaz and an emerald, the first row; and the second row, - a carbuncle a sapphire, and a diamond; and the third row, - an opal an agate and an amethyst; and the fourth row, a Tarshish stone, a sardonyx, and a jasper, - enclosed in ouches of gold, when they were set And as for the stones, after the names of the sons of Israel, they were twelve, after their names, - with the engravings of a seal-ring, each one, after his name, for the twelve tribes, And they made, upon the breastpiece, chains like cords of wreathen work, - of pure gold. And they made two ouches of gold, and two rings of gold, - and they placed the two rings upon the two ends of the breastpiece; and they placed the two wreathen chains of gold upon the two rings,-upon the ends of the breastpiece; and the other two ends of the two wreathen chains, placed they upon the two ouches, - and placed them upon the shoulder-pieces of the ephod in the forefront thereof. And they made two rings of gold, and put on the two ends of the breastpiece, upon the border thereof, which is towards the ephod, inwards. And they made two other rings of gold, and placed them upon the two shoulder-pieces of the ephod below on the front of the face thereof, to match the joining thereof. - above the curious girdle of the ephod, And they bound the breastpiece by the rings thereof into the rings of the ephod, with a cord of blue that it might remain upon the curious girdle of the ephod, and the breastpiece not be removed from upon the ephod, - As Yahweh commanded Moses. And he made the robe of the ephod, the work of a weaver, wholly of blue; with the opening of the robe in the midst thereof, like the opening of a coat of mail, - a border to the opening thereof round about it might not be rent open. And they made upon the skirts of the robe, pomegranates - of blue and purple and crimson, - twined. And they made bells of pure gold, and placed the bells in the midst of the pomegranates upon the skirts of the robe, roundabout, in the midst of the pomegranates: a bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate, upon the skirts of the robe, round about, to minister in - As Yahweh commanded Moses.


Then said the king to Doeg, Turn, thou, and fall upon the priests. So Doeg the Edomite turned, and, himself, fell upon the priests, and put to death, that day, four score and five men bearing an ephod of linen;


But, as for Samuel, he was ministering before Yahweh, - a boy girded with an ephod of linen.


And, David, was dancing with all boldness before Yahweh, - David, being girt with an ephod of linen.


And as for the curious fastening girdle which was thereon, of the same, it was according to the working thereof, gold blue, and purple, and crimson and fine twined linen, - As Yahweh commanded Moses.


For, many days, shall the sons of Israel tarry, without king, and without ruler, and without sacrifice, and without pillar; and without ephod, or household gods.