Exodus 28
- 1And take you to you Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may minister to me in the priest's office, even Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's sons.
- 2And you shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother for glory and for beauty.
- 3And you shall speak to all that are skilled, who I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they may make Aaron's garments to dedicate him, that he may minister to me in the priest's office.
- 4And these are the garments which they shall make. A breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and an embroidered coat, a turban, and a belt: and they shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, and his sons, that he may minister to me in the priest's office.
- 5And they shall take gold, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen.
- 6And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and of purple, of scarlet, and fine twisted linen, with skilled work.
- 7It shall have the two shoulder pieces of it joined at the two edges of it. So it shall be joined together.
- 8And the woven waistband of the ephod, which is on it, shall be of the same, according to its work, even of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twisted linen.
- 9And you shall take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel:
- 10Six of their names on one stone, and the other six names of the rest on the other stone, according to their birth.
- 11With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a seal, shall you engrave the two stones with the names of the children of Israel: you shall make them to be set in settings of gold.
- 12And you shall put the two stones on the shoulders of the ephod for stones of memorial to the children of Israel: and Aaron shall bear their names before the Lord on his two shoulders for a memorial.
- 13And you shall make settings of gold.
- 14And two chains of pure gold at the ends, of twisted work shall you make them, and fasten the twisted chains to the settings.
- 15And you shall make the breastplate of judgment with skilled work. After the work of the ephod you shall make it. Of gold, of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine twisted linen, shall you make it.
- 16Foursquare it shall be being doubled. 9 inches shall be its length, and 9 inches shall be its width.
- 17And you shall 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.
- 18And the second row shall be an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.
- 19And the third row a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst.
- 20And the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be set in gold in their settings.
- 21And the stones shall be with the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a seal. Every one with his name shall they be according to the twelve tribes.
- 22And you shall make on the breastplate chains at the ends of twisted work of pure gold.
- 23And you shall make on the breastplate two rings of gold, and shall put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate.
- 24And you shall put the two twisted chains of gold in the two rings which are on the ends of the breastplate.
- 25And the other two ends of the two twisted chains you shall fasten in the two settings, and put them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod before it.
- 26And you shall make two rings of gold, and you shall put them on the two ends of the breastplate in its border, which is in the side of the ephod inward.
- 27And two other rings of gold you shall make, and shall put them on the two sides of the ephod underneath, toward its front, opposite the other coupling of it, above the woven waistband of the ephod.
- 28And they shall bind the breastplate by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it may be above the woven waistband of the ephod, and that the breastplate does not come loose from the ephod.
- 29And Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel in the breastplate of judgment on his heart, when he goes in to the holy place, for a memorial before the Lord continually.
- 30And you shall put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim. They shall be on Aaron's heart, when he goes in before the Lord: and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel on his heart before the Lord continually.
- 31And you shall make the robe of the ephod all of blue.
- 32And there shall be a hole in the top of it, in it: it shall have a binding of woven work all around the hole of it, as it were the hole of a coat of armor, so that it does not tear.
- 33And beneath on the hem of it you shall make pomegranates of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, all around its hem, and bells of gold between them all around:
- 34A golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, on the hem of the robe all around.
- 35And it shall be on Aaron to minister: and his sound shall be heard when he goes in to the holy place before the Lord, and when he comes out, that he does not die.
- 36And you shall make a plate of pure gold, and grave on it, like the engravings of a seal, Holiness To The Lord.
- 37And you shall put it on a blue lace, that it may be on the turban. On the forefront of the turban it shall be.
- 38And it shall be on Aaron's forehead, that Aaron may carry the blame for the wrongdoing of the holy things, which the children of Israel shall set apart as holy in all their holy gifts. It shall be always on his forehead, that they may be accepted before the Lord.
- 39And you shall embroider the coat of fine linen, and you shall make the turban of fine linen, and you shall make the belt of needlework.
- 40And for Aaron's sons you shall make coats, and you shall make for them belts, and headdresses shall you make for them, for glory and for beauty.
- 41And you shall put them on Aaron your brother, and his sons with him. Shall anoint them, and dedicate them, and sanctify them, that they may minister to me in the priest's office.
- 42And you shall make them linen undergarments to cover their nakedness. From the waist even to the thighs they shall reach:
- 43And they shall be on Aaron, and on his sons, when they come in to the tabernacle of the congregation, or when they come near to the altar to minister in the holy place, so that they do not become guilty and die: it shall be a law for ever to him and his descendants after him.
What changed from the KJV
GIGAKJV is a modern English revision of the King James Version. The comparison below uses the project's KJV text in the later 1769 tradition and marks, word by word, each verse of Exodus 28 where the wording differs: struck-through words are the KJV's, highlighted words are GIGAKJV's.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd take you to you Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may minister to me in the priest's office, even Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's sons.
KJVAnd thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron thy brother for glory and for beauty.
GIGAKJVAnd you shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother for glory and for beauty.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd you shall speak to all that are skilled, who I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they may make Aaron's garments to dedicate him, that he may minister to me in the priest's office.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd these are the garments which they shall make. A breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and an embroidered coat, a turban, and a belt: and they shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, and his sons, that he may minister to me in the priest's office.
KJVAnd they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and of purple, of scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cunning work.
GIGAKJVAnd they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and of purple, of scarlet, and fine twisted linen, with skilled work.
KJVIt shall have the two shoulderpieces thereof joined at the two edges thereof; and so it shall be joined together.
GIGAKJVIt shall have the two shoulder pieces of it joined at the two edges of it. So it shall be joined together.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd the woven waistband of the ephod, which is on it, shall be of the same, according to its work, even of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twisted linen.
KJVAnd thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel:
GIGAKJVAnd you shall take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel:
KJVWith 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.
GIGAKJVWith the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a seal, shall you engrave the two stones with the names of the children of Israel: you shall make them to be set in settings of gold.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd you shall put the two stones on the shoulders of the ephod for stones of memorial to the children of Israel: and Aaron shall bear their names before the Lord on his two shoulders for a memorial.
KJVAnd thou shalt make ouches of gold;
GIGAKJVAnd you shall make settings of gold.
KJVAnd two chains of pure gold at the ends; of wreathen work shalt thou make them, and fasten the wreathen chains to the ouches.
GIGAKJVAnd two chains of pure gold at the ends, of twisted work shall you make them, and fasten the twisted chains to the settings.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd you shall make the breastplate of judgment with skilled work. After the work of the ephod you shall make it. Of gold, of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine twisted linen, shall you make it.
KJVFoursquare it shall be being doubled; a span shall be the length thereof, and a span shall be the breadth thereof.
GIGAKJVFoursquare it shall be being doubled. 9 inches shall be its length, and 9 inches shall be its width.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd you shall 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.
KJVAnd the third row a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst.
GIGAKJVAnd the third row a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst.
KJVAnd the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be set in gold in their inclosings.
GIGAKJVAnd the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be set in gold in their settings.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd the stones shall be with the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a seal. Every one with his name shall they be according to the twelve tribes.
KJVAnd thou shalt make upon the breastplate chains at the ends of wreathen work of pure gold.
GIGAKJVAnd you shall make on the breastplate chains at the ends of twisted work of pure gold.
KJVAnd thou shalt make upon the breastplate two rings of gold, and shalt put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate.
GIGAKJVAnd you shall make on the breastplate two rings of gold, and shall put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate.
KJVAnd thou shalt put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings which are on the ends of the breastplate.
GIGAKJVAnd you shall put the two twisted chains of gold in the two rings which are on the ends of the breastplate.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd the other two ends of the two twisted chains you shall fasten in the two settings, and put them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod before it.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd you shall make two rings of gold, and you shall put them on the two ends of the breastplate in its border, which is in the side of the ephod inward.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd two other rings of gold you shall make, and shall put them on the two sides of the ephod underneath, toward its front, opposite the other coupling of it, above the woven waistband of the ephod.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd they shall bind the breastplate by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it may be above the woven waistband of the ephod, and that the breastplate does not come loose from the ephod.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel in the breastplate of judgment on his heart, when he goes in to the holy place, for a memorial before the Lord continually.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd you shall put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim. They shall be on Aaron's heart, when he goes in before the Lord: and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel on his heart before the Lord continually.
KJVAnd thou shalt make the robe of the ephod all of blue.
GIGAKJVAnd you shall make the robe of the ephod all of blue.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd there shall be a hole in the top of it, in it: it shall have a binding of woven work all around the hole of it, as it were the hole of a coat of armor, so that it does not tear.
KJVAnd 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:
GIGAKJVAnd beneath on the hem of it you shall make pomegranates of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, all around its hem, and bells of gold between them all around:
KJVA golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, upon the hem of the robe round about.
GIGAKJVA golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, on the hem of the robe all around.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd it shall be on Aaron to minister: and his sound shall be heard when he goes in to the holy place before the Lord, and when he comes out, that he does not die.
KJVAnd thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, Holiness To The Lord.
GIGAKJVAnd you shall make a plate of pure gold, and grave on it, like the engravings of a seal, Holiness To The Lord.
KJVAnd thou shalt put it on a blue lace, that it may be upon the mitre; upon the forefront of the mitre it shall be.
GIGAKJVAnd you shall put it on a blue lace, that it may be on the turban. On the forefront of the turban it shall be.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd it shall be on Aaron's forehead, that Aaron may carry the blame for the wrongdoing of the holy things, which the children of Israel shall set apart as holy in all their holy gifts. It shall be always on his forehead, that they may be accepted before the Lord.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd you shall embroider the coat of fine linen, and you shall make the turban of fine linen, and you shall make the belt of needlework.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd for Aaron's sons you shall make coats, and you shall make for them belts, and headdresses shall you make for them, for glory and for beauty.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd you shall put them on Aaron your brother, and his sons with him. Shall anoint them, and dedicate them, and sanctify them, that they may minister to me in the priest's office.
KJVAnd thou shalt make them linen breeches to cover their nakedness; from the loins even unto the thighs they shall reach:
GIGAKJVAnd you shall make them linen undergarments to cover their nakedness. From the waist even to the thighs they shall reach:
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd they shall be on Aaron, and on his sons, when they come in to the tabernacle of the congregation, or when they come near to the altar to minister in the holy place, so that they do not become guilty and die: it shall be a law for ever to him and his descendants after him.
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