The Israelites did so, and they gathered – some more, some less.

They made tunics of fine linen – the work of a weaver, for Aaron and for his sons –

Make the work harder for the men so they will keep at it and pay no attention to lying words!”

Then Pharaoh also summoned wise men and sorcerers, and the magicians of Egypt by their secret arts did the same thing.

The magicians did the same with their secret arts and brought up frogs on the land of Egypt too.

and the Israelites went away and did exactly as the Lord had commanded Moses and Aaron.

Every skilled person among you is to come and make all that the Lord has commanded:

They made for the breastpiece braided chains like cords of pure gold,

They made pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and twisted linen around the hem of the robe.

But the magicians of Egypt did the same by their secret arts, and so Pharaoh’s heart remained hard, and he refused to listen to Moses and Aaron – just as the Lord had predicted.

When the magicians attempted to bring forth gnats by their secret arts, they could not. So there were gnats on people and on animals.

So all the Israelites did exactly as the Lord commanded Moses and Aaron.

I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and he will chase after them. I will gain honor because of Pharaoh and because of all his army, and the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord.” So this is what they did.

The Levites did what Moses ordered, and that day about three thousand men of the people died.

So Moses returned to the Lord and said, “Alas, this people has committed a very serious sin, and they have made for themselves gods of gold.

They set the onyx stones in gold filigree settings, engraved as with the engravings of a seal with the names of the sons of Israel.

and they made two gold filigree settings and two gold rings, and they attached the two rings to the upper two ends of the breastpiece.

They made two rings of gold and put them on the other two ends of the breastpiece on its edge, which is on the inner side of the ephod.

They made two more gold rings and attached them to the bottom of the two shoulder pieces on the front of the ephod, close to the juncture above the waistband of the ephod.

They made bells of pure gold and attached the bells between the pomegranates around the hem of the robe between the pomegranates.