"They shall also makethe ephodof gold,of blueand purple[and] scarlet[material] and finetwistedlinen,the workof the skillfulworkman.
blue,purpleand scarlet[material], finelinen,goat[hair],
onyxstonesand settingstonesfor the ephodand for the breastpiece.
"Moreover you shall makethe tabernaclewith tencurtainsof finetwistedlinenand blueand purpleand scarlet[material]; you shall makethem with cherubim,the workof a skillfulworkman.
"It shall havetwoshoulderpieces joinedto its twoends,that it may be joined.
"You shall takethe garments,and puton Aaronthe tunicand the robeof the ephodand the ephodand the breastpiece,and girdhim with the skillfullywovenbandof the ephod;
For the sonsof Israelwill remainfor manydayswithoutkingor prince,withoutsacrificeor [sacred] pillarand withoutephodor householdidols.
He putthe tunicon him and girdedhim with the sash,and clothedhim with the robeand putthe ephodon him; and he girdedhim with the artisticbandof the ephod,with which he tied[it] to him.
Gideonmadeit into an ephod,and placedit in his city,Ophrah,and allIsraelplayedthe harlotwith it there,so that it becamea snareto Gideonand his household.
Now it cameabout, when Abiatharthe sonof Ahimelechfledto Davidat Keilah,[that] he camedown[with] an ephodin his hand.
Then Davidsaidto Abiatharthe priest,the sonof Ahimelech,"Pleasebringme the ephod."So Abiatharbroughtthe ephodto David.