Exodus 39
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1From the blue, purple, and scarlet yarn they made woven garments for serving in the sanctuary; they made holy garments that were for Aaron, just as the LORD had commanded Moses. 1From the blue, purple, and scarlet yarn they made specially woven garments for ministry in the sanctuary, as well as the holy garments for Aaron, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
2He made the ephod of gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twisted linen.2Bezalel made the ephod of finely spun linen embroidered with gold, and with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn.
3They hammered the gold into thin sheets and cut it into narrow strips to weave them into the blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and into the fine linen, the work of an artistic designer.3They hammered out thin sheets of gold and cut threads from them to interweave with the blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and fine linen—the work of a skilled craftsman.
4They made shoulder pieces for it, attached to two of its corners, so it could be joined together.4They made shoulder pieces for the ephod, which were attached at two of its corners, so it could be fastened.
5The artistically woven waistband of the ephod that was on it was like it, of one piece with it, of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine twisted linen, just as the LORD had commanded Moses. 5And the skillfully woven waistband of the ephod was of one piece with the ephod, of the same workmanship—with gold, with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and with finely spun linen, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
6They set the onyx stones in gold filigree settings, engraved as with the engravings of a seal with the names of the sons of Israel.6They mounted the onyx stones in gold filigree settings, engraved like a seal with the names of the sons of Israel.
7He put them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as stones of memorial for the Israelites, just as the LORD had commanded Moses. 7Then they fastened them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Israel, as the LORD had commanded Moses.
8He made the breastpiece, the work of an artistic designer, in the same fashion as the ephod, of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet, and fine twisted linen.8He made the breastpiece with the same workmanship as the ephod, with gold, with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and with finely spun linen.
9It was square--they made the breastpiece doubled, nine inches long and nine inches wide when doubled.9It was square when folded over double, a span long and a span wide.
10They set on it four rows of stones: a row with a ruby, a topaz, and a beryl--the first row;10And they mounted on it four rows of gemstones: The first row had a ruby, a topaz, and an emerald;
11and the second row, a turquoise, a sapphire, and an emerald;11the second row had a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond;
12and the third row, a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;12the third row had a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;
13and the fourth row, a chrysolite, an onyx, and a jasper. They were enclosed in gold filigree settings.13and the fourth row had a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. These stones were mounted in gold filigree settings.
14The stones were for the names of the sons of Israel, twelve, corresponding to the number of their names. Each name corresponding to one of the twelve tribes was like the engravings of a seal. 14The twelve stones corresponded to the names of the sons of Israel. Each stone was engraved like a seal with the name of one of the twelve tribes.
15They made for the breastpiece braided chains like cords of pure gold,15For the breastpiece they made braided chains like cords of pure gold.
16and they made two gold filigree settings and two gold rings, and they attached the two rings to the upper two ends of the breastpiece.16They also made two gold filigree settings and two gold rings, and fastened the two rings to the two corners of the breastpiece.
17They attached the two gold chains to the two rings at the ends of the breastpiece;17Then they fastened the two gold chains to the two gold rings at the corners of the breastpiece,
18the other two ends of the two chains they attached to the two settings, and they attached them to the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front of it.18and they fastened the other ends of the two chains to the two filigree settings, attaching them to the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front.
19They 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.19They made two more gold rings and attached them to the other two corners of the breastpiece, on the inside edge next to the ephod.
20They 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.20They made two additional gold rings and attached them to the bottom of the two shoulder pieces of the ephod, on its front, near the seam just above its woven waistband.
21They tied the breastpiece by its rings to the rings of the ephod by blue cord, so that it was above the waistband of the ephod, so that the breastpiece would not be loose from the ephod, just as the LORD had commanded Moses. 21Then they tied the rings of the breastpiece to the rings of the ephod with a cord of blue yarn, so that the breastpiece was above the waistband of the ephod and would not swing out from the ephod, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
22He made the robe of the ephod completely blue, the work of a weaver.22They made the robe of the ephod entirely of blue cloth, the work of a weaver,
23There was an opening in the center of the robe, like the opening of a collar, with an edge all around the opening so that it could not be torn.23with an opening in the center of the robe like that of a garment, with a collar around the opening so that it would not tear.
24They made pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and twisted linen around the hem of the robe.24They made pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and finely spun linen on the lower hem of the robe.
25They made bells of pure gold and attached the bells between the pomegranates around the hem of the robe between the pomegranates.25They also made bells of pure gold and attached them around the hem between the pomegranates,
26There was a bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate, all around the hem of the robe, to be used in ministering, just as the LORD had commanded Moses. 26alternating the bells and pomegranates around the lower hem of the robe to be worn for ministry, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
27They made tunics of fine linen--the work of a weaver, for Aaron and for his sons--27For Aaron and his sons they made tunics of fine linen, the work of a weaver,
28and the turban of fine linen, the headbands of fine linen, and the undergarments of fine twisted linen.28as well as the turban of fine linen, the ornate headbands and undergarments of finely spun linen,
29The sash was of fine twisted linen and blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, the work of an embroiderer, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.29and the sash of finely spun linen, embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
30They made a plate, the holy diadem, of pure gold and wrote on it an inscription, as on the engravings of a seal, "Holiness to the LORD."30They also made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and they engraved on it, like an inscription on a seal: HOLY TO THE LORD.
31They attached to it a blue cord, to attach it to the turban above, just as the LORD had commanded Moses. 31Then they fastened to it a blue cord to mount it on the turban, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
32So all the work of the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, was completed, and the Israelites did according to all that the LORD had commanded Moses--they did it exactly so.32So all the work for the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, was completed. The Israelites did everything just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
33They brought the tabernacle to Moses, the tent and all its furnishings, clasps, frames, bars, posts, and bases;33Then they brought the tabernacle to Moses: the tent with all its furnishings, its clasps, its frames, its crossbars, and its posts and bases;
34and the coverings of ram skins dyed red, the covering of fine leather, and the protecting curtain;34the covering of ram skins dyed red, the covering of fine leather, and the veil of the covering;
35the ark of the testimony and its poles, and the atonement lid;35the ark of the Testimony with its poles and the mercy seat;
36the table, all its utensils, and the Bread of the Presence;36the table with all its utensils and the Bread of the Presence;
37the pure lampstand, its lamps, with the lamps set in order, and all its accessories, and oil for the light;37the pure gold lampstand with its row of lamps and all its utensils, as well as the oil for the light;
38and the gold altar, and the anointing oil, and the fragrant incense; and the curtain for the entrance to the tent;38the gold altar, the anointing oil, the fragrant incense, and the curtain for the entrance to the tent;
39the bronze altar and its bronze grating, its poles, and all its utensils; the large basin with its pedestal;39the bronze altar with its bronze grating, its poles, and all its utensils; the basin with its stand;
40the hangings of the courtyard, its posts and its bases, and the curtain for the gateway of the courtyard, its ropes and its tent pegs, and all the furnishings for the service of the tabernacle, for the tent of meeting;40the curtains of the courtyard with its posts and bases; the curtain for the gate of the courtyard, its ropes and tent pegs, and all the equipment for the service of the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting;
41the woven garments for serving in the sanctuary, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments for his sons to minister as priests. 41and the woven garments for ministering in the sanctuary, both the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons to serve as priests.
42The Israelites did all the work according to all that the LORD had commanded Moses.42The Israelites had done all the work just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
43Moses inspected all the work--and they had done it just as the LORD had commanded--they had done it exactly--and Moses blessed them. 43And Moses inspected all the work and saw that they had accomplished it just as the LORD had commanded. So Moses blessed them.
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