Exodus 39

The Priestly Garments

1Moreover, from the
Or violet
,
bblue and purple and scarlet material, they made finely cwoven garments for ministering in the holy place
Lit and they made
as well as the holy garments which were for Aaron, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

2 eHe made the ephod of gold, and of
Or violet
blue and purple and scarlet material, and fine twisted linen.
3Then they hammered out gold sheets and cut them into threads
Lit to work
to be woven in with the
Or violet
blue and the purple and the scarlet material, and the fine linen, the work of a skillful workman.
4They made attaching shoulder pieces for
Lit it
the ephod; it was attached at its two upper ends.
5The skillfully woven band which was on it was like its workmanship,
Lit from it
of the same material: of gold and of
Or violet
blue and purple and scarlet material, and fine twisted linen, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

6 lThey made the onyx stones, set in gold filigree settings; they were engraved like the engravings of a signet, according to the names of the sons of Israel. 7And mhe placed them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod, as memorial stones for the sons of Israel, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

8 nHe made the breastpiece, the work of a skillful workman, like the workmanship of the ephod: of gold and of
Or violet
blue and purple and scarlet material and fine twisted linen.
9It was square; they made the breastpiece folded double, a span
Lit its length
long and a span
Lit its width
wide when folded double.
10And they
Lit filled
mounted four rows of stones on it. The first row was a row of ruby, topaz, and emerald;
11and the second row, a turquoise, a sapphire and a diamond; 12and the third row, a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst; 13and the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. They were set in gold filigree settings when they were
Lit filled
mounted.
14The stones were corresponding to the names of the sons of Israel; they were twelve, corresponding to their names, engraved with the engravings of a signet, each with its name for the twelve tribes. 15They made on the breastpiece chains like cords, of twisted cordage work in pure gold. 16They made two gold filigree settings and two gold rings, and put the two rings on the two ends of the breastpiece. 17Then they put the two gold cords in the two rings at the ends of the breastpiece. 18They put the other two ends of the two cords on the two filigree settings, and put them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front of it. 19They made two gold rings and placed them on the two ends of the breastpiece, on its inner edge which was next to the ephod. 20Furthermore, they made two gold rings and placed them on the bottom of the two shoulder pieces of the ephod, on the front of it, close to the place where it joined, above the woven band of the ephod. 21They bound the breastpiece by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a
Or violet
blue cord, so that it would be on the woven band of the ephod, and that the breastpiece would not come loose from the ephod, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

22 uThen he made the robe of the ephod of woven work, all of
Or violet
blue;
23 wand the opening of the robe was at the top in the center, as the opening of a coat of mail, with a binding all around its opening, so that it would not be torn. 24They made pomegranates of
Or violet
blue and purple and scarlet material and twisted linen on the hem of the robe.
25They also made bells of pure gold, and put the bells between the pomegranates all around on the hem of the
Lit robe, between the pomegranates
robe,
26
Lit a bell and a pomegranate, a bell...
alternating a bell and a pomegranate all around on the hem of the robe for the service, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

27 aaThey made the tunics of finely woven linen for Aaron and his sons, 28and the turban of fine linen, and the decorated
Lit headgear
caps of fine linen, and the linen breeches of fine twisted linen,
29and the sash of fine twisted linen, and
Or violet
blue and purple and scarlet material, the work of the
Lit variegator; i.e. a weaver in colors
weaver, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

30 aeThey made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and
Lit wrote on it a writing
inscribed it like the engravings of a signet, “Holy to the Lord.”
31They
Lit put
fastened a
Or violet
blue cord to it, to
Lit put
fasten it on the turban above, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

32Thus all the work of the
Lit dwelling place
tabernacle of the tent of meeting was completed; and the sons of Israel did according to all that the Lord had commanded Moses; so they did.
33They brought the tabernacle to Moses, the tent and all its
Or utensils
furnishings: its clasps, its boards, its bars, and its pillars and its
Or bases
sockets;
34and the covering of rams’ skins
Or tanned
dyed red, and the covering of porpoise skins, and the screening veil;
35the ark of the testimony and its poles and the
Lit propitiatory
mercy seat;
36the table, all its utensils, and the bread of the
Lit Face
Presence;
37the pure gold lampstand,
Lit its lamps, the lamps set in order
with its arrangement of lamps and all its utensils, and the oil for the light;
38and the gold altar, and the anointing oil and the fragrant incense, and the veil for the doorway of the tent; 39the
Or copper
bronze altar and its
Or copper
bronze grating, its poles and all its utensils, the laver and its stand;
40the hangings for the court, its pillars and its
Or bases
sockets, and the screen for the gate of the court, its cords and its pegs and all the
Or utensils
equipment for the service of the tabernacle, for the tent of meeting;
41the woven garments for ministering in the holy place and the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments of his sons, to minister as priests. 42So the sons of Israel did all the work according to all that the Lord had commanded Moses. 43And Moses
Lit saw
examined all the work and behold, they had done it; just as the Lord had commanded, this they had done. So Moses avblessed them.
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