Exodus 39

1 From 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.

Bezalel, Oholiab, and the other skilled workmen made the beautiful clothes for Aaron to wear while he did his work as a priest in the Holy Place. They made them from blue, purple, and red cloth, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses/me.

2 Bezalel made the ephod of finely spun linen embroidered with gold, and with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn.

They made the sacred apron from fine white linen and from blue, purple, and red cloth.

3 They 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.

They hammered some thin sheets of gold and cut them into thin strips which they embroidered into the fine linen and into the blue, purple, and red cloth.

4 They made shoulder pieces for the ephod, which were attached at two of its corners, so it could be fastened.

The apron had two shoulder straps, to join the front part to the back part at the shoulders.

5 And 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.

A carefully-woven sash, which was made from the same materials as the sacred apron, was [sewn] onto the sacred apron. This was made exactly as Yahweh had commanded Moses/me.

6 They mounted the onyx stones in gold filigree settings, engraved like a seal with the names of the sons of Israel.

They cut two valuable onyx stones and enclosed them in a tiny gold frame, and a skilled gem-cutter engraved on the stones the names of the twelve sons of Jacob.

7 Then they fastened them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Israel, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

They fastened the stones to the shoulder straps of the sacred apron, to represent the twelve Israeli tribes, exactly as Yahweh had commanded Moses/me.

8 He made the breastpiece with the same workmanship as the ephod, with gold, with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and with finely spun linen.

They made the sacred chest pouch. They made it of the same materials as the sacred apron and embroidered it in the same way.

9 It was square when folded over double, a span long and a span wide.

It was square, and the material was folded double, so that it was (9 in./22 cm.) long and (9 in./22 cm.) wide.

10 And they mounted on it four rows of gemstones: The first row had a ruby, a topaz, and an emerald;

They fastened four rows of valuable stones onto the pouch. In the first row, they put a [red] ruby, a [yellow] topaz, and a [red] garnet.

11 the second row had a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond;

In the second row, they put a [green] emerald, a [blue] sapphire, and a [clear/white] diamond.

12 the third row had a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;

In the third row they put a [red] jacinth, a [white] agate, and a [purple] amethyst.

13 and the fourth row had a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. These stones were mounted in gold filigree settings.

In the fourth row, they put a [yellow] beryl, a [red] carnelian, and a [green] jasper. They set each of the stones in tiny gold frames.

14 The 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.

On each of the twelve stones they engraved the name of one of the sons of Jacob, to represent one of the twelve Israeli tribes.

15 For the breastpiece they made braided chains like cords of pure gold.

They made two [chains] from pure gold and braided them like cords, to [attach] the sacred pouch [to the sacred apron].

16 They also made two gold filigree settings and two gold rings, and fastened the two rings to the two corners of the breastpiece.

They made two gold rings, and they attached them to the upper corners of the sacred pouch.

17 Then they fastened the two gold chains to the two gold rings at the corners of the breastpiece,

They fastened one end of each cord to one of the rings.

18 and 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.

They fastened the other end of each cord to the two (settings/tiny frames) [that enclosed the stones]. Then they attached the sacred pouch to the shoulder straps of the sacred apron.

19 They made two more gold rings and attached them to the other two corners of the breastpiece, on the inside edge next to the ephod.

Then they made two more gold rings and attached them to the lower corners of the sacred pouch, on the inside edges, next to the sacred apron.

20 They 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.

They made two more gold rings and attached them to the lower part of the front of the shoulder straps, near to where [the shoulder straps] were joined [to the sacred apron], just above the carefully-woven sash/waistband.

21 Then 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.

They tied the rings on the sacred pouch to the rings on the sacred apron with a blue cord, so that the sacred pouch was above the sash/waistband and would not come loose from the sacred apron.

22 They made the robe of the ephod entirely of blue cloth, the work of a weaver,

They made the robe that is to be worn underneath the priest’s sacred apron, using only blue [cloth].

23 with 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.

It had an opening through which [the priest] would put his head. They sewed a border around this opening, to prevent the material from tearing.

24 They made pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and finely spun linen on the lower hem of the robe.

At the lower edge on the robe, they fastened [decorations that resembled] pomegranate fruit. The decorations were [woven from] blue, purple, and red yarn/thread.

25 They also made bells of pure gold and attached them around the hem between the pomegranates,

Between each of these decorations, they fastened a tiny bell made from pure gold, so there was a bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate, alternating all around the hem of the robe

26 alternating the bells and pomegranates around the lower hem of the robe to be worn for ministry, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

for [Aaron to wear while] he did his work as a priest. They made all these things exactly as Yahweh had commanded Moses/me.

27 For Aaron and his sons they made tunics of fine linen, the work of a weaver,

They wove long-sleeved tunics/gowns from fine white linen, for Aaron and his sons.

28 as well as the turban of fine linen, the ornate headbands and undergarments of finely spun linen,

They also made a turban of fine linen [for Aaron to wear around his head]. They made the caps and the undershorts [for Aaron’s sons] from fine linen.

29 and the sash of finely spun linen, embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

They made the embroidered sash/waistband [for Aaron] from fine linen and from blue, purple, and red cloth, and they embroidered designs on it using blue, purple, and red yarn/thread, exactly as Yahweh had commanded Moses/me.

30 They 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.

They also made the tiny ornament of pure gold and had a skilled workman engrave on it the words, ‘Dedicated to Yahweh’.

31 Then they fastened to it a blue cord to mount it on the turban, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

They fastened this to the front of the turban by a blue cord, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses/me.

32 So all the work for the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, was completed. The Israelites did everything just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

Finally they finished all the work to make the Sacred Tent. They brought to Moses/me all the things that they had made. They had made them exactly as Yahweh had commanded me.

33 Then they brought the tabernacle to Moses: the tent with all its furnishings, its clasps, its frames, its crossbars, and its posts and bases;

They brought to him/me the Sacred Tent and all the things that were used with it: the hooks, the frames, the crossbars, the posts and their bases,

34 the covering of ram skins dyed red, the covering of fine leather, and the veil of the covering;

the coverings for the Sacred Tent that were made of tanned/dyed rams’ skins and goatskins, the curtains,

35 the ark of the Testimony with its poles and the mercy seat;

the sacred chest that contained the stone slabs [on which the commandments were written], the poles, the lid for the chest,

36 the table with all its utensils and the Bread of the Presence;

the table with all the things that were used with it, the sacred bread [that was offered] to God,

37 the pure gold lampstand with its row of lamps and all its utensils, as well as the oil for the light;

the lampstand made of pure gold and all its lamps and all the things that were to be used to take care of it, the oil for the lamps,

38 the gold altar, the anointing oil, the fragrant incense, and the curtain for the entrance to the tent;

the golden altar [for burning incense], the oil for anointing, the sweet-smelling incense, the curtain for the entrance to the Sacred Tent,

39 the bronze altar with its bronze grating, its poles, and all its utensils; the basin with its stand;

the bronze altar [for burning sacrifices] and its bronze grating, the poles [for carrying] it, and all the other things that were used with it, the washbasin and its base,

40 the 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;

the curtains [that surrounded] the courtyard, the posts and bases that supported them, the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard and its ropes, the tent pegs, and all the other things that would be used in the Sacred Tent,

41 and 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.

the beautiful sacred clothes for Aaron to wear when he did his work in the Holy Place, and the special clothes for his sons to wear as they did their work as priests.

42 The Israelites had done all the work just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

The Israeli people had done all this work exactly as Yahweh had commanded Moses/me.

43 And Moses inspected all the work and saw that they had accomplished it just as the LORD had commanded. So Moses blessed them.

Then Moses/I saw all the work that they had done. Truly, they had done everything exactly as Yahweh had commanded [that it should be done]. Then Moses/I [asked God to] bless them.