Exodus 39

1 And from the needlework of blue and purple and red they made the robes used for the work of the holy place, and the holy robes for Aaron, as the Lord had given orders to Moses.

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.

2 The ephod he made of gold and blue and purple and red and the best linen;

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

3 Hammering the gold into thin plates and cutting it into wires to be worked into the blue and the purple and the red and the linen by the designer.

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.

4 And they made two bands for joining its edges together at the top of the arms.

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

5 And the beautifully worked band which went on it was of the same design and the same material, worked in gold and blue and purple and red and twisted linen-work, as the Lord gave orders to Moses.

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.

6 Then they made the beryl stones, fixed in twisted frames of gold and cut like the cutting of a stamp, with the names of the children of Israel.

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

7 These he put on the ephod, over the arm-holes, to be stones of memory for the children of Israel, as the Lord had said to Moses.

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.

8 The priest's bag was designed like the ephod, of the best linen worked with gold and blue and purple and red.

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

9 It was square and folded in two, as long and as wide as the stretch of a man's hand;

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

10 And on it they put four lines of stones: in the first line was a carnelian, a chrysolite, and an emerald;

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

11 In the second, a ruby, a sapphire, and an onyx;

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

12 In the third, a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;

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

13 In the fourth, a topaz, a beryl, and a jasper; they were fixed in twisted frames of gold.

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

14 There were twelve stones for the twelve tribes of Israel; on every one the name of one of the tribes of Israel was cut, like the cutting of a stamp.

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.

15 And on the bag they put gold chains, twisted like cords.

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

16 And they made two gold frames and two gold rings, the rings being fixed to the ends of the priest's bag;

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

17 And they put the two twisted chains on the two rings at the ends of the priest's bag;

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

18 And the other two ends of the chains were joined to the two frames and fixed to the front of the ephod over the arm-holes.

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.

19 And they made two rings of gold and put them on the two lower ends of the bag, on the inner side nearest to the ephod.

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.

20 And two other gold rings were put on the front of the ephod, over the arm-holes, at the join, and over the worked band.

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.

21 And the rings on the bag were fixed to the rings of the ephod by a blue cord, keeping it in place over the band, so that the bag might not get loose, as the Lord gave orders to Moses.

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.

22 The robe which went with the ephod was made all of blue;

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

23 With a hole at the top in the middle, like the hole in the coat of a fighting-man, edged with a band to make it strong.

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.

24 The skirts of the robe were worked all round with fruits in blue and purple and red made of twisted linen.

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

25 And between the fruits all round the skirt they put gold bells, as the Lord gave orders to Moses.

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

26 All round the skirt of the robe were bells and fruits in turn.

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

27 The coats for Aaron and his sons they made of the best linen;

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

28 And the twisted head-dress for Aaron, and beautiful head-dresses of linen, and linen trousers,

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

29 And a linen band worked with a design of blue and purple and red, as the Lord had said to Moses.

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

30 The plate for the holy crown was made of the best gold, and on it were cut these words, HOLY TO THE LORD.

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.

31 It was fixed to the head-dress by a blue cord, as the Lord had given orders to Moses.

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

32 So all the work on the House of the Tent of meeting was done; as the Lord had given orders to Moses, so the children of Israel did it.

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

33 Then they took the House to Moses, the tent with all the things for it; its hooks, its boards, its rods, its pillars, and its bases;

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

34 The outer cover of sheepskins coloured red, and the cover of leather, and the veil for the doorway;

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

35 The ark of the law, with its rods and its cover;

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

36 The table, with all its vessels and the holy bread;

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

37 The support for the lights, with the vessels for the lights to be put in their places on it, and all its vessels, and the oil for the lights;

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

38 And the gold altar, and the holy oil, and the sweet perfume for burning, and the curtain for the doorway of the tent;

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

39 And the brass altar, with its network of brass, and its rods and all its vessels, and the washing-vessel and its base;

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

40 The hangings for the open space, with the pillars and their bases, and the curtain for the doorway, and the cords and nails, and all the instruments necessary for the work of the House of the Tent of meeting;

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;

41 The robes for use in the holy place, and the holy robes for Aaron and his sons when acting as priests.

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.

42 The children of Israel did everything as the Lord had given orders to Moses.

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

43 Then Moses, when he saw all their work and saw that they had done everything as the Lord had said, gave them his blessing.

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