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.

And he made, of violet and purple, scarlet and fine linen, the vestments for Aaron to wear when he ministered in the holy places, as the Lord commanded Moses.

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

So he made an ephod of gold, violet, and purple, and scarlet twice dyed, and fine twisted linen.

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.

With embroidered work: and he cut thin plates of gold, and drew them small into threads, that they might be twisted with the woof of the aforesaid colours,

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

And two borders coupled one to the other in the top on either side,

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 a girdle of the same colours, 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.

He prepared also two onyx stones, fast set and closed in gold, and graven by the art of a lapidary, with the names of the children 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.

And he set them in the sides of the ephod for a memorial of the children 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 also a rational with embroidered work, according to the work of the ephod, of gold, violet, purple, and scarlet twice dyed, and fine twisted linen,

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

Foursquare, double, of the measure of a span.

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

And he set four rows of precious stones in it. In the first row was a sardius, a topaz, and emerald.

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

In the second, a carbuncle, a sapphire, and a jasper.

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

In the third, a ligurius, an agate, and an amethyst.

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

In the fourth, a chrysolite, an onyx, and a beryl, set and enclosed in gold by their rows.

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.

And the twelve stones were engraved with the names of the twelve tribes of Israel, each one with its several name.

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

They made also in the rational little chains linked one to another of the purest gold,

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

And two hooks, and as many rings of gold. And they set the rings on either side of the rational,

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

On which rings the two golden chains should hang, which they put into the hooks that stood out in the corners of the ephod.

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.

These both before and behind so answered one another, that the ephod and the rational were bound together,

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.

Being fastened to the girdle and strongly coupled with rings, which a violet fillet joined, lest they should flag loose, and be moved one from the other, as the Lord commanded Moses.

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 also the tunick of the ephod all of violet,

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.

And a hole for the head in the upper part at the middle, and a woven border round about the hole:

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

And beneath at the feet pomegranates of violet, purple, scarlet, and fine twisted linen:

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.

And little bells of the purest gold, which they put between the pomegranates at the bottom of the tunick round about:

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

To wit, a bell of gold, and a pomegranate, wherewith the high priest went adorned, when he discharged his ministry, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

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

They made also fine linen tunicks with woven work for Aaron and his sons:

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

And mitres with their little crowns of fine linen:

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

And linen breeches of fine linen:

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

And a girdle of fine twisted linen, violet, purple, and scarlet twice dyed, of embroidery work, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

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

They made also the plate of sacred veneration of the purest gold, and they wrote on it with the engraving of a lapidary, The Holy of the Lord:

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

And they fastened it to the mitre with a violet fillet, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

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

So all the work of the tabernacle and of the roof of the testimony was finished: and the children of Israel did all things which 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.

And they offered the tabernacle and the roof and the whole furniture, the rings, the boards, the bars, the pillars, and their sockets,

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;

The cover of rams’ skins dyed red, and the other cover of violet skins,

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

The veil, the ark, the bars, the propitiatory,

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

The table, with the vessels thereof, and the loaves of proposition:

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

The candlestick, the lamps, and the furniture of them with the oil:

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 altar of gold, and the ointment, and the incense of spices:

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

And the hanging in the entry of the tabernacle:

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 altar of brass, the grate, the bars, and all the vessels thereof: the laver with the foot thereof: the hangings of the court, and the pillars with their sockets:

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 hanging in the entry of the court, and the little cords, and the pins thereof. Nothing was wanting of the vessels, that were commanded to be made for the ministry of the tabernacle, and for the roof of the covenant.

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

The vestments also, which the priests, to wit, Aaron and his sons, used in the sanctuary,

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

The children of Israel offered as the Lord had commanded.

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 when Moses saw all things finished, he blessed them.