Exodus 39
1 All the gold that was employed for the works according to all the fabrication of the holy things, was of the gold of the offerings, twenty-nine talents, and seven hundred and twenty shekels according to the holy shekel.
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 And the offering of silver from the men that were numbered of the congregation a hundred talents, and a thousand and seven hundred and seventy-five shekels, one drachm apiece, even the half shekel, according to the holy shekel.
They made the sacred apron from fine white linen and from blue, purple, and red cloth.
3 Every one that passed the survey from twenty years old and upwards to the [number of] six hundred thousand, and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.
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 And the hundred talents of silver went to the casting of the hundred chapiters of the tabernacle, and to the chapiters of the veil;
The apron had two shoulder straps, to join the front part to the back part at the shoulders.
5 a hundred chapiters to the hundred talents, a talent to a chapiter.
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 And the thousand and seven hundred and seventy-five shekels he formed into hooks for the pillars, and he gilt their chapiters and adorned them.
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 And the brass of the offering [was] seventy talents, and a thousand and five hundred shekels;
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 and they made of it the bases of the door of the tabernacle of witness,
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 and the bases of the court round about, and the bases of the gate of the court, and the pins of the tabernacle, and the pins of the court round about;
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 the brazen appendage of the altar, and all the vessels of the altar, and all the instruments of the tabernacle of witness.
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 And the children of Israel did as the Lord commanded Moses, so did they.
In the second row, they put a [green] emerald, a [blue] sapphire, and a [clear/white] diamond.
12 And of the gold that remained of the offering they made vessels to minister with before the Lord.
In the third row they put a [red] jacinth, a [white] agate, and a [purple] amethyst.
13 And the blue that was left, and the purple, and the scarlet they made [into] garments of ministry for Aaron, so that he should minister with them in the sanctuary;
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 and they brought the garments to Moses, and the tabernacle, and its furniture, its bases and its bars and the posts;
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 and the ark of the covenant, and its bearers, and the altar and all its furniture.
They made two [chains] from pure gold and braided them like cords, to [attach] the sacred pouch [to the sacred apron].
16 And they made the anointing oil, and the incense of composition, and the pure candlestick,
They made two gold rings, and they attached them to the upper corners of the sacred pouch.
17 and its lamps, lamps for burning, and oil for the light,
They fastened one end of each cord to one of the rings.
18 and the table of show bread, and all its furniture, and the show bread upon it,
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 and the garments of the sanctuary which belong to Aaron, and the garments of his sons, for the priestly ministry;
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 and the curtains of the court, and the posts, and the veil of the door of the tabernacle, and the gate of the court,
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 and all the vessels of the tabernacle and all its instruments: and the skins, even rams' skins dyed red, and the blue coverings, and the coverings of the other things, and the pins, and all the instruments for the works of the tabernacle of witness.
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 Whatsoever things the Lord appointed Moses, so did the children of Israel make all the furniture.
They made the robe that is to be worn underneath the priest’s sacred apron, using only blue [cloth].
23 And Moses saw all the works; and they had done them all as the Lord commanded Moses, so had they made them; and Moses blessed them.
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.
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.
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
for [Aaron to wear while] he did his work as a priest. They made all these things exactly as Yahweh had commanded Moses/me.
They wove long-sleeved tunics/gowns from fine white linen, for Aaron and his sons.
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.
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.
They also made the tiny ornament of pure gold and had a skilled workman engrave on it the words, ‘Dedicated to Yahweh’.
They fastened this to the front of the turban by a blue cord, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses/me.
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.
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,
the coverings for the Sacred Tent that were made of tanned/dyed rams’ skins and goatskins, the curtains,
the sacred chest that contained the stone slabs [on which the commandments were written], the poles, the lid for the chest,
the table with all the things that were used with it, the sacred bread [that was offered] to God,
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,
the golden altar [for burning incense], the oil for anointing, the sweet-smelling incense, the curtain for the entrance to the Sacred Tent,
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,
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,
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.
The Israeli people had done all this work exactly as Yahweh had commanded Moses/me.
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.
