Exodus 39

1 Truly, from hyacinth and purple, vermillion and fine linen, he made the vestments with which Aaron was clothed when he ministered in the holy places, just as the Lord instructed Moses.

With the blue, purple, and scarlet wool, they made finely-woven garments for service in the holy place. They made Aaron's garments for the holy place, as Yahweh had commanded Moses.

2 And so he made an ephod of gold, hyacinth, and purple, and twice-dyed scarlet, and fine twisted linen,

Bezalel made the ephod of gold, of blue, purple, and scarlet wool, and of fine twined linen.

3 wrought with embroidery. And he cut thin strips of gold and drew them into threads, so that they could be twisted into the weave of the first colors.

They hammered gold sheets and cut them into wires, to work them into the blue, purple, and scarlet wool, and into the fine linen, the work of a skillful workman.

4 And he made two edges, coupled to one another at the top of both sides,

They made shoulder pieces for the ephod, attached at its two upper corners.

5 and a wide belt from the same colors, just as the Lord had instructed Moses.

Its finely-woven waistband was like the ephod; it was made of one piece with the ephod, made of fine twined linen that was gold, blue, purple, and scarlet, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses.

6 He also prepared two onyx stones, set and enclosed in gold, and engraved with the skill of a jeweler, with the names of the sons of Israel.

They crafted the onyx stones, enclosed in settings of gold, set with engravings as on a signet, and engraved with the names of Israel's twelve sons.

7 And he set them in the sides of the ephod, as a memorial to the sons of Israel, just as the Lord had instructed Moses.

Bezalel put them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod, as stones to remind Yahweh of Israel's twelve sons, as Yahweh had commanded Moses.

8 He also made a breastplate, wrought with embroidery, according to the work of the ephod, from gold, hyacinth, purple, and twice-dyed scarlet, and fine twisted linen:

He made the breastpiece, the work of a skillful workman, fashioned like the ephod. He made it of gold, of blue, purple, and scarlet wool, and of fine linen.

9 with four equal sides, doubled, of the measure of the palm of a hand.

It was square. They folded the breastpiece double. It was one span long and one span wide.

10 And he set four rows of gems in it. In the first row was a sardius stone, a topaz, an emerald;

They set in it four rows of precious stones. The first row had a ruby, a topaz, and a garnet.

11 in the second was a garnet, a sapphire, and a jasper;

The second row had an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.

12 in the third was a zircon, an agate, and an amethyst;

The third row had a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst.

13 in the fourth was a chrysolite, an onyx, and a beryl, surrounded and enclosed in gold by their rows.

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

14 And these twelve stones were engraved with the names of the twelve tribes of Israel, each one with a single name.

The stones were arranged by the names of Israel's twelve sons, each in order by name. They were like the engraving on a signet ring, each name standing for one of the twelve tribes.

15 They also made, in the breastplate, little chains linked to one another, from the purest gold,

On the breastpiece they made chains like cords, braided work of pure gold.

16 and two hooks, and the same number of gold rings. Moreover, they set the rings at both sides of the breastplate,

They made two settings of gold and two gold rings, and they attached the two rings to the two corners of the breastpiece.

17 from which two golden chains would hang, which they connected with the hooks that projected from the corners of the ephod.

They put the two braided chains of gold in the two rings at the corners of the breastpiece.

18 These were both in front and in back so that they met one another, and so that the ephod and the breastplate were woven together,

They attached the other two ends of the braided chains to the two settings. They attached them to the shoulder pieces of the ephod at its front.

19 being fastened to the wide belt and strongly coupled with rings, to which a hyacinth band was joined, lest they should shake loose and be moved away from one another, just as the Lord instructed Moses.

They made two rings of gold and put them on the two other corners of the breastpiece, on the edge next to the inner border.

20 They also made the tunic of the ephod entirely from hyacinth,

They made two more gold rings and attached them to the bottom of the two shoulder pieces of the front of the ephod, close to its seam above the finely-woven waistband of the ephod.

21 with the head in the upper part at the middle, and a woven edge all around the head.

They tied the breastpiece by its rings to the ephod's rings with a blue cord, so that it might be attached just above the ephod's finely-woven waistband. This was so that the breastpiece might not become unattached from the ephod. This was done as Yahweh had commanded Moses.

22 Then, at the feet below, they also made pomegranates from hyacinth, purple, vermillion, and fine twisted linen,

Bezalel made the robe of the ephod entirely of blue fabric, the work of a weaver.

23 and little bells from the purest gold, which they set between the pomegranates at the very bottom of the tunic all around.

It had an opening for the head in the middle. The opening had a woven edge round about so that it did not tear.

24 So then, the high priest approached, adorned with gold bell and pomegranate, when he performed his ministry, just as the Lord had instructed Moses.

On the bottom hem, they made pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and of fine linen.

25 They also made fine linen tunics with woven work, for Aaron and his sons,

They made bells of pure gold, and they put the bells between the pomegranates all around on the bottom edge the robe, between the pomegranates—

26 and headdresses with their little crowns of fine linen,

a bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate—on the edge of the robe for Aaron to serve in. This was as Yahweh had commanded Moses.

27 and also linen undergarments of fine linen.

They made the coats of fine linen for Aaron and for his sons.

28 Truly, they also made a wide band of fine twisted linen, hyacinth, purple, as well as vermillion, twice-dyed, with skillful embroidery, just as the Lord had instructed Moses.

They made the turban of fine linen, the ornate headbands of fine linen, the linen undergarments of fine linen,

29 They also made the plate of sacred veneration from the purest gold, and they wrote on it, with the skill of a jeweler: “Holy to the Lord.”

and the sash of fine linen and of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, the work of an embroiderer. This was as Yahweh had commanded Moses.

30 And they fastened it to the headdress with a hyacinth band, just as the Lord had instructed Moses.

They made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold; they engraved on it, like the engraving on a signet, “Holy to Yahweh.”

31 And so all the work of the tabernacle and of the covering of the testimony was completed. And the sons of Israel did all that the Lord had instructed Moses.

They attached to the turban a blue cord to the top of the turban. This was as Yahweh had commanded Moses.

32 And they offered the tabernacle, and the covering, and all of the articles: the rings, the panels, the bars, the columns and bases,

So the work on the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, was finished. The people of Israel did everything. They followed all the instructions that Yahweh had given to Moses.

33 the cover of the skins of rams, dyed red, and the other cover of violet skins,

They brought the tabernacle to Moses—the tent and all its equipment, its clasps, frames, bars, posts, and bases;

34 the veil, the ark, the bars, the propitiatory,

the covering of ram skins dyed red, the covering of sea cow leather, and the curtain to conceal

35 the table, with its vessels and the bread of the presence,

the ark of the testimony, as well as the poles and the atonement lid.

36 the lampstand, the lamps, and their utensils with the oil,

They brought the table, all its utensils, and the bread of the presence;

37 the altar of gold, and the ointment, and the incense of aromatics,

the lampstand of pure gold and its lamps in a row, with its accessories and the oil for the lamps;

38 and the tent at the entrance of the tabernacle,

the golden altar, the anointing oil and the fragrant incense; the hanging for the tabernacle entrance;

39 the altar of brass, the grating, the bars, and all of its vessels, the washtub with its base, the hangings of the atrium, and the columns with their bases,

the bronze altar with its bronze grate and its poles and utensil and the large basin with its base.

40 the hanging at the entrance of the atrium, and their little cords and pegs. Nothing was lacking of the articles that were commanded to be made for the ministry of the tabernacle and for the covering of the covenant.

They brought the hangings for the courtyard with its posts and bases, and the curtain for the courtyard entrance; its ropes and tent pegs; and all the equipment for the service of the tabernacle, the tent of meeting.

41 Likewise, the vestments, which the priests, namely, Aaron and his sons, make use of use in the Sanctuary,

They brought the fine woven garments for serving in the holy place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest and his sons, for them to serve as priests.

42 the sons of Israel offered, just as the Lord had instructed.

Thus the people of Israel did all the work as Yahweh had commanded Moses.

43 After this, when Moses saw that everything was completed, he blessed them.

Moses examined all the work, and, behold, they had done it. As Yahweh had commanded, in that way they did it. Then Moses blessed them.