Exodus 39

1 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.

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.

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

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

3 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,

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.

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

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

5 And a girdle of the same colours, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

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.

6 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:

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.

7 And he set them in the sides of the ephod for a memorial of the children of Israel, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

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.

8 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,

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

9 Foursquare, double, of the measure of a span.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

19 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.

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.

20 They made also the tunick of the ephod all of violet,

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

24 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.

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

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

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

26 And mitres with their little crowns of fine linen:

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

27 And linen breeches of fine linen:

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

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

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

29 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:

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

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

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

31 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.

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

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

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.

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

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;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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;

38 And the hanging in the entry of the tabernacle:

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

39 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:

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

40 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.

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;

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

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

42 The children of Israel offered as the Lord had commanded.

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

43 And when Moses saw all things finished, he blessed them.

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