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.

They made woven clothing from blue, purple, and crimson thread for serving in the sanctuary. They also made holy clothing garments for Aaron, as the Lord had ordered Moses to do.

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

They made the ephod of finely-woven linen embroidered with gold, and with blue, purple, and crimson thread.

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,

They hammered out thin sheets of gold and cut threads from them to weave in with the blue, purple, and scarlet thread, together with fine linen, all skillfully worked.

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

Two shoulder pieces were attached to the front and back pieces.

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

The waistband of the ephod was one piece made in the same way, using gold thread, with blue, purple, and crimson thread, and with finely-woven linen, as the Lord had ordered Moses to do.

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:

They placed the onyx stones in ornamental gold settings, engraved with the names of the Israelite tribes in the same way a jeweler engraves a personal seal.

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.

They attached both stones to the shoulder pieces of the ephod as reminders for the Israelite tribes, as the Lord had ordered Moses to do.

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,

They also made a breastpiece for decisions in the same skilful way as the ephod, to be used in determining the Lord's will. They made it using gold thread, with blue, purple, and crimson thread, and with finely-woven linen.

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

It was square when folded, measuring around nine inches in length and width.

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

They attached an arrangement of precious stones in four rows as follows. In the first row carnelian, peridot, and emerald.

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

In the second row turquoise, lapis lazuli, and sardonyx.

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

In the third row jacinth, agate, and amethyst.

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

In the fourth row topaz, beryl, and jasper. They were all placed in ornamental gold settings.

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

Each of the twelve stones were engraved like a personal seal with the name of one of the twelve Israelites tribes and represented them.

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

They made cords of braided chains from pure gold to attach the breastpiece.

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

They made two gold settings and two gold rings and fastened the rings to the two top corners of the breastpiece.

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.

They attached the two gold chains to the two gold rings on the corners of the breastpiece,

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

and then fastened the opposite ends of the two chains to the ornamental gold settings on the shoulder pieces of the front side of the ephod.

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.

They made two more gold rings and attached them to the two lower corners of the breastpiece, on the inside edge next to the ephod.

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

They made two more gold rings and attached them to the bottom of the two shoulder pieces of the front side of the ephod, near where it joins its woven waistband.

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

They tied the rings of the breastpiece to the rings of the ephod with a cord of blue thread, so that the breastpiece wouldn't come loose from the ephod, as the Lord had ordered Moses to do.

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

They made the robe that goes with the ephod exclusively from woven blue cloth,

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

with an opening in the middle at the top. They stitched a woven collar around the opening to strengthen it so it wouldn't tear.

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.

They made pomegranates using blue, purple, and crimson thread and finely-woven linen and attached them all the way around its hem.

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

They made pure gold bells and attached them between the pomegranates all the way around its hem,

26 And mitres with their little crowns of fine linen:

having the bells and the pomegranates alternate. The robe was to be used for priestly service, as the Lord had ordered Moses to do.

27 And linen breeches of fine linen:

They made tunics with finely-spun linen made by a weaver for Aaron and his sons.

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

They also made turbans, headdresses, and headbands of fine linen, and finely-woven linen undershorts,

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:

as well as sashes of finely-woven linen embroidered with blue, purple, and crimson thread, as the Lord had ordered Moses to do.

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

They made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold and wrote on it, engraved like a seal, “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.

They tied a blue cord to it to attach it to the front of the turban, as the Lord had ordered Moses to do.

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 for the Tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, was finished. The Israelites did everything as the Lord had ordered Moses to do.

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

Then they presented the Tabernacle to Moses: the tent with all its furniture, its clips, its frames, its crossbars, and its posts and stands;

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

the covering of tanned ram skins, the covering of fine leather, and the veil;

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

the Ark of the Testimony with its poles and the atonement cover;

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

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

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

the pure gold lampstand with its lamps placed in a row, and all its equipment, as well as the olive oil for the lamps;

38 And the hanging in the entry of the tabernacle:

the gold altar, the anointing oil, the aromatic incense, and the screen for the tent's entrance;

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:

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

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 curtains of the courtyard and its posts and stands; the curtain for the courtyard entrance, its ropes and tent pegs, and all the equipment for the services of Tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting;

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

and the woven garments for serving in the sanctuary, the holy clothes for Aaron the priest and for his sons to serve as priests.

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

The Israelites did all the work that the Lord had ordered Moses to do.

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

Moses inspected all the work and made sure they had done it as the Lord had ordered. Then Moses blessed them.