Exodus 39

1 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.

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

They made the sacred apron from fine white linen and from blue, purple, and red cloth.

3 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.

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

The apron had two shoulder straps, to join the front part to the back part at the shoulders.

5 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.

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 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.

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 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.

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 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.

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

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

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

In the second row, they put a [green] emerald, a [blue] sapphire, and a [clear/white] diamond.

12 In the third row jacinth, agate, and amethyst.

In the third row they put a [red] jacinth, a [white] agate, and a [purple] amethyst.

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

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

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

They made two [chains] from pure gold and braided them like cords, to [attach] the sacred pouch [to the sacred apron].

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

They made two gold rings, and they attached them to the upper corners of the sacred pouch.

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

They fastened one end of each cord to one of the rings.

18 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.

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 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.

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 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.

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 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.

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

They made the robe that is to be worn underneath the priest’s sacred apron, using only blue [cloth].

23 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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

for [Aaron to wear while] he did his work as a priest. They made all these things exactly as Yahweh had commanded Moses/me.

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

They wove long-sleeved tunics/gowns from fine white linen, for Aaron and his sons.

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

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.

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

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.

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

They also made the tiny ornament of pure gold and had a skilled workman engrave on it the words, ‘Dedicated to Yahweh’.

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

They fastened this to the front of the turban by a blue cord, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses/me.

32 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.

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.

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

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,

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

the coverings for the Sacred Tent that were made of tanned/dyed rams’ skins and goatskins, the curtains,

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

the sacred chest that contained the stone slabs [on which the commandments were written], the poles, the lid for the chest,

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

the table with all the things that were used with it, the sacred bread [that was offered] to God,

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

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,

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

the golden altar [for burning incense], the oil for anointing, the sweet-smelling incense, the curtain for the entrance to the Sacred Tent,

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

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,

40 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;

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,

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

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.

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

The Israeli people had done all this work exactly as Yahweh had commanded Moses/me.

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

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.