Exodus 39

1 And of the blue, and the purple, and the scarlet, they made colored garments, to minister in the holy place; and they make the holy garments which [are] for Aaron, as YHWH has commanded Moses.

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 he makes the ephod, of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined linen,

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

3 and they expand the plates of gold, and have cut off wires to work in the midst of the blue, and in the midst of the purple, and in the midst of the scarlet, and in the midst of the linen—the work of a designer;

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 they have made shoulder-pieces for it, joining; it is joined at its two ends.

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

5 And the girdle of his ephod which [is] on it is of the same, according to its work, of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined linen, as YHWH has commanded Moses.

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 they prepare the shoham stones, set [with] filigrees of gold, engraved with engravings of a signet—the names of the sons of Israel on [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 he sets them on the shoulders of the ephod—stones of memorial for the sons of Israel, as YHWH has commanded Moses.

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 he makes the breastplate, the work of a designer, like the work of the ephod, of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined 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 has been square; they have made the breastplate double, a span its length, and a span its breadth, doubled.

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 they fill four rows of stones in it: a row of a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle [is] the first row;

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 second row an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond;

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

12 and the third row an opal, an agate, and an amethyst;

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

13 and the fourth row a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper—set [with] filigrees of gold in their 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 And the stones, according to the names of the sons of Israel, are twelve, according to their names, engravings of a signet, each according to his name, for the twelve tribes.

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 they make wreathed chains on the breastplate, [the] work of thick bands of pure gold;

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

16 and they make two filigrees of gold, and two rings of gold, and put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate,

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

17 and they put the two thick bands of gold on the two rings on the ends of the breastplate;

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

18 and they have put the two ends of the two thick bands on the two filigrees, and they put them on the shoulders of the ephod, toward the front of its face.

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 they make two rings of gold, and set [them] on the two ends of the breastplate, on its border, which [is] on the side of the ephod within;

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 they make two rings of gold, and put them on the two shoulders of the ephod below, in front of its front, close by its joining, above the girdle of the ephod;

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 they bind the breastplate by its rings to the rings of the ephod, with a ribbon of blue, to be above the girdle of the ephod, and the breastplate is not loosed from off the ephod, as YHWH has commanded Moses.

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 And he makes the upper robe of the ephod, the work of a weaver, completely of blue;

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

23 and the opening of the upper robe [is] in its midst, as the opening of a [linen] habergeon, [with] a border for its opening all around; it is not torn;

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 and they make on the hems of the upper robe pomegranates of blue, and purple, and scarlet, twined.

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 And they make bells of pure gold, and put the bells in the midst of the pomegranates, on the hems of the upper robe, all around, in the midst of the pomegranates;

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 a bell and a pomegranate [and] a bell and a pomegranate [are] on the hems of the upper robe all around, to minister in, as YHWH has commanded Moses.

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 And they make the coats of linen, the work of a weaver, for Aaron and for his sons,

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

28 and the turban of linen, and the beautiful caps of linen, and the linen trousers, of twined linen,

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 and the girdle of twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, the work of an embroiderer, as YHWH has commanded Moses.

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 And they make the flower of the holy crown of pure gold, and write a writing on it, engravings of a signet: “Holy to YHWH”;

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

31 and they put a ribbon of blue on it, to put [it] on the turban above, as YHWH has commanded Moses.

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

32 And all the service of the Dwelling Place of the Tent of Meeting is completed; and the sons of Israel do according to all that YHWH has commanded Moses; so they have done.

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 And they bring in the Dwelling Place to Moses, the tent, and all its vessels, its hooks, its boards, its bars, and its pillars, and its sockets;

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 and the covering of rams’ skins, which are made red, and the covering of tachashim skins, and the veil of the covering;

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

35 the Ark of the Testimony and its poles, and the propitiatory covering;

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

36 the table, all its vessels, and the Bread of the Presentation;

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

37 the pure lampstand, its lamps, the lamps of arrangement, and all its vessels, and the oil for the light.

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 And the golden altar, and the anointing oil, and the spice-incense, and the covering of the opening of the tent;

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 and the bronze grate which it has, its poles, and all its vessels, the laver and its base;

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 hangings of the court, its pillars, and its sockets; and the covering for the gate of the court, its cords, and its pins; and all the vessels of the service of the Dwelling Place, for 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 the colored clothes to minister in the holy place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to act as priest in.

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 According to all that YHWH has commanded Moses, so the sons of Israel have done all the service;

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

43 and Moses sees all the work, and behold, they have done it as YHWH has commanded; so they have done. And Moses blesses 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.