Exodus 39
1 And from the violet stuff and the purple and [the] scarlet stuff of the scarlet they made garments of woven material to serve in the holy place and they made [the] garments of the holiness which [belong] to Aaron just as he had commanded Yahweh 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 made the ephod gold violet stuff and purple and scarlet stuff of scarlet and fine linen twisted.
They made the sacred apron from fine white linen and from blue, purple, and red cloth.
3 And they hammered out [the] thin plates of gold and he cut [them] up threads to work in among the violet stuff and in among the purple and in among [the] scarlet stuff of the scarlet and in among the fine linen [the] work of a skillful worker.
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 Shoulder-pieces they made for it joined on [the] two (ends its *Q(K)*) it was joined.
The apron had two shoulder straps, to join the front part to the back part at the shoulders.
5 And [the] girdle of ephod its which [was] on it [was] from it it [will be] like workmanship its gold violet stuff and purple and scarlet stuff of scarlet and fine linen twisted just as he had commanded Yahweh 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 prepared [the] stones of the onyx surrounded filigree settings of gold engraved [the] engravings of a seal on [the] names of [the] sons of Israel.
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 put them on [the] shoulder-pieces of the ephod stones of remembrance for [the] sons of Israel just as he had commanded Yahweh 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 made the breastpiece [the] work of a skillful worker like [the] work of [the] ephod gold violet stuff and purple and scarlet stuff of scarlet and fine linen twisted.
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 Square it was folded double they made the breastpiece [was] a span length its and [was] a span breadth its folded double.
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 filled in it four rows of stone[s] [was] a row of a ruby a topaz and a beryl the row one.
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 row second [was] a turquoise a sapphire and an emerald.
In the second row, they put a [green] emerald, a [blue] sapphire, and a [clear/white] diamond.
12 And the row third [was] a jacinth an agate and an amethyst.
In the third row they put a [red] jacinth, a [white] agate, and a [purple] amethyst.
13 And the row fourth [was] a chrysolite an onyx and a jasper surrounded filigree settings of gold in settings their.
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 on [the] names of [the] sons of Israel they [were] two [plus] ten on names their [was the] engravings of a seal each one on name its for two [plus] ten tribe[s].
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 made on the breastpiece chains of twisting a work of cordage gold pure.
They made two [chains] from pure gold and braided them like cords, to [attach] the sacred pouch [to the sacred apron].
16 And they made two filigree settings of gold and two rings of gold and they put [the] two the rings on [the] two [the] ends of the breastpiece.
They made two gold rings, and they attached them to the upper corners of the sacred pouch.
17 And they put [the] two the cords the gold on [the] two the rings on [the] ends of the breastpiece.
They fastened one end of each cord to one of the rings.
18 And [the] two [the] ends of [the] two the cords they put on [the] two the filigree settings and they put them on [the] shoulder-pieces of the ephod to [the] front of face its.
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 made two rings of gold and they put [them] on [the] two [the] ends of the breastpiece on edge its which [was] to [the] side of the ephod [the] inside towards.
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 made two rings of gold and they put them on [the] two [the] shoulder-pieces of the ephod from to downwards from in front of face its close to joining its from 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 bound the breastpiece from rings its to [the] rings of the ephod with a cord of violet stuff to be on [the] girdle of the ephod and not it was displaced the breastpiece from on the ephod just as he had commanded Yahweh 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 made [the] robe of the ephod [the] work of a weaver an entirety of violet stuff.
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 robe [was] in [the] middle of it like [the] opening of a collar an edge [belonged] to opening its all around not it was 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 made on [the] skirts of the robe pomegranates of violet stuff and purple and scarlet stuff of scarlet twisted.
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 made bells of gold pure and they put the bells in between the pomegranates on [the] skirts of the robe all around in between 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 a bell and a pomegranate [were] on [the] skirts of the robe all around to serve just as he had commanded Yahweh 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 made the tunics fine linen [the] work of a weaver for Aaron and for sons his.
They wove long-sleeved tunics/gowns from fine white linen, for Aaron and his sons.
28 And the turban fine linen and [the] head-wrap of the headdresses fine linen and [the] undergarments of linen fine linen twisted.
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 sash fine linen twisted and violet stuff and purple and scarlet stuff of scarlet [the] work of a worker in colors just as he had commanded Yahweh 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 made [the] plate of [the] crown of holiness gold pure and they inscribed on it an inscription of [the] engravings of a seal holiness to Yahweh.
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 on it a cord of violet stuff to put [it] on the turban from to above just as he had commanded Yahweh Moses.
They fastened this to the front of the turban by a blue cord, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses/me.
32 And it was finished all [the] service of [the] tabernacle of [the] tent of meeting and they did [the] people of Israel according to all that he had commanded Yahweh Moses so they did.
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 brought the tabernacle to Moses the tent and all articles its hooks its frames its (bars its *Q(K)*) and pillars its and bases its.
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 [the] skins of the rams that was dyed red and [the] covering of [the] skins of the dolphins and [the] curtain of the screen.
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 poles its 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 all articles its 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 lampstand pure lamps its [the] lamps of the row and all articles its and [the] oil of 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] altar of gold and [the] oil of anointing and [the] incense of the perfume and [the] screen of [the] entrance 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] altar of Bronze and [the] grating of bronze which [belonged] to it poles its and all articles its the laver and base its.
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 pillars its and bases its and the screen for [the] gate of the courtyard ropes its and tent pegs its and all [the] articles of [the] service of the tabernacle 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] garments of The woven material to serve in the holy place [the] garments of holiness for Aaron the priest and [the] garments of sons his 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 According to all that he had commanded Yahweh Moses so they did [the] people of Israel all the labor.
The Israeli people had done all this work exactly as Yahweh had commanded Moses/me.
43 And he saw Moses all the work and there! they had done it just as he had commanded Yahweh so they had done and he blessed them Moses.
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.
