Exodus 39

1 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.

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

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

3 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.

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

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

5 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.

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 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.

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 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.

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 They made the sacred chest pouch. They made it of the same materials as the sacred apron and embroidered it in the same way.

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

9 It was square, and the material was folded double, so that it was (9 in./22 cm.) long and (9 in./22 cm.) wide.

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

10 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.

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

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

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

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

13 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.

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

14 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

18 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.

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 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.

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 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.

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 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.

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

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

23 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.

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 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.

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

25 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

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

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

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

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

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

28 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.

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

29 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.

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

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

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

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

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

32 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.

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 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,

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

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

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

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

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

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

37 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,

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

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 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,

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 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,

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 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.

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

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

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

43 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.

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