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.
With the blue, purple, and scarlet wool, they made finely-woven garments for service in the holy place. They made Aaron's garments for the holy place, as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
2 They made the sacred apron from fine white linen and from blue, purple, and red cloth.
Bezalel made the ephod of gold, of blue, purple, and scarlet wool, and of fine twined 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.
They hammered gold sheets and cut them into wires, to work them into the blue, purple, and scarlet wool, and into the fine linen, the work of a skillful workman.
4 The apron had two shoulder straps, to join the front part to the back part at the shoulders.
They made shoulder pieces for the ephod, attached at its two upper corners.
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.
Its finely-woven waistband was like the ephod; it was made of one piece with the ephod, made of fine twined linen that was gold, blue, purple, and scarlet, just as Yahweh had commanded 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.
They crafted the onyx stones, enclosed in settings of gold, set with engravings as on a signet, and engraved with the names of Israel's twelve sons.
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.
Bezalel put them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod, as stones to remind Yahweh of Israel's twelve sons, as Yahweh had commanded 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.
He made the breastpiece, the work of a skillful workman, fashioned like the ephod. He made it of gold, of blue, purple, and scarlet wool, and of fine linen.
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. They folded the breastpiece double. It was one span long and one span wide.
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.
They set in it four rows of precious stones. The first row had a ruby, a topaz, and a garnet.
11 In the second row, they put a [green] emerald, a [blue] sapphire, and a [clear/white] diamond.
The second row had an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.
12 In the third row they put a [red] jacinth, a [white] agate, and a [purple] amethyst.
The third row had 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.
The fourth row had a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. The stones were mounted in gold settings.
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.
The stones were arranged by the names of Israel's twelve sons, each in order by name. They were like the engraving on a signet ring, each name standing for one of the twelve tribes.
15 They made two [chains] from pure gold and braided them like cords, to [attach] the sacred pouch [to the sacred apron].
On the breastpiece they made chains like cords, braided work of pure gold.
16 They made two gold rings, and they attached them to the upper corners of the sacred pouch.
They made two settings of gold and two gold rings, and they attached the two rings to the two corners of the breastpiece.
17 They fastened one end of each cord to one of the rings.
They put the two braided chains of gold in the two rings at the corners of the breastpiece.
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.
They attached the other two ends of the braided chains to the two settings. They attached them to the shoulder pieces of the ephod at its front.
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.
They made two rings of gold and put them on the two other corners of the breastpiece, on the edge next to the inner border.
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.
They made two more gold rings and attached them to the bottom of the two shoulder pieces of the front of the ephod, close to its seam above the finely-woven waistband of the ephod.
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.
They tied the breastpiece by its rings to the ephod's rings with a blue cord, so that it might be attached just above the ephod's finely-woven waistband. This was so that the breastpiece might not become unattached from the ephod. This was done as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
22 They made the robe that is to be worn underneath the priest’s sacred apron, using only blue [cloth].
Bezalel made the robe of the ephod entirely of blue fabric, the work of a weaver.
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.
It had an opening for the head in the middle. The opening had a woven edge round about so that it did not tear.
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.
On the bottom hem, they made pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and of fine 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
They made bells of pure gold, and they put the bells between the pomegranates all around on the bottom edge the robe, between the pomegranates—
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.
a bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate—on the edge of the robe for Aaron to serve in. This was as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
27 They wove long-sleeved tunics/gowns from fine white linen, for Aaron and his sons.
They made the coats of fine linen for Aaron and for his sons.
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.
They made the turban of fine linen, the ornate headbands of fine linen, the linen undergarments of fine linen,
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 the sash of fine linen and of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, the work of an embroiderer. This was as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
30 They also made the tiny ornament of pure gold and had a skilled workman engrave on it the words, ‘Dedicated to Yahweh’.
They made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold; they engraved on it, like the engraving on a signet, “Holy to Yahweh.”
31 They fastened this to the front of the turban by a blue cord, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses/me.
They attached to the turban a blue cord to the top of the turban. This was as Yahweh had commanded 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 the work on the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, was finished. The people of Israel did everything. They followed all the instructions that Yahweh had given to Moses.
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,
They brought the tabernacle to Moses—the tent and all its equipment, its clasps, frames, bars, posts, and bases;
34 the coverings for the Sacred Tent that were made of tanned/dyed rams’ skins and goatskins, the curtains,
the covering of ram skins dyed red, the covering of sea cow leather, and the curtain to conceal
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 testimony, as well as the poles and the atonement lid.
36 the table with all the things that were used with it, the sacred bread [that was offered] to God,
They brought the table, all its utensils, and the bread of the presence;
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 lampstand of pure gold and its lamps in a row, with its accessories and the oil for the lamps;
38 the golden altar [for burning incense], the oil for anointing, the sweet-smelling incense, the curtain for the entrance to the Sacred Tent,
the golden altar, the anointing oil and the fragrant incense; the hanging for the tabernacle entrance;
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,
the bronze altar with its bronze grate and its poles and utensil and the large basin with 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,
They brought the hangings for the courtyard with its posts and bases, and the curtain for the courtyard entrance; its ropes and tent pegs; and all the equipment for the service of the tabernacle, 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.
They brought the fine woven garments for serving in the holy place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest and his sons, for them to serve as priests.
42 The Israeli people had done all this work exactly as Yahweh had commanded Moses/me.
Thus the people of Israel did all the work as Yahweh had commanded 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.
Moses examined all the work, and, behold, they had done it. As Yahweh had commanded, in that way they did it. Then Moses blessed them.
