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 of the blue, and purple, and scarlet, they made cloths of service, to do service in the holy place, and made the holy garments for Aaron; as the LORD commanded Moses.

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

And he made the ephod of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and 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.

And they beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into wires, to work it in the blue, and in the purple, and in the scarlet, and in the fine linen, with skilful work.

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

They made shoulderpieces for it, to couple it together: by the two edges was it coupled together.

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 woven band of his ephod, that was upon it, was of the same, according to its work; of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen; as the LORD 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.

And they wrought onyx stones inclosed in settings of gold, engraved, as signets are engraved, 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.

And he put them on the shoulders of the ephod, that they should be stones for a memorial to the children of Israel; as the LORD 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.

And he made the breastplate of skilful work, like the work of the ephod; of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined 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 foursquare; they made the breastplate double: a span was the length of it, and a span the breadth of it, being doubled.

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 they set in it four rows of stones: the first row was a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this was the first row.

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

And the second row, an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.

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

And the third row, a ligure, 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.

And the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper: they were inclosed in settings of gold in their inclosings.

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.

And the stones were according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet, every one with his name, according to 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].

And they made upon the breastplate chains at the ends, of braided work of pure gold.

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

And they made two settings of gold, and two gold rings; and put the two rings in the two ends of the breastplate.

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

And they put the two braided chains of gold in the two rings on the ends of the breastplate.

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 two ends of the two braided chains they fastened in the two settings, and put them on the shoulderpieces of the ephod, before it.

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 ends of the breastplate, upon the border of it, which was on the side of the ephod inward.

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 they made two other golden rings, and put them on the two sides of the ephod underneath, toward the forepart of it, opposite its other coupling, above the beautifully woven band 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.

And they bound the breastplate by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it might be above the beautifully woven band of the ephod, and that the breastplate might not be loosed from the ephod; as the LORD commanded Moses.

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

And he made the robe of the ephod of woven work, 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.

And there was an hole in the midst of the robe, as the hole of a coat of mail, with a band around the hole, that it should not rend.

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.

And they made upon the hems of the robe pomegranates of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined 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 they made bells of pure gold, and put the bells between the pomegranates upon the hem of the robe, around 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, around the hem of the robe to minister in; as the LORD commanded Moses.

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

And they made coats of fine linen of woven work 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.

And a mitre of fine linen, and goodly headdresses of fine linen, and linen breeches of fine twined 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 a waistband of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, of needlework; as the LORD 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’.

And they made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and wrote upon it a writing, like the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.

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

And they tied to it a lace of blue, to fasten it on high upon the mitre; as the LORD 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.

Thus was all the work of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation finished: and the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so did they.

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,

And they brought the tabernacle to Moses, the tent, and all its furniture, its clasps, its boards, its bars, and its pillars, and its sockets,

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

And the covering of rams’ skins dyed red, and the covering of badgers’ skins, and the veil of the covering,

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, and its staffs, and the mercy seat,

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

The table, and all its vessels, and the showbread,

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 pure lampstand, with its lamps, even with the lamps to be set in order, and all its vessels, and the oil for light,

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 golden altar, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the hanging for the tabernacle door,

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 brasen altar, and its grate of brass, its staffs, and all its vessels, the laver and its foot,

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 of the court, its pillars, and its sockets, and the hanging for the court gate, its cords, and its pins, and all the vessels of the service of the tabernacle, for the tent of the congregation,

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 cloths of service to do service in the holy place, and the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and his sons’ garments, to minister in the priest’s office.

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

According to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so the children of Israel made all the work.

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.

And Moses looked upon all the work, and, behold, they had done it as the LORD had commanded, even so had they done it: and Moses blessed them.