Exodus 39
1 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.
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 The ephod he made of gold and blue and purple and red and the best linen;
Bezalel made the ephod of gold, of blue, purple, and scarlet wool, and of fine twined linen.
3 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.
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 And they made two bands for joining its edges together at the top of the arms.
They made shoulder pieces for the ephod, attached at its two upper corners.
5 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 The priest's bag was designed like the ephod, of the best linen worked with gold and blue and purple and red.
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 folded in two, as long and as wide as the stretch of a man's hand;
It was square. They folded the breastpiece double. It was one span long and one span wide.
10 And on it they put four lines of stones: in the first line was a carnelian, a chrysolite, and an emerald;
They set in it four rows of precious stones. The first row had a ruby, a topaz, and a garnet.
11 In the second, a ruby, a sapphire, and an onyx;
The second row had an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.
12 In the third, a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;
The third row had a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst.
13 In the fourth, a topaz, a beryl, and a jasper; they were fixed in twisted frames of gold.
The fourth row had a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. The stones were mounted in gold settings.
14 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.
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 And on the bag they put gold chains, twisted like cords.
On the breastpiece they made chains like cords, braided work of pure gold.
16 And they made two gold frames and two gold rings, the rings being fixed to the ends of the priest's bag;
They made two settings of gold and two gold rings, and they attached the two rings to the two corners of the breastpiece.
17 And they put the two twisted chains on the two rings at the ends of the priest's bag;
They put the two braided chains of gold in the two rings at the corners of the breastpiece.
18 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 The robe which went with the ephod was made all of blue;
Bezalel made the robe of the ephod entirely of blue fabric, the work of a weaver.
23 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.
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 The skirts of the robe were worked all round with fruits in blue and purple and red made of twisted linen.
On the bottom hem, they made pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and of fine linen.
25 And between the fruits all round the skirt they put gold bells, as the Lord gave orders to Moses.
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 All round the skirt of the robe were bells and fruits in turn.
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 The coats for Aaron and his sons they made of the best linen;
They made the coats of fine linen for Aaron and for his sons.
28 And the twisted head-dress for Aaron, and beautiful head-dresses of linen, and linen trousers,
They made the turban of fine linen, the ornate headbands of fine linen, the linen undergarments of fine linen,
29 And a linen band worked with a design of blue and purple and red, as the Lord had said to Moses.
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 The plate for the holy crown was made of the best gold, and on it were cut these words, HOLY TO THE LORD.
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 It was fixed to the head-dress by a blue cord, as the Lord had given orders to Moses.
They attached to the turban a blue cord to the top of the turban. This was as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
32 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.
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 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;
They brought the tabernacle to Moses—the tent and all its equipment, its clasps, frames, bars, posts, and bases;
34 The outer cover of sheepskins coloured red, and the cover of leather, and the veil for the doorway;
the covering of ram skins dyed red, the covering of sea cow leather, and the curtain to conceal
35 The ark of the law, with its rods and its cover;
the ark of the testimony, as well as the poles and the atonement lid.
36 The table, with all its vessels and the holy bread;
They brought the table, all its utensils, and the bread of the presence;
37 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;
the lampstand of pure gold and its lamps in a row, with its accessories and the oil for the lamps;
38 And the gold altar, and the holy oil, and the sweet perfume for burning, and the curtain for the doorway of the tent;
the golden altar, the anointing oil and the fragrant incense; the hanging for the tabernacle entrance;
39 And the brass altar, with its network of brass, and its rods and all its vessels, and the washing-vessel and its base;
the bronze altar with its bronze grate and its poles and utensil and the large basin with its base.
40 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;
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 robes for use in the holy place, and the holy robes for Aaron and his sons when acting 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 children of Israel did everything as the Lord had given orders to Moses.
Thus the people of Israel did all the work as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
43 Then Moses, when he saw all their work and saw that they had done everything as the Lord had said, gave them his blessing.
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.
