Exodus 39
1 They made woven clothing from blue, purple, and crimson thread for serving in the sanctuary. They also made holy clothing garments for Aaron, as the Lord had ordered Moses to do.
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 ephod of finely-woven linen embroidered with gold, and with blue, purple, and crimson thread.
Bezalel made the ephod of gold, of blue, purple, and scarlet wool, and of fine twined linen.
3 They hammered out thin sheets of gold and cut threads from them to weave in with the blue, purple, and scarlet thread, together with fine linen, all skillfully worked.
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 Two shoulder pieces were attached to the front and back pieces.
They made shoulder pieces for the ephod, attached at its two upper corners.
5 The waistband of the ephod was one piece made in the same way, using gold thread, with blue, purple, and crimson thread, and with finely-woven linen, as the Lord had ordered Moses to do.
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 placed the onyx stones in ornamental gold settings, engraved with the names of the Israelite tribes in the same way a jeweler engraves a personal seal.
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 attached both stones to the shoulder pieces of the ephod as reminders for the Israelite tribes, as the Lord had ordered Moses to do.
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 also made a breastpiece for decisions in the same skilful way as the ephod, to be used in determining the Lord's will. They made it using gold thread, with blue, purple, and crimson thread, and with finely-woven linen.
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 when folded, measuring around nine inches in length and width.
It was square. They folded the breastpiece double. It was one span long and one span wide.
10 They attached an arrangement of precious stones in four rows as follows. In the first row carnelian, peridot, and 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 row turquoise, lapis lazuli, and sardonyx.
The second row had an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.
12 In the third row jacinth, agate, and amethyst.
The third row had a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst.
13 In the fourth row topaz, beryl, and jasper. They were all placed in ornamental gold settings.
The fourth row had a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. The stones were mounted in gold settings.
14 Each of the twelve stones were engraved like a personal seal with the name of one of the twelve Israelites tribes and represented them.
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 cords of braided chains from pure gold to attach the breastpiece.
On the breastpiece they made chains like cords, braided work of pure gold.
16 They made two gold settings and two gold rings and fastened the rings to the two top corners of the breastpiece.
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 attached the two gold chains to the two gold rings on the corners of the breastpiece,
They put the two braided chains of gold in the two rings at the corners of the breastpiece.
18 and then fastened the opposite ends of the two chains to the ornamental gold settings on the shoulder pieces of the front side of the ephod.
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 They made two more gold rings and attached them to the two lower corners of the breastpiece, on the inside edge next 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 They made two more gold rings and attached them to the bottom of the two shoulder pieces of the front side of the ephod, near where it joins its woven 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 of the breastpiece to the rings of the ephod with a cord of blue thread, so that the breastpiece wouldn't come loose from the ephod, as the Lord had ordered Moses to do.
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 goes with the ephod exclusively from woven blue cloth,
Bezalel made the robe of the ephod entirely of blue fabric, the work of a weaver.
23 with an opening in the middle at the top. They stitched a woven collar around the opening to strengthen it so it wouldn't tear.
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 They made pomegranates using blue, purple, and crimson thread and finely-woven linen and attached them all the way around its hem.
On the bottom hem, they made pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and of fine linen.
25 They made pure gold bells and attached them between the pomegranates all the way around its hem,
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 having the bells and the pomegranates alternate. The robe was to be used for priestly service, as the Lord had ordered Moses to do.
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 made tunics with finely-spun linen made by a weaver for Aaron and his sons.
They made the coats of fine linen for Aaron and for his sons.
28 They also made turbans, headdresses, and headbands of fine linen, and finely-woven linen undershorts,
They made the turban of fine linen, the ornate headbands of fine linen, the linen undergarments of fine linen,
29 as well as sashes of finely-woven linen embroidered with blue, purple, and crimson thread, as the Lord had ordered Moses to do.
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 made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold and wrote on it, engraved like a seal, “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 They tied a blue cord to it to attach it to the front of the turban, as the Lord had ordered Moses to do.
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 for the Tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, was finished. The Israelites did everything as the Lord had ordered Moses to do.
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 presented the Tabernacle to Moses: the tent with all its furniture, its clips, its frames, its crossbars, and its posts and stands;
They brought the tabernacle to Moses—the tent and all its equipment, its clasps, frames, bars, posts, and bases;
34 the covering of tanned ram skins, the covering of fine leather, and the veil;
the covering of ram skins dyed red, the covering of sea cow leather, and the curtain to conceal
35 the Ark of the Testimony with its poles and the atonement cover;
the ark of the testimony, as well as the poles and the atonement lid.
36 the table with all its equipment and the Bread of the Presence;
They brought the table, all its utensils, and the bread of the presence;
37 the pure gold lampstand with its lamps placed in a row, and all its equipment, as well as the olive 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 gold altar, the anointing oil, the aromatic incense, and the screen for the tent's entrance;
the golden altar, the anointing oil and the fragrant incense; the hanging for the tabernacle entrance;
39 the bronze altar with its bronze grate, its poles, and all its utensils; the basin plus its stand;
the bronze altar with its bronze grate and its poles and utensil and the large basin with its base.
40 the curtains of the courtyard and its posts and stands; the curtain for the courtyard entrance, its ropes and tent pegs, and all the equipment for the services of Tabernacle, 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 and the woven garments for serving in the sanctuary, the holy clothes for Aaron the priest and for his sons to serve 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 Israelites did all the work that the Lord had ordered Moses to do.
Thus the people of Israel did all the work as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
43 Moses inspected all the work and made sure they had done it as the Lord had ordered. Then Moses blessed 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.
