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 garments of service, for service in the sanctuary, and made the holy garments for Aaron; as Jehovah had 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 twined byssus.

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 artistically into the blue, and into the purple, and into the scarlet, and into the byssus.

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

They made shoulder-pieces for it, joining it: at its two ends was it joined 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 girdle of his ephod, which was on it, was of the same, according to its work, of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined byssus; as Jehovah 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.

And they wrought the onyx stones mounted in enclosures of gold, engraved with the engravings of a seal, according to the names of the sons 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 shoulder-pieces of the ephod, [as] stones of memorial for the children of Israel; as Jehovah 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.

And he made the breastplate of artistic work, like the work of the ephod, of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined byssus.

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; double did they make the breastplate, a span the length thereof, and a span the breadth thereof, 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: [one] row, a sardoin, a topaz, and an emerald — 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, a carbuncle, 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, an opal, 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 chrysolite, an onyx, and a jasper; mounted in enclosures of gold in their 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.

And the stones were according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, engraved as a seal, every one according to his name, for 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 on the breastplate chains of laced work of wreathen 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 on the two ends of the breastplate.

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

And they put the two wreathen [cords] 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 wreathen [cords] they fastened to the two settings, and put them on the shoulder-pieces of the ephod, on the front thereof.

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, on the border thereof, which faceth the ephod inwards.

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 rings of gold, and put them upon the two shoulder-pieces of the ephod underneath, to the front thereof, just by the coupling thereof, above the girdle 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 with its rings to the rings of the ephod with lace of blue, that it might be above the girdle of the ephod, and that the breastplate might not be loosed from the ephod; as Jehovah had 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 cloak 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 the opening of the cloak in its middle, as the opening of a coat of mail; a binding was round about the opening, 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 on the skirts of the cloak pomegranates of blue and purple and scarlet, twined.

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, in the skirts of the cloak, round about, 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, in the skirts of the cloak round about, for service; as Jehovah had commanded Moses.

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

And they made the vests of byssus 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 the turban of byssus; and the ornamental caps, of byssus; and the linen trousers, of twined byssus;

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 girdle, of twined byssus, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, of embroidery; as Jehovah 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’.

And they made the thin plate, the holy diadem, of pure gold, and wrote on it with the writing of the engravings of a seal, Holiness to Jehovah!

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

And they fastened to it a lace of blue, to fasten [it] on the turban above; as Jehovah 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.

And all the labour of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting was ended; and the children of Israel had done [it] according to all that Jehovah had commanded Moses — so had they done [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,

And they brought the tabernacle to Moses — the tent, and all its utensils, its clasps, its boards, its bars, and its pillars, and its bases;

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 separation;

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 staves, 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, all its utensils, and the shewbread;

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 candlestick, its lamps, the lamps set in order, and all its utensils, and the oil for the 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 incense of fragrant drugs; and the curtain for the entrance 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,

the copper altar, and the copper grating that was for it, its staves and all its utensils; the laver and its stand;

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 bases; and the curtain for the gate of the court, its cords, and its pegs; and all the vessel's of service of the tabernacle, for 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 garments of service, for service in the sanctuary; the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and his sons' garments, to serve as priests.

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

According to all that Jehovah had commanded Moses, so had the children of Israel done all the labour.

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 saw all the work, and behold, they had done it as Jehovah had commanded — so had they done [it]; and Moses blessed them.