39:1 Of the blue, purple, and crimson yarns they made finely worked vestments, for ministering in the holy place; they made the sacred vestments for Aaron; as the Lord had commanded Moses.
39:2 He made the ephod of gold, of blue, purple, and crimson yarns, and of fine twisted linen.
39:3 Gold leaf was hammered out and cut into threads to work into the blue, purple, and crimson yarns and into the fine twisted linen, in skilled design.
39:4 They made for the ephod shoulder-pieces, joined to it at its two edges.
39:5 The decorated band on it was of the same materials and workmanship, of gold, of blue, purple, and crimson yarns, and of fine twisted linen; as the Lord had commanded Moses.
39:6 The onyx stones were prepared, enclosed in settings of gold filigree and engraved like the engravings of a signet, according to the names of the sons of Israel.
39:7 He set them on the shoulder-pieces of the ephod, to be stones of remembrance for the sons of Israel; as the Lord had commanded Moses.
39:8 He made the breastpiece, in skilled work, like the work of the ephod, of gold, of blue, purple, and crimson yarns, and of fine twisted linen.
39:9 It was square; the breastpiece was made double, a span in length and a span in width when doubled.
39:10 They set in it four rows of stones. A row of carnelian, chrysolite, and emerald was the first row;
39:11 and the second row, a turquoise, a sapphire, and a moonstone;
39:12 and the third row, a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;
39:13 and the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper; they were enclosed in settings of gold filigree.
39:14 There were twelve stones with names corresponding to the names of the sons of Israel; they were like signets, each engraved with its name, for the twelve tribes.
39:15 They made on the breastpiece chains of pure gold, twisted like cords;
39:16 and they made two settings of gold filigree and two gold rings, and put the two rings on the two edges of the breastpiece;
39:17 and they put the two cords of gold in the two rings at the edges of the breastpiece.
39:18 Two ends of the two cords they had attached to the two settings of filigree; in this way they attached it in front to the shoulder-pieces of the ephod.
39:19 Then they made two rings of gold, and put them at the two ends of the breastpiece, on its inside edge next to the ephod.
39:20 They made two rings of gold, and attached them in front to the lower part of the two shoulder-pieces of the ephod, at its joining above the decorated band of the ephod.
39:21 They bound the breastpiece by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a blue cord, so that it should lie on the decorated band of the ephod, and that the breastpiece should not come loose from the ephod; as the Lord had commanded Moses.
39:22 He also made the robe of the ephod woven all of blue yarn;
39:23 and the opening of the robe in the middle of it was like the opening in a coat of mail, with a binding round the opening, so that it might not be torn.
39:24 On the lower hem of the robe they made pomegranates of blue, purple, and crimson yarns, and of fine twisted linen.
39:25 They also made bells of pure gold, and put the bells between the pomegranates on the lower hem of the robe all round, between the pomegranates;
39:26 a bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate all round on the lower hem of the robe for ministering; as the Lord had commanded Moses.
39:27 They also made the tunics, woven of fine linen, for Aaron and his sons,
39:28 and the turban of fine linen, and the head-dresses of fine linen, and the linen undergarments of fine twisted linen,
39:29 and the sash of fine twisted linen, and of blue, purple, and crimson yarns, embroidered with needlework; as the Lord had commanded Moses.
39:30 They made the rosette of the holy diadem of pure gold, and wrote on it an inscription, like the engraving of a signet, ‘Holy to the Lord.’
39:31 They tied to it a blue cord, to fasten it on the turban above; as the Lord had commanded Moses.
39:32 In this way all the work of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting was finished; the Israelites had done everything just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
39:33 Then they brought the tabernacle to Moses, the tent and all its utensils, its hooks, its frames, its bars, its pillars, and its bases;
39:34 the covering of tanned rams’ skins and the covering of fine leather, and the curtain for the screen;
39:35 the ark of the covenant with its poles and the mercy-seat;
39:36 the table with all its utensils, and the bread of the Presence;
39:37 the pure lampstand with its lamps set on it and all its utensils, and the oil for the light;
39:38 the golden altar, the anointing-oil and the fragrant incense, and the screen for the entrance of the tent;
39:39 the bronze altar, and its grating of bronze, its poles, and all its utensils; the basin with its stand;
39:40 the hangings of the court, its pillars, and its bases, and the screen for the gate of the court, its cords, and its pegs; and all the utensils for the service of the tabernacle, for the tent of meeting;
39:41 the finely worked vestments for ministering in the holy place, the sacred vestments for the priest Aaron, and the vestments of his sons to serve as priests.
39:42 The Israelites had done all of the work just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
39:43 When Moses saw that they had done all the work just as the Lord had commanded, he blessed them.
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