CHAPTER 39
From
the blue,
purple,
and scarlet yarn
the craftsmen made
specially woven
garments
for ministry
in the sanctuary,
as well as the holy
garments
for Aaron,
just as
the LORD
had commanded
Moses.
They hammered out
thin sheets
of gold
and cut
threads from them
to interweave
with the blue,
purple,
and scarlet yarn,
and fine linen—
the work
of a skilled craftsman.
They made
shoulder pieces
for the ephod,
which were joined
to
two
of its corners
for fastening it.
And the skillfully woven waistband
of
the ephod
was of one piece with the ephod,
with the same
workmanship
of gold,
with blue,
purple,
and scarlet yarn,
and finely spun
linen,
just as
the LORD
had commanded
Moses.
They mounted
the onyx
stones
in gold
filigree settings,
engraved
like a seal
with
the names
of the sons
of Israel,
and fastened
them on
the shoulder pieces
of the ephod
as memorial
stones
for the sons
of Israel,
as
the LORD
had commanded
Moses.
He also made
the breastpiece
of gold
like the ephod,
using the work
of a skilled
craftsman,
with blue,
purple,
and scarlet yarn,
and finely spun
linen.
And they mounted
on it
four
rows
of gemstones.
The first
row had
a ruby,
a topaz,
and an emerald;
and the fourth
row had
a beryl,
an onyx,
and a jasper.
These were mounted
in gold
filigree
settings.
The twelve
stones
corresponded to the names
of the sons
of Israel.
Each
stone was engraved
like a seal
with
one of the names
of the twelve
tribes.
They also fashioned
two
gold
filigree settings
and two
gold
rings,
and fastened
the two
rings
to
its
two
corners.
and
they fastened
the other
ends
of the two
chains
to
the two
filigree settings,
attaching
them to
the shoulder pieces
of the ephod
at
the front.
They made
two
other gold
rings
and put
them at
the two
other corners
of the breastpiece,
on
the inside
edge
next to
the ephod.
They made
two
more gold
rings
and attached
them to
the bottom
of the
shoulder pieces
on the front
of the ephod,
near
the seam
just above
the woven waistband
of the ephod.
Then they tied
the rings
of the breastpiece
to
the rings
of the ephod
with a cord
of blue yarn,
so that the breastpiece
was
above
the waistband
of the ephod
and would not
come loose
from
the ephod,
just as
the LORD
had commanded
Moses.
with an opening
in the center
of the robe
like that
of a garment,
with a collar
around
the opening
so that it would not
tear.
They made
pomegranates
of blue,
purple,
and scarlet yarn
and finely spun linen
on
the lower hem
of the robe.
alternating
bells
and pomegranates
around the lower hem
of the robe
to be worn for ministry,
just as
the LORD
had commanded
Moses.
as well as
the turban
of fine linen,
the ornate
headbands
and
undergarments
of finely spun
linen,
and the sash
of finely spun
linen,
embroidered with
blue,
purple,
and scarlet yarn,
just as
the LORD
had commanded
Moses.
They also made
the plate
of the holy
crown
of pure
gold,
and they engraved
on it,
like an inscription
on a seal:
HOLY
TO THE LORD.
Then they fastened
to it
a cord
of blue yarn
it in order to mount
it to
the turban,
just as
the LORD
had commanded
Moses.
So all
the work
for the tabernacle,
the Tent
of Meeting,
was completed.
The Israelites
did
everything
just as
the LORD
had commanded
Moses.
Then they brought
the tabernacle
to
Moses:
the tent
with all
its furnishings,
its clasps,
its frames,
its crossbars,
and its posts
and bases;
the pure
gold lampstand
with its row of lamps
and all
its utensils,
as well as the oil
for the light;
the gold
altar,
the anointing
oil,
the fragrant
incense,
and the curtain
for the entrance
to the tent;
the bronze
altar
with its bronze
grating,
its poles,
and all
its utensils;
the basin
with its stand;
the curtains
of the courtyard
with its posts
and bases,
the curtain
for the gate
of the courtyard,
its ropes
and tent pegs,
and all
the equipment
for the service
of the tabernacle,
the Tent
of Meeting;
and the woven
garments
for ministering
in the sanctuary,
both the sacred
garments
for Aaron
the priest
and the garments
for his sons
to serve as priests.
And Moses
inspected
all
the work
and saw that
they had accomplished
it
just as
the LORD
had commanded.
So Moses
blessed them.