Exodus 39 (UDB)

1Bezalel, 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 woolen cloth, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses.From the blue, purple, and scarlet yarn they made specially woven garments for ministry in the sanctuary, as well as the holy garments for Aaron, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

2They made the sacred apron from fine white linen and from blue, purple, and red woolen cloth.Bezalel made the ephod of finely spun linen embroidered with gold, and with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn.

3They hammered some thin sheets of gold and cut them into thin strips that they embroidered into the fine linen and into the blue, purple, and red cloth.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.

4The sacred apron had two shoulder straps, to join the front part to the back part at its sides.They made shoulder pieces for the ephod, which were attached at two of its corners, so it could be fastened.

5A carefully woven belt, 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.And the skillfully woven waistband of the ephod was of one piece with the ephod, of the same workmanship—with gold, with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and with finely spun linen, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

6Bezalel and his men cut two onyx stones and enclosed them in a tiny frame, and a skilled gem cutter engraved on the stones the names of the twelve sons of Jacob.They mounted the onyx stones in gold filigree settings, engraved like a seal with the names of the sons of Israel.

7They fastened the stones to the shoulder straps of the sacred apron to represent the twelve tribes of Israel, exactly as Yahweh had commanded Moses.Then they fastened them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Israel, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

8They made the sacred chest pouch with the same materials as the sacred apron and embroidered it in the same way.He made the breastpiece with the same workmanship as the ephod, with gold, with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and with finely spun linen.

9It was square, and the material was folded double, so that it was twenty-three centimeters on each side.It was square when folded over double, a span long and a span wide.

10They 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 mounted on it four rows of gemstones: The first row had a ruby, a topaz, and an emerald;

11In the second row, they put a green emerald, a blue sapphire, and a white diamond.the second row had a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond;

12In the third row they put a red jacinth, a white agate, and a purple amethyst.the third row had a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;

13In the fourth row, they put a yellow beryl, a red carnelian, and a green jasper. They put tiny gold frames around each of the stones.and the fourth row had a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. These stones were mounted in gold filigree settings.

14On each of the twelve stones they engraved the name of one of the sons of Jacob, to represent one of the twelve tribes of Israel.The twelve stones corresponded to the names of the sons of Israel. Each stone was engraved like a seal with the name of one of the twelve tribes.

15They made two chains from pure gold and braided them like cords, to attach the sacred pouch to the sacred apron.For the breastpiece they made braided chains like cords of pure gold.

16They made two gold rings, and they attached them to the upper corners of the sacred pouch.They also made two gold filigree settings and two gold rings, and fastened the two rings to the two corners of the breastpiece.

17They fastened one end of each gold chain to a ring.Then they fastened the two gold chains to the two gold rings at the corners of the breastpiece,

18They fastened the other end of each chain to one of the two settings that enclosed the stones and then attached the sacred pouch to the shoulder straps of the sacred apron.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.

19Then 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.They made two more gold rings and attached them to the other two corners of the breastpiece, on the inside edge next to the ephod.

20They 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.They made two additional gold rings and attached them to the bottom of the two shoulder pieces of the ephod, on its front, near the seam just above its woven waistband.

21They 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 and would not come loose from the sacred apron. They did these things just as Yahweh had instructed Moses to do.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 swing out from the ephod, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

22They made the robe that was to be worn underneath the priest's sacred apron; they used only blue cloth.They made the robe of the ephod entirely of blue cloth, the work of a weaver,

23It had an opening through which the priest would put his head. They sewed a border around this opening to prevent the material from tearing.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.

24At the lower edge on the robe they fastened decorations that resembled pomegranate fruit. The decorations were woven from blue, purple, and red woolen yarn.They made pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and finely spun linen on the lower hem of the robe.

25Between each of these decorations, they fastened a tiny bell made from pure goldThey also made bells of pure gold and attached them around the hem between the pomegranates,

26for Aaron to wear while he did his work as a priest. They made all these things exactly as Yahweh had commanded Moses.alternating the bells and pomegranates around the lower hem of the robe to be worn for ministry, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

27They wove long-sleeved tunics from fine linen for Aaron and his sons.For Aaron and his sons they made tunics of fine linen, the work of a weaver,

28They 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.as well as the turban of fine linen, the ornate headbands and undergarments of finely spun linen,

29They made the embroidered sash for Aaron from fine linen and from blue, purple, and red woolen cloth, and they embroidered designs on it using blue, purple, and red woolen yarn, exactly as Yahweh had commanded Moses.and the sash of finely spun linen, embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

30They also made the tiny ornament of pure gold and had a skilled workman engrave on it the words, "Dedicated to Yahweh."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.

31They fastened this to the front of the turban by a blue cord, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses.Then they fastened to it a blue cord to mount it on the turban, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

32Finally, they finished all the work of making the sacred tent and brought everything to Moses. They had made them exactly as Yahweh had commanded them to.So all the work for the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, was completed. The Israelites did everything just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

33They brought to him the sacred tent and all the things that were used with it—the hooks, the frames, the crossbars, the posts and their bases;Then they brought the tabernacle to Moses: the tent with all its furnishings, its clasps, its frames, its crossbars, and its posts and bases;

34the coverings for the sacred tent that were made of tanned rams' skins and goatskins; the curtains;the covering of ram skins dyed red, the covering of fine leather, and the veil of the covering;

35the sacred chest that contained the stone slabs on which the commandments were written and the lid for the chest.the ark of the Testimony with its poles and the mercy seat;

36The workers also finished these items for the sacred tent: The table with all the things to be used with it and the bread to display before God;the table with all its utensils and the Bread of the Presence;

37the lampstand made of pure gold with all its lamps and the things that were used to take care of it, and the oil for the lamps;the pure gold lampstand with its row of lamps and all its utensils, as well as the oil for the light;

38the golden altar for burning incense, the oil for anointing, the sweet-smelling incense, and the curtain for the entrance to the sacred tent;the gold altar, the anointing oil, the fragrant incense, and the curtain for the entrance to the tent;

39the bronze altar for burning sacrifices with its bronze grating, the poles for carrying it, and all the other things that were used with it; as well as the washbasin and its base.the bronze altar with its bronze grating, its poles, and all its utensils; the basin with its stand;

40They also brought the curtains that would surround 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 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;

41the beautiful sacred clothes for Aaron and his sons to wear when they did their work in the holy place; and the clothes for his sons to wear as they did their work as priests.and the woven garments for ministering in the sanctuary, both the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons to serve as priests.

42The people of Israel had done all this work exactly as Yahweh had commanded Moses.The Israelites had done all the work just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

43Then Moses 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 blessed the workmen.And Moses inspected all the work and saw that they had accomplished it just as the LORD had commanded. So Moses blessed them.

Exodus 39

The Ephod

The Breastpiece

Additional Priestly Garments

Moses Approves the Work

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Exodus 39

The Ephod

The Breastpiece

Additional Priestly Garments

Moses Approves the Work

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