The Ephod (Exodus 28:6–14)
1 ULT And from the blue and the purple and the worm of scarlet they made finely- woven clothes for service in the Holy Place. And they made the clothes of holiness which{ were} for Aaron, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses. BSB BSB: 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.
2 ULT And he made the ephod from gold, blue, and purple, worm of scarlet, and twisted fine linen. BSB BSB: Bezalel made the ephod of finely spun linen embroidered with gold, and with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn.
3 ULT And they hammered the thin plates of gold, and he cut{ them} into threads to work among the blue and among the purple and among the worm of scarlet and among the fine linen, the work of a skillful craftsman. BSB BSB: 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.
4 ULT They made joined shoulder pieces for it. It was joined on its two corners. BSB BSB: They made shoulder pieces for the ephod, which were attached at two of its corners, so it could be fastened.
5 ULT And the skillfully crafted sash of the ephod which is on it was from it, of like workmanship, of gold, blue, and purple and worm of scarlet and twined fine linen, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses. BSB BSB: 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.
6 ULT And they made the stones of onyx{ with} ornamental settings of gold surrounding{ them}. The names of the sons of Israel{ were} engraved on{ them like} the engravings of a signet. BSB BSB: They mounted the onyx stones in gold filigree settings, engraved like a seal with the names of the sons of Israel.
7 ULT And he put them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as stones of reminder for the sons of Israel, as Yahweh had commanded Moses. BSB BSB: 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.
The Breastpiece (Exodus 28:15–30)
8 ULT And he made the breastpiece, the work of a skillful craftsman, like the work of the ephod, from gold, blue, and purple and worm of scarlet and twisted fine linen. BSB BSB: He made the breastpiece with the same workmanship as the ephod, with gold, with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and with finely spun linen.
9 ULT It was square, folded double. They made the breastpiece, its length: a span; and its width: a span folded double. BSB BSB: It was square when folded over double, a span long and a span wide.
10 ULT And they set in it four rows of precious stones. The first row{ was} a row of a ruby, of a topaz, and of a garnet. BSB BSB: And they mounted on it four rows of gemstones: The first row had a ruby, a topaz, and an emerald;
11 ULT And the second row: an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond. BSB BSB: the second row had a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond;
12 ULT And the third row: a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst. BSB BSB: the third row had a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;
13 ULT And the fourth row: a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper.{ The stones were} surrounded by ornamental gold settings. BSB BSB: and the fourth row had a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. These stones were mounted in gold filigree settings.
14 ULT And the precious stones{ were} according to the names of the sons of Israel— they{ were} according to their 12 names. Each{ was like} the engraving of a signet according to its name— for the 12 tribes. BSB BSB: 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.
15 ULT And they made twisted chains on the breastpiece, as a work of rope— pure gold. BSB BSB: For the breastpiece they made braided chains like cords of pure gold.
16 ULT And they made two ornamental settings of gold and two rings of gold and put the two rings on the two ends of the breastpiece. BSB BSB: They also made two gold filigree settings and two gold rings, and fastened the two rings to the two corners of the breastpiece.
17 ULT And they attached the two chains of gold to the rings on the two ends of the breastpiece. BSB BSB: Then they fastened the two gold chains to the two gold rings at the corners of the breastpiece,
18 ULT And they attached two of the ends of the two chains to the two ornamental settings. And they attached those to the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front of its face. BSB BSB: 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.
19 ULT And they made two rings of gold, and put them on the two ends of the breastpiece, on the edge which is toward the inner side of the ephod. BSB BSB: 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.
20 ULT And they made two rings of gold, and put them on the two shoulder pieces of the ephod on the bottom of the front of its face, close to its joining above the skillfully crafted waistband of the ephod. BSB BSB: 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.
21 ULT And they tied the breastpiece by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a cord of blue to be on the finely crafted waistband of the ephod, so the breastpiece could not become detached from{ being} with the ephod just as Yahweh had commanded Moses. BSB BSB: 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.
Additional Priestly Garments (Exodus 28:31–43)
22 ULT And he made the robe of the ephod entirely of blue, the work of a weaver. BSB BSB: They made the robe of the ephod entirely of blue cloth, the work of a weaver,
23 ULT The opening of the robe{ was} in the middle of it like an opening of a garment. The edge for its opening was all around so that it could not tear. BSB BSB: 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.
24 ULT On the bottom hem of the robe they made pomegranates of twisted blue, purple, and scarlet yarn. BSB BSB: They made pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and finely spun linen on the lower hem of the robe.
25 ULT And they made bells of pure gold, and they put the bells between the pomegranates all around on the bottom edge of the robe, between the pomegranates— BSB BSB: They also made bells of pure gold and attached them around the hem between the pomegranates,
26 ULT a bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate— all around on the hem of the robe for serving, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses. BSB BSB: alternating the bells and pomegranates around the lower hem of the robe to be worn for ministry, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
27 ULT And they made the tunics of fine linen for Aaron and for his sons, the work of a weaver, BSB BSB: For Aaron and his sons they made tunics of fine linen, the work of a weaver,
28 ULT and the fine linen turban and the fine linen ornate headbands and the linen undergarments of fine twisted linen BSB BSB: as well as the turban of fine linen, the ornate headbands and undergarments of finely spun linen,
29 ULT and the sash of fine linen and of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, the work of an embroiderer, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses. BSB BSB: and the sash of finely spun linen, embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
30 ULT And they made the rosette of the crown of holiness of pure gold and inscribed an inscription on it, like the engraving on a signet,“Holy to Yahweh.” BSB BSB: 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.
31 ULT And they put a cord of blue on it to attach it on the top of the turban, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses. BSB BSB: Then they fastened to it a blue cord to mount it on the turban, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
Moses Approves the Work 32 ULT And all the service of the Dwelling, the tent of meeting, was finished. And the sons of Israel did according to all that Yahweh had commanded Moses; thus they did. BSB BSB: So all the work for the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, was completed. The Israelites did everything just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
33 ULT And they brought the Dwelling to Moses: the tent and all its equipment and its clasps and its frames and its bars and its pillars and its bases; BSB BSB: Then they brought the tabernacle to Moses: the tent with all its furnishings, its clasps, its frames, its crossbars, and its posts and bases;
34 ULT and the covering of reddened hides of rams and the covering of hides of sea- cows and the curtain of covering; BSB BSB: the covering of ram skins dyed red, the covering of fine leather, and the veil of the covering;
35 ULT the Box of the Testimony and the poles and the atonement lid; BSB BSB: the ark of the Testimony with its poles and the mercy seat;
36 ULT the table with all of its equipment and the bread of the faces; BSB BSB: the table with all its utensils and the Bread of the Presence;
37 ULT the pure lampstand with its lamps, lamps of the row, and all its accessories and the oil of the light; BSB BSB: the pure gold lampstand with its row of lamps and all its utensils, as well as the oil for the light;
38 ULT and the altar of gold and the oil of anointing and the incense of fragrance and the curtain of the entrance of the tent; BSB BSB: the gold altar, the anointing oil, the fragrant incense, and the curtain for the entrance to the tent;
39 ULT the altar of bronze and the grate of bronze that{ is} for it, its poles and all of its utensils, the basin and its base; BSB BSB: the bronze altar with its bronze grating, its poles, and all its utensils; the basin with its stand;
40 ULT the curtains of the courtyard, its pillars and bases and the curtain of the gate of the courtyard, its ropes and its tent pegs and all the items of the service of the Dwelling for the tent of meeting; BSB BSB: 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;
41 ULT finely- woven clothing for serving in the Holy Place, the clothing of holiness for Aaron the priest, and the clothing of his sons, to{ be} priests. BSB BSB: 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.
42 ULT Thus the sons of Israel did all the work according to all that Yahweh had commanded Moses. BSB BSB: The Israelites had done all the work just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
43 ULT And Moses saw all of the work, and behold, they had done it. Just as Yahweh had commanded, thus they had done. And Moses blessed them. BSB BSB: And Moses inspected all the work and saw that they had accomplished it just as the LORD had commanded. So Moses blessed them.
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