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Exodus 39
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Making the Vestments for the Priesthood

39Of 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.H8504H713H8144H8438H6213H899H8278H8334H6944H6213H6944H899H175H3068H6680H48722He made the ephod of gold, of blue, purple, and crimson yarns, and of fine twisted linen.H6213H646H2091H8504H713H8438H8144H7806H83363Gold 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.H7554H2091H854H6341H7112H6616H6213H8432H8504H713H8144H8438H8336H2803H46394They made for the ephod shoulder-pieces, joined to it at its two edges.H6213H3802H2266H8147H7098H7099H22665The 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.H2805H642H4639H2091H8504H713H8144H8438H7806H8336H3068H6680H48726The 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.H6213H7718H68H4142H4865H2091H6605H2368H6603H8034H1121H34787He 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.H7760H3802H646H68H2146H1121H3478H3068H6680H48728He 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.H6213H2833H2803H4639H4639H646H2091H8504H713H8144H8438H7806H83369It was square; the breastpiece was made double, a span in length and a span in width when doubled.H7251H6213H2833H3717H2239H753H2239H7341H371710They set in it four rows of stones. A row of carnelian, chrysolite, and emerald was the first row;H4390H702H2905H68H2905H124H6357H1304H259H290511and the second row, a turquoise, a sapphire, and a moonstone;H8145H2905H5306H5601H309512and the third row, a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;H7992H2905H3958H7618H30613and the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper; they were enclosed in settings of gold filigree.H7243H2905H8658H7718H3471H4142H4865H2091H439614There 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.H68H8034H1121H3478H8147H6240H8034H6603H2368H376H8034H8147H6240H762615They made on the breastpiece chains of pure gold, twisted like cords;H6213H2833H8333H1383H5688H4639H2889H209116and they made two settings of gold filigree and two gold rings, and put the two rings on the two edges of the breastpiece;H6213H8147H4865H2091H8147H2091H2885H5414H8147H2885H8147H7098H283317and they put the two cords of gold in the two rings at the edges of the breastpiece.H5414H8147H5688H2091H8147H2885H7098H283318Two 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.H8147H7098H8147H5688H5688H5414H8147H4865H5414H3802H646H6440H413619Then they made two rings of gold, and put them at the two ends of the breastpiece, on its inside edge next to the ephod.H6213H8147H2885H2091H7760H8147H7098H2833H8193H5676H646H100420They 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.H6213H8147H2091H2885H5414H8147H3802H646H4295H4136H6440H5980H4225H4605H2805H64621They 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.H7405H2833H2885H2885H646H6616H8504H2805H646H2833H2118H646H3068H6680H487222He also made the robe of the ephod woven all of blue yarn;H6213H4598H646H707H4639H3632H850423and the opening of the robe in the middle of it was like the opening in a coat of mail, with a binding around the opening, so that it might not be torn.H6310H8432H4598H6310H8473H8193H5439H6310H716724On the lower hem of the robe they made pomegranates of blue, purple, and crimson yarns, and of fine twisted linen.H6213H7757H4598H7416H8504H713H8144H8438H780625They also made bells of pure gold, and put the bells between the pomegranates on the lower hem of the robe all around, between the pomegranates;H6213H6472H2889H2091H5414H6472H8432H7416H7757H4598H5439H8432H741626a bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate all around on the lower hem of the robe for ministering; as the LORD had commanded Moses.H6472H7416H6472H7416H5439H7757H4598H8334H3068H6680H487227They also made the tunics, woven of fine linen, for Aaron and his sons,H6213H3801H8336H707H4639H175H112128and the turban of fine linen, and the head-dresses of fine linen, and the linen undergarments of fine twisted linen,H4701H8336H6287H4021H8336H906H4370H7806H833629and the sash of fine twisted linen, and of blue, purple, and crimson yarns, embroidered with needlework; as the LORD had commanded Moses.H73H7806H8336H8504H713H8144H8438H7551H4639H3068H6680H487230They 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."H6213H6731H6944H5145H2889H2091H3789H4385H6603H2368H6944H306831They tied to it a blue cord, to fasten it on the turban above; as the LORD had commanded Moses.H5414H6616H8504H5414H4605H4701H3068H6680H4872

The Work Completed

32In 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.H5656H4908H168H4150H3615H1121H3478H6213H3068H6680H4872H621333Then they brought the tabernacle to Moses, the tent and all its utensils, its hooks, its frames, its bars, its pillars, and its bases;H935H4908H4872H168H3627H7165H7175H1280H5982H13434the covering of tanned rams' skins and the covering of fine leather, and the curtain for the screen;H4372H352H5785H119H4372H8476H5785H6532H453935the ark of the covenant with its poles and the mercy seat;H727H5715H905H372736the table with all its utensils, and the bread of the Presence;H7979H3627H6440H389937the pure lampstand with its lamps set on it and all its utensils, and the oil for the light;H2889H4501H5216H5216H4634H3627H8081H397438the golden altar, the anointing oil and the fragrant incense, and the screen for the entrance of the tent;H2091H4196H4888H8081H5561H7004H4539H168H660739the bronze altar, and its grating of bronze, its poles, and all its utensils; the basin with its stand;H5178H4196H4345H5178H905H3627H3595H365340the 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;H7050H2691H5982H134H4539H2691H8179H4340H3489H3627H5656H4908H168H415041the 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.H899H8278H8334H6944H6944H899H175H3548H1121H899H354742The Israelites had done all of the work just as the LORD had commanded Moses.H3068H6680H4872H1121H3478H6213H565643When Moses saw that they had done all the work just as the LORD had commanded, he blessed them.H4872H7200H3651H4399H6213H3068H6680H6213H4872H1288


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