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Exodus 39
Legacy Standard Bible

Making the Holy Garments

39 Moreover, from the [a](A)blue and purple and scarlet material, they made finely (B)woven garments for ministering in the holy place [b]as well as the holy garments which were for Aaron, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses.

2 (C)He made the ephod of gold, and of blue and purple and scarlet material, and fine twisted linen. 3 Then they hammered out gold sheets and cut them into threads [c]to be woven in with the blue and the purple and the scarlet material and the fine linen, the work of a skillful designer. 4 They made joining shoulder pieces for [d]the ephod; it was joined at its two upper ends. 5 The skillfully woven band which was on it was like its workmanship, [e]of the same material: of gold, and of blue and purple and scarlet material, and fine twisted linen, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses.

6 (D)They made the onyx stones, set all around in filigree settings of gold; they were engraved like the engravings of a signet, according to the names of the sons of Israel. 7 And (E)he placed them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod, as stones of remembrance for the sons of Israel, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses.

8 (F)He made the breastpiece, the work of a skillful designer, like the workmanship of the ephod: of gold, and of blue and purple and scarlet material, and fine twisted linen. 9 It was square; they made the breastpiece, having been folded double, a [f]span [g]long and a span [h]wide when folded double. 10 And they [i]mounted four rows of stones on it. The first row was a row of ruby, topaz, and emerald; 11 and the second row, a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond; 12 and the third row, a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst; 13 and the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. They were set in their filigree settings with gold filigree. 14 The stones were corresponding to the names of the sons of Israel; they were twelve, corresponding to their names, engraved with the engravings of a signet, each with its name for the twelve tribes. 15 They made on the breastpiece chains of a twisted work of cords in pure gold. 16 They made two gold filigree settings and two gold rings, and put the two rings on the two ends of the breastpiece. 17 Then they put the two gold cords in the two rings at the ends of the breastpiece. 18 They put the other two ends of the two cords on the two filigree settings and put them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front of it. 19 They made two gold rings and placed them on the two ends of the breastpiece, on its inner edge which was next to the ephod. 20 Furthermore, they made two gold rings and placed them on the bottom of the two shoulder pieces of the ephod, on the front of it, close to the place where it joined, above the skillfully woven band of the ephod. 21 They bound the breastpiece by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a blue cord, so that it would be on the skillfully woven band of the ephod, and that the breastpiece would not come loose from the ephod, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses.

22 (G)Then he made the robe of the ephod of woven work entirely of blue; 23 (H)and the opening of the robe was at the top in the center, as the opening of a coat of mail, with a binding all around its opening, so that it would not be torn. 24 They made pomegranates of blue and purple and scarlet material and twisted linen on the hem of the robe. 25 They also made bells of pure gold and put the bells between the pomegranates all around on the hem of the [j]robe, 26 [k]alternating a bell and a pomegranate all around on the hem of the robe for the ministry, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses.

27 (I)They made the tunics of finely woven linen for Aaron and his sons, 28 and the turban of fine linen, and the headdresses of the [l]caps of fine linen, and the linen undergarments of fine twisted linen, 29 and the sash of fine twisted linen, and blue and purple and scarlet material, the work of the [m]weaver, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses.

30 (J)They made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold and [n]wrote upon it with engraved writing as found on a signet, “Holy to Yahweh.” 31 They [o]fastened a blue cord to it, to [p]fasten it on the turban above, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses.

32 Thus all the service of constructing the [q]tabernacle of the tent of meeting was (K)completed; and the sons of Israel did according to all that Yahweh had commanded Moses; so they did. 33 They brought the tabernacle to Moses, the tent and all its [r]furnishings: its clasps, its boards, its bars, and its pillars and its bases; 34 and the covering of rams’ skins [s]dyed red, and the covering of porpoise skins, and the screening veil; 35 the ark of the testimony and its poles and the [t]mercy seat; 36 the table, all its utensils, and the bread of the [u]Presence; 37 the pure gold lampstand, [v]with its arrangement of lamps and all its utensils, and the oil for the light; 38 and the gold altar, and the anointing oil and the fragrant incense, and the veil for the doorway of the tent; 39 the [w]bronze altar and its [x]bronze grating, its poles and all its utensils, the laver and its stand; 40 the hangings for the court, its pillars and its bases, and the screen for the gate of the court, its cords and its pegs, and all the [y]equipment for the service of the tabernacle, for the tent of meeting; 41 the woven garments for ministering in the holy place and the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments of his sons, to minister as priests. 42 Thus, according to all that Yahweh had commanded Moses, so the sons of Israel did in all their service. 43 And Moses saw all the work, and behold, they had done it; just as Yahweh had commanded, so they had done. Then Moses (L)blessed them.

Footnotes

  1. Exodus 39:1 Or violet, so in ch
  2. Exodus 39:1 Lit and they made
  3. Exodus 39:3 Lit to work
  4. Exodus 39:4 Lit it
  5. Exodus 39:5 Lit from it
  6. Exodus 39:9 A span was approx. 9 in. or 23 cm
  7. Exodus 39:9 Lit its length
  8. Exodus 39:9 Lit its width
  9. Exodus 39:10 Lit filled
  10. Exodus 39:25 Lit robe, between the pomegranates
  11. Exodus 39:26 Lit a bell and a pomegranate, a bell...
  12. Exodus 39:28 Lit headgear
  13. Exodus 39:29 A weaver in colors; lit variegator
  14. Exodus 39:30 Lit wrote on it a writing
  15. Exodus 39:31 Lit put
  16. Exodus 39:31 Lit put
  17. Exodus 39:32 Lit dwelling place
  18. Exodus 39:33 Or utensils
  19. Exodus 39:34 Or tanned
  20. Exodus 39:35 Or propitiatory seat, place of atonement
  21. Exodus 39:36 Lit Face
  22. Exodus 39:37 Lit its lamps, the lamps set in order
  23. Exodus 39:39 Or copper
  24. Exodus 39:39 Or copper
  25. Exodus 39:40 Or utensils
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Exodus 39
Living Bible

39 Then, for the priests, the people made beautiful garments of blue, purple, and scarlet cloth—garments to be used while ministering in the Holy Place. This same cloth was used for Aaron’s sacred garments, in accordance with the Lord’s instructions to Moses. 2 The ephod was made from this cloth too, woven from fine-twined linen thread. 3 Bezalel beat gold into thin plates and cut it into wire threads, to work into the blue, purple, and scarlet linen; it was a skillful and beautiful piece of workmanship when finished.

4-5 The ephod was held together by shoulder straps at the top and was tied down by an elaborate one-piece woven sash made of the same gold, blue, purple, and scarlet cloth cut from fine-twined linen thread, just as God had directed Moses. 6-7 The two[a] onyx stones, attached to the two shoulder straps of the ephod, were set in gold, and the stones were engraved with the names of the tribes of Israel, just as initials are engraved upon a ring. These stones were reminders to Jehovah concerning the people of Israel; all this was done in accordance with the Lord’s instructions to Moses.

8 The chestpiece was a beautiful piece of work, just like the ephod, made from the finest gold, blue, purple, and scarlet linen. 9 It was a piece nine inches square, doubled over to form a pouch; 10 there were four rows of stones across it. In the first row were a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle; 11 in the second row were an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond. 12 In the third row were a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst. 13 In the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper—all set in gold filigree. 14 The stones were engraved like a seal, with the names of the twelve tribes of Israel.

15-18 To attach the chestpiece to the ephod,[b] a gold ring was placed at the top of each shoulder strap of the ephod, and from these gold rings, two strands of twined gold attached to gold clasps on the top corners of the chestpiece. 19 Two gold rings were also set at the lower edge of the chestpiece, on the under side, next to the ephod. 20 Two other gold rings were placed low on the shoulder straps of the ephod, close to where the ephod joined its beautifully woven sash. 21 The chestpiece was held securely above the beautifully woven sash of the ephod by tying the rings of the chestpiece to the rings of the ephod with a blue ribbon.

All this was commanded to Moses by the Lord.

22 The main part of the ephod was woven, all of blue, 23 and there was a hole at the center, just as in a coat of mail, for the head to go through, reinforced around the edge so that it would not tear. 24 Pomegranates were attached to the bottom edge of the robe; these were made of linen cloth, embroidered[c] with blue, purple, and scarlet. 25-26 Bells of pure gold were placed between the pomegranates along the bottom edge of the skirt, with bells and pomegranates alternating all around the edge. This robe was worn when Aaron ministered to the Lord, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

27 Robes were now made for Aaron and his sons from fine-twined linen thread. 28-29 The chestpiece, the beautiful turbans, and the caps and the underclothes were all made of this linen, and the linen belt was beautifully embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet threads, just as Jehovah had commanded Moses. 30 Finally, they made the holy plate of pure gold to wear on the front of the turban, engraved with the words, “Consecrated to Jehovah.” 31 It was tied to the turban with a blue cord, just as the Lord had instructed.

32 And so at last the Tabernacle was finished, following all of the Lord’s instructions to Moses.

33-40 Then they brought the entire Tabernacle to Moses:

Furniture; clasps; frames; bars;

Posts; bases; layers of covering for the roof and sides—the rams’ skins dyed red, the specially tanned goatskins, and the entrance drape; the Ark with the Ten Commandments in it;

The carrying poles;

The place of mercy;

The table and all its utensils;

The Bread of the Presence;

The pure gold[d] lampstand with its lamps, utensils, and oil;

The gold altar;

The anointing oil;

The sweet incense;

The curtain-door of the Tabernacle;

The bronze altar;

The bronze grating;

The poles and the utensils;

The washbasin and its base;

The drapes for the walls of the court and the posts holding them up;

The bases and the drapes at the gate of the court;

The cords and nails;

All the utensils used there in the work of the Tabernacle.

41 They also brought for his inspection the beautifully tailored garments to be worn while ministering in the Holy Place and the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and those for his sons, to be worn when on duty.

42 So the people of Israel followed all the Lord’s instructions to Moses. 43 And Moses inspected all their work and blessed them because it was all as the Lord had instructed him.

Footnotes

  1. Exodus 39:6 two . . . two, implied. reminders to Jehovah concerning the people of Israel, literally, “to be stones of memorial for the children of Israel.”
  2. Exodus 39:15 to the ephod, implied.
  3. Exodus 39:24 embroidered, implied.
  4. Exodus 39:33 gold, implied.
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