Making the Garments of the Priesthood(A)

39 Of the (B)blue, purple, and scarlet thread they made (C)garments[a] of ministry, for ministering in the [b]holy place, and made the holy garments for Aaron, (D)as the Lord had commanded Moses.

Making the Ephod

(E)He made the (F)ephod of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and of fine woven linen. And they beat the gold into thin sheets and cut it into threads, to work it in with the blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and the fine linen, into artistic designs. They made shoulder straps for it to couple it together; it was coupled together at its two edges. And the intricately woven band of his ephod that was on it was of the same workmanship, woven of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and of fine woven linen, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

(G)And they set onyx stones, enclosed in [c]settings of gold; they were engraved, as signets are engraved, with the names of the sons of Israel. He put them on the shoulders of the ephod as (H)memorial stones for the sons of Israel, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

Making the Breastplate

(I)And he made the breastplate, artistically woven like the workmanship of the ephod, of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and of fine woven linen. They made the breastplate square by doubling it; a span was its length and a span its width when doubled. 10 (J)And they set in it four rows of stones: a row with a sardius, a topaz, and an emerald was the first row; 11 the second row, a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond; 12 the third row, a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst; 13 the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. They were enclosed in settings of gold in their mountings. 14 There were (K)twelve stones according to the names of the sons of Israel: according to their names, engraved like a signet, each one with its own name according to the twelve tribes. 15 And they made chains for the breastplate at the ends, like braided cords of pure gold. 16 They also made two settings of gold and two gold rings, and put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate. 17 And they put the two braided chains of gold in the two rings on the ends of the breastplate. 18 The two ends of the two braided chains they fastened in the two settings, and put them on the shoulder straps of the ephod in the front. 19 And they made two rings of gold and put them on the two ends of the breastplate, on the edge of it, which was on the inward side of the ephod. 20 They made two other gold rings and put them on the two shoulder straps, underneath the ephod toward its front, right at the seam above the intricately woven band of the ephod. 21 And they bound the breastplate by means of its rings to the rings of the ephod with a blue cord, so that it would be above the intricately woven band of the ephod, and that the breastplate would not come loose from the ephod, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

Making the Other Priestly Garments

22 (L)He made the (M)robe of the ephod of woven work, all of blue. 23 And there was an opening in the middle of the robe, like the opening in a coat of mail, with a woven binding all around the opening, so that it would not tear. 24 They made on the hem of the robe pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet, and of fine woven linen. 25 And they made (N)bells of pure gold, and put the bells between the pomegranates on the hem of the robe all around between the pomegranates: 26 a bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate, all around the hem of the robe to [d]minister in, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

27 (O)They made tunics, artistically woven of fine linen, for Aaron and his sons, 28 (P)a turban of fine linen, exquisite hats of fine linen, (Q)short trousers of fine woven linen, 29 (R)and a sash of fine woven linen with blue, purple, and scarlet thread, made by a weaver, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

30 (S)Then they made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and wrote on it an inscription like the engraving of a signet:

(T)HOLINESS TO THE LORD.

31 And they tied to it a blue cord, to fasten it above on the turban, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

The Work Completed(U)

32 Thus all the work of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting was (V)finished. And the children of Israel did (W)according to all that the Lord had commanded Moses; so they did. 33 And they brought the tabernacle to Moses, the tent and all its furnishings: its clasps, its boards, its bars, its pillars, and its sockets; 34 the covering of ram skins dyed red, the covering of badger skins, and the veil of the covering; 35 the ark of the Testimony with its poles, and the mercy seat; 36 the table, all its utensils, and the (X)showbread; 37 the pure gold lampstand with its lamps (the lamps set in order), all its utensils, and the oil for light; 38 the gold altar, the anointing oil, and the sweet incense; the screen for the tabernacle door; 39 the bronze altar, its grate of bronze, its poles, and all its utensils; the laver with its base; 40 the hangings of the court, its pillars and its sockets, the screen for the court gate, its cords, and its pegs; all the utensils for the service of the tabernacle, for the tent of meeting; 41 and the [e]garments of ministry, to [f]minister in the holy place: the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and his sons’ garments, to minister as priests.

42 According to all that the Lord had commanded Moses, so the children of Israel (Y)did all the work. 43 Then Moses looked over all the work, and indeed they had done it; as the Lord had commanded, just so they had done it. And Moses (Z)blessed them.

Footnotes

  1. Exodus 39:1 Or woven garments
  2. Exodus 39:1 sanctuary
  3. Exodus 39:6 plaited work
  4. Exodus 39:26 serve
  5. Exodus 39:41 Or woven garments
  6. Exodus 39:41 serve

39 1 The apparel of Aaron and his sons. 32 All that the Lord commanded was made, and finished.  43 Moses blesseth the people.

Moreover they made [a]garments of ministration to minister in the Sanctuary of blue silk, and purple, and scarlet: they (A)made also the holy garments for Aaron, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

So he made the Ephod of gold, blue silk, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.

And they did beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into wires, to work it in the blue silk and in the purple, and in the scarlet, and in the fine linen, with broidered work.

For the which they made shoulders to couple together: for it was closed by the two edges thereof.

And the broidered girdle of his Ephod that was upon him, was of the same stuff, and of like work: even of gold, of blue silk, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

¶ And they wrought (B)two Onyx stones closed in ouches of gold, and graved, as [b]signets are graven, with the names of the children of Israel.

And put them on the shoulders of the Ephod, as stones for a (C)remembrance of the children of Israel, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

¶ Also he made the breastplate of broidered work like the work of the Ephod: to wit, of gold, blue silk, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.

They made the breast plate double, and it was square an hand breadth long, and an hand breadth broad: it was also double.

10 And they filled it with four rows of stones. The order was thus, a Ruby, a Topaz, and a Carbuncle in the first row.

11 And in the second row an Emerald, a Sapphire, and a Diamond:

12 Also in the third row [c]a Turquoise, an Agate, and an Hematite:

13 Likewise in the fourth row a Chrysolite, an Onyx, and a Jasper: closed and set in ouches of gold.

14 So the stones were according to the names of the children of Israel, even twelve [d]after their names, graven like signets, every one after his name, according to the twelve tribes.

15 After, they made upon the breastplate chains at the ends, of wreathen work and pure gold.

16 They made also two bosses of gold, and two gold rings, and put the two rings in the two corners of the breastplate.

17 And they put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings, in the corners of the breastplate.

18 Also the two other ends of the two wreathen chains they fastened in the two bosses, and put them on the shoulders of the Ephod, upon the forefront of it.

19 Likewise they made two rings of gold, and put them in the two other corners of the breastplate upon the edge of it, which was on the inside of the Ephod.

20 They made also two other golden rings, and put them on the two sides of the Ephod, beneath on the foreside of it, and over against his coupling above the broidered girdle of the Ephod.

21 Then they fastened the breastplate by his rings unto the rings of the Ephod, with a lace of blue silk that it might be fast upon the broidered girdle of the Ephod, and that the breastplate should not be loosed from the Ephod, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

22 ¶ Moreover, he made the robe of the [e]Ephod of woven work, altogether of blue silk.

23 And [f]the hole of the robe was in the midst of it, as the collar of an habergeon, with an edge about the collar, that it should not rent.

24 And they made upon the skirt of the robe pomegranates, of blue silk and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen twined.

25 They made also (D)bells of pure gold, and put the bells between the pomegranates upon the skirts of the robe round about between the pomegranates.

26 A bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate round about the skirts of the robe to minister in, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

27 ¶ After, they made coats of fine linen, of woven work for Aaron and for his sons.

28 And the mitre of fine linen, and goodly bonnets of fine linen, and linen (E)breeches of fine twined linen.

29 ¶ And the girdle of fine twined linen, and of blue silk, and purple, and scarlet, even of needle work, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

30 ¶ Finally, they made the plate for the holy crown of fine gold, and wrote upon it a superscription like to the graving of a signet, (F)HOLINESS TO THE LORD.

31 And they tied unto it a lace of blue silk to fasten it on high upon the mitre, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

32 ¶ Thus was all the work of the Tabernacle, even of the (G)Tabernacle of the Congregation finished: and the children of Israel did according to all that the Lord had commanded Moses: so did they.

33 ¶ Afterward they brought the Tabernacle unto Moses, the Tabernacle and all his instruments, his taches, his boards, his bars, and his pillars, and his sockets,

34 And the covering of rams’ skins, dyed red, and the coverings of badgers’ skins, and the [g]covering veil.

35 The Ark of the testimony, and the bars thereof, and the Mercy seat.

36 The Table, with all the instruments thereof, and the showbread.

37 The pure Candlestick, the lamps thereof, even the Lamps [h]set in order, and all the instruments thereof, and the oil for light:

38 Also the golden Altar and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the hanging of the Tabernacle door,

39 The brazen Altar with his grate of brass, his bars and all his instruments, the Laver and his foot.

40 The curtains of the court with his pillars, and his sockets, and the hanging to the court gate, and his cords, and his pins, and all the instruments of the service of the Tabernacle, called the Tabernacle of the Congregation.

41 Finally, the ministering garments to serve in the Sanctuary, and the holy garments for Aaron the Priest, and his sons’ garments to minister in the Priest’s office.

42 According to every point that the Lord had [i]commanded Moses, so the children of Israel made all the work.

43 And Moses beheld all the work, and behold they had done it as the Lord had commanded: so had they done: and Moses [j]blessed them.

Footnotes

  1. Exodus 39:1 As coverings for the Ark, the Candlestick, the Altars and such like.
  2. Exodus 39:6 That is, of very fine and curious workmanship.
  3. Exodus 39:12 Or, a ligure, which stone authors write that it cometh of the urine of the beast called Lynx.
  4. Exodus 39:14 That is, every tribe had his name written on a stone.
  5. Exodus 39:22 Which was next under the Ephod.
  6. Exodus 39:23 Where he should put through his head.
  7. Exodus 39:34 So called, because it hanged before the mercy seat and covered it from sight, Exod. 35:12.
  8. Exodus 39:37 Or, which Aaron dressed and refreshed with oil every morning, Exod. 30:7.
  9. Exodus 39:42 Signifying that in God’s matters man may neither add, nor diminish.
  10. Exodus 39:43 Praised God for the people’s diligence, and prayed for them.

39 Avec les étoffes teintes en bleu, en pourpre et en cramoisi, on fit les vêtements d'office pour le service dans le sanctuaire, et on fit les vêtements sacrés pour Aaron, comme l'Éternel l'avait ordonné à Moïse.

On fit l'éphod d'or, de fil bleu, pourpre et cramoisi, et de fin lin retors.

On étendit des lames d'or, et on les coupa en fils, que l'on entrelaça dans les étoffes teintes en bleu, en pourpre et en cramoisi, et dans le fin lin; il était artistement travaillé.

On y fit des épaulettes qui le joignaient, et c'est ainsi qu'il était joint par ses deux extrémités.

La ceinture était du même travail que l'éphod et fixée sur lui; elle était d'or, de fil bleu, pourpre et cramoisi, et de fin lin retors, comme l'Éternel l'avait ordonné à Moïse.

On entoura de montures d'or des pierres d'onyx, sur lesquelles on grava les noms des fils d'Israël, comme on grave les cachets.

On les mit sur les épaulettes de l'éphod, en souvenir des fils d'Israël, comme l'Éternel l'avait ordonné à Moïse.

On fit le pectoral, artistement travaillé, du même travail que l'éphod, d'or, de fil bleu, pourpre et cramoisi, et de fin lin retors.

Il était carré; on fit le pectoral double: sa longueur était d'un empan, et sa largeur d'un empan; il était double.

10 On le garnit de quatre rangées de pierres: première rangée, une sardoine, une topaze, une émeraude;

11 seconde rangée, une escarboucle, un saphir, un diamant;

12 troisième rangée, une opale, une agate, une améthyste;

13 quatrième rangée, une chrysolithe, un onyx, un jaspe. Ces pierres étaient enchâssées dans leurs montures d'or.

14 Il y en avait douze, d'après les noms des fils d'Israël; elles étaient gravées comme des cachets, chacune avec le nom de l'une des douze tribus. -

15 On fit sur le pectoral des chaînettes d'or pur, tressées en forme de cordons.

16 On fit deux montures d'or et deux anneaux d'or, et on mit les deux anneaux aux deux extrémités du pectoral.

17 On passa les deux cordons d'or dans les deux anneaux aux deux extrémités du pectoral;

18 on arrêta par devant les bouts des deux cordons aux deux montures placées sur les épaulettes de l'éphod. -

19 On fit encore deux anneaux d'or, que l'on mit aux deux extrémités du pectoral, sur le bord intérieur appliqué contre l'éphod.

20 On fit deux autres anneaux d'or, que l'on mit au bas des deux épaulettes de l'éphod, sur le devant, près de la jointure, au-dessus de la ceinture de l'éphod.

21 On attacha le pectoral par ses anneaux aux anneaux de l'éphod avec un cordon bleu, afin que le pectoral fût au-dessus de la ceinture de l'éphod et qu'il ne pût pas se séparer de l'éphod, comme l'Éternel l'avait ordonné à Moïse.

22 On fit la robe de l'éphod, tissée entièrement d'étoffe bleue.

23 Il y avait, au milieu de la robe, une ouverture comme l'ouverture d'une cotte de mailles, et cette ouverture était bordée tout autour, afin que la robe ne se déchirât pas.

24 On mit sur la bordure de la robe des grenades de couleur bleue, pourpre et cramoisi, en fil retors;

25 on fit des clochettes d'or pur, et on mit les clochettes entre les grenades, sur tout le tour de la bordure de la robe, entre les grenades:

26 une clochette et une grenade, une clochette et une grenade, sur tout le tour de la bordure de la robe, pour le service, comme l'Éternel l'avait ordonné à Moïse.

27 On fit les tuniques de fin lin, tissées, pour Aaron et pour ses fils;

28 la tiare de fin lin, et les bonnets de fin lin servant de parure; les caleçons de lin, de fin lin retors;

29 la ceinture de fin lin retors, brodée, et de couleur bleue, pourpre et cramoisie, comme l'Éternel l'avait ordonné à Moïse.

30 On fit d'or pur la lame, diadème sacré, et l'on y écrivit, comme on grave un cachet: Sainteté à l'Éternel.

31 On l'attacha avec un cordon bleu à la tiare, en haut, comme l'Éternel l'avait ordonné à Moïse.

32 Ainsi furent achevés tous les ouvrages du tabernacle, de la tente d'assignation. Les enfants d'Israël firent tout ce que l'Éternel avait ordonné à Moïse; ils firent ainsi.

33 On amena le tabernacle à Moïse: la tente et tout ce qui en dépendait, les agrafes, les planches, les barres, les colonnes et les bases;

34 la couverture de peaux de béliers teintes en rouge, la couverture de peaux de dauphins, et le voile de séparation;

35 l'arche du témoignage et ses barres, et le propitiatoire;

36 la table, tous ses ustensiles, et les pains de proposition;

37 le chandelier d'or pur, ses lampes, les lampes préparées, tous ses ustensiles, et l'huile pour le chandelier;

38 l'autel d'or, l'huile d'onction et le parfum odoriférant, et le rideau de l'entrée de la tente;

39 l'autel d'airain, sa grille d'airain, ses barres, et tous ses ustensiles; la cuve avec sa base;

40 les toiles du parvis, ses colonnes, ses bases, et le rideau de la porte du parvis, ses cordages, ses pieux, et tous les ustensiles pour le service du tabernacle, pour la tente d'assignation;

41 les vêtements d'office pour le sanctuaire, les vêtements sacrés pour le sacrificateur Aaron, et les vêtements de ses fils pour les fonctions du sacerdoce.

42 Les enfants d'Israël firent tous ces ouvrages, en se conformant à tous les ordres que l'Éternel avait donnés à Moïse.

43 Moïse examina tout le travail; et voici, ils l'avaient fait comme l'Éternel l'avait ordonné, ils l'avaient fait ainsi. Et Moïse les bénit.