2 Mosebok 39
Svenska Folkbibeln
Prästernas kläder
39 Av det mörkblå, det purpurröda och det karmosinröda garnet gjorde man vävda kläder för tjänsten i helgedomen. Man gjorde de heliga kläder som Aron skulle ha, så som Herren hade befallt Mose.
2 Efoden gjorde man av guld och av mörkblått, purpurrött och karmosinrött garn och tvinnat fint lingarn. 3 Man hamrade ut guldet till tunna plåtar och skar dem i trådar, så att de kunde vävas in med det mörkblå, det purpurröda och det karmosinröda garnet och med det fina lingarnet i konstvävnad. 4 Till efoden gjordes axelstycken som fästes ihop med varandra. Vid sina båda ändar fästes den ihop. 5 Skärpet som skulle sitta på efoden och hålla ihop den gjordes i samma vävnad och i ett stycke med den: av guld och av mörkblått, purpurrött och karmosinrött garn och tvinnat fint lingarn, så som Herren hade befallt Mose. 6 Onyxstenarna infattades i flätverk av guld. På dem var namnen på Israels söner ingraverade som på ett sigill. 7 Man satte dem på efodens axelstycken som påminnelsestenar för Israels barn, så som Herren hade befallt Mose.
Bröstskölden
8 Bröstskölden gjordes i konstvävnad av samma slag som efoden, av guld och av mörkblått, purpurrött och karmosinrött garn och tvinnat fint lingarn. 9 Den gjordes fyrkantig och dubbelvikt, en halv aln lång och en halv aln bred. 10 På den satte man fyra rader stenar: i första raden en karneol, en topas och en smaragd, 11 i andra raden en karbunkel, en safir och en kalcedon, 12 i tredje raden en hyacint, en agat och en ametist 13 och i fjärde raden en krysolit, en onyx och en jaspis. Med flätverk av guld omgavs de i sina infattningar. 14 Stenarna var tolv efter namnen på Israels söner, en för varje namn. Varje sten bar namnet på en av de tolv stammarna, ingraverat på samma sätt som man graverar sigill.
15 Till bröstskölden gjorde man flätade kedjor så som man gör snoddar, och av rent guld. 16 Vidare gjorde man två flätverk av guld och två ringar av guld och satte de båda ringarna i två av bröstsköldens hörn. 17 Man fäste de två guldsnoddarna vid de båda ringarna i bröstsköldens hörn. 18 De båda snoddarnas andra ändar fäste man vid de två flätverken och satte fast dem vid framkanten på efodens axelstycken. 19 Man gjorde två ringar av guld och satte dem i de båda andra hörnen av bröstskölden, vid den kant som var vänd in mot efoden. 20 Sedan gjorde man två ringar av guld och satte dem nertill på framsidan av efodens båda axelstycken där efoden fästes ihop ovanför skärpet. 21 Man knöt fast bröstskölden med en mörkblå snodd som gick från dess ringar in i efodens ringar, för att den skulle sitta fast ovanför efodens skärp, så att bröstskölden inte skulle lossna från efoden, alldeles som Herren hade befallt Mose.
De övriga prästkläderna
22 Efodkåpan gjordes i vävt tyg, helt och hållet i mörkblått. 23 Mitt på kåpan gjordes en öppning, som liknade öppningen på en pansarskjorta. Öppningen hade en kant runt om för att den inte skulle slitas sönder. 24 På kåpans nedre fåll satte man granatäpplen av mörkblått, purpurrött och karmosinrött tvinnat garn. 25 Man gjorde bjällror av rent guld och satte dem mellan granatäpplena runt hela fållen på kåpan mellan granatäpplena: 26 en bjällra och ett granatäpple, sedan en bjällra och ett granatäpple, runt fållen på den kåpa som skulle bäras vid tjänstgöringen, så som Herren hade befallt Mose.
27 Och man gjorde livklädnaderna åt Aron och hans söner av en vävnad i fint lingarn, 28 turbanen och högtidshuvorna av fint lingarn, benkläderna av tvinnat fint lingarn 29 och bältet av tvinnat fint lingarn och av mörkblått, purpurrött och karmosinrött garn i brokig vävnad, allt så som Herren hade befallt Mose. 30 Den skinande plattan till det heliga diademet gjordes av rent guld, och på den skrev man på samma sätt som man graverar sigill: Helgad åt Herren. 31 Man satte fast den upptill på turbanen med en mörkblå snodd, så som Herren hade befallt Mose.
Mose inspekterar tabernaklet och dess tillbehör
32 Så blev allt arbetet på uppenbarelsetältets tabernakel fullbordat. Israels barn utförde det, och de gjorde i allt så som Herren hade befallt Mose. 33 Och de förde fram tabernaklet till Mose, tältet med alla dess tillbehör, hakarna, brädorna, tvärstängerna, stolparna och fotstyckena, 34 överdraget av rödfärgade fårskinn, överdraget av tahasskinn, förlåten som skulle hänga framför arken, 35 vittnesbördets ark med dess stänger och nådastolen, 36 bordet med alla dess tillbehör och skådebröden, 37 ljusstaken av rent guld, lamporna som skulle sättas på den och alla övriga tillbehör till den, oljan till ljusstaken, 38 altaret av guld, smörjelseoljan och den väldoftande rökelsen, förhänget för ingången till tältet, 39 kopparaltaret med tillhörande koppargaller, stänger och alla tillbehör, karet med dess fotställning, 40 omhängena till förgården, dess stolpar och fotstycken, förhänget för porten till förgården, dess linor och tältpluggar, alla redskap för arbetet vid uppenbarelsetältets tabernakel 41 samt de vävda kläderna till tjänsten i helgedomen, prästen Arons heliga kläder och hans söners prästkläder.
42 Så som Herren hade befallt Mose hade Israels barn i allt utfört hela arbetet. 43 Mose inspekterade hela arbetet, och se, de hade utfört det så som Herren hade befallt. Så hade de gjort. Och Mose välsignade dem.
Exodus 39
Easy-to-Read Version
The Priests’ Special Clothes
39 The workers used the blue, purple, and red yarn to make special clothes for the priests to wear when they served in the holy place. They also made the special clothes for Aaron as the Lord had commanded Moses.
The Ephod
2 They made the ephod from gold thread, fine linen, and blue, purple, and red yarn. 3 (They hammered the gold into thin strips and cut the gold into long threads. They wove the gold into the blue, purple, and red yarn and fine linen. This was the work of a very skilled person.) 4 They made the shoulder pieces for the ephod. They tied these shoulder pieces to the two corners of the ephod. 5 They wove the cloth belt and fastened it to the ephod. It was made the same way as the ephod—they used gold thread, fine linen, and blue, purple, and red yarn, just as the Lord commanded Moses.
6 The workers put the onyx stones for the ephod in gold settings. They wrote the names of the sons of Israel on these stones. 7 Then they put these jewels on the shoulder pieces of the ephod. These jewels were to help God to remember the Israelites. This was done as the Lord commanded Moses.
The Judgment Pouch
8 Then they made the judgment pouch. It was the work of a skilled person, just like the ephod. It was made from gold threads, fine linen, and blue, purple, and red yarn. 9 The judgment pouch was folded in half to make a square pocket. It was 1 span[a] long and 1 span wide. 10 Then the workers put four rows of beautiful jewels on the judgment pouch. The first row had a ruby, a topaz, and a beryl. 11 The second row had a turquoise, a sapphire, and an emerald. 12 The third row had a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst. 13 The fourth row had a chrysolite, an onyx, and a jasper. All these jewels were set in gold. 14 There were twelve jewels on the judgment pouch—one jewel for each of the sons of Israel. Each stone had the name of one of the sons of Israel carved onto it, like a seal.
15 The workers made two chains from pure gold for the judgment pouch. The chains were braided like a rope. 16 The workers made two gold rings and fastened them to two corners of the judgment pouch. Then they made two gold settings for the shoulder pieces. 17 They fastened the gold chains to the rings at the corners of the judgment pouch. 18 They fastened the other ends of the gold chains to the settings on the shoulder pieces. They fastened these to the front of the ephod. 19 Then they made two more gold rings and put them on the other two corners of the judgment pouch. This was on the inside edge of the judgment pouch next to the ephod. 20 They also put two gold rings on the bottom of the shoulder pieces on the front of the ephod. These rings were near the fastener, just above the cloth belt. 21 Then they used a blue ribbon and tied the rings of the judgment pouch to the rings of the ephod. In this way the judgment pouch would rest close to the cloth belt and would be held tight against the ephod. They did everything just as the Lord commanded.
Other Clothes for the Priests
22 Then they made the robe for the ephod from blue cloth. It was woven by a skilled worker. 23 They made a hole in the center of the robe and sewed a piece of cloth around the edge of this hole. This cloth kept the hole from tearing.
24 Then they used fine linen and blue, purple, and red yarn to make the cloth pomegranates. They hung these pomegranates around the bottom edge of the robe. 25 Then they made bells from pure gold. They hung these bells around the bottom edge of the robe between the pomegranates. 26 Around the bottom edge of the robe there were bells and pomegranates. There was a bell following each pomegranate. This robe was for the priest to wear when he served the Lord. It was made just as the Lord commanded Moses.
27 Skilled workers wove shirts for Aaron and his sons. These shirts were made from fine linen. 28 And the workers made a turban from fine linen. They also used fine linen to make cloth caps and underclothes. 29 Then they made the cloth belt from fine linen and blue, purple, and red yarn. Designs were sewn into the cloth. These things were made as the Lord had commanded Moses.
30 Then they made a strip of pure gold for the holy crown. They carved these words into the gold like the writing on a seal: holy to the lord.[b] 31 They fastened the gold strip to a blue ribbon. Then they tied the blue ribbon around the turban like the Lord had commanded Moses.
Moses Inspects the Holy Tent
32 So all the work on the Holy Tent, that is, the Meeting Tent, was finished. The Israelites did everything just as the Lord had commanded Moses. 33 Then they showed the Holy Tent and everything in it to Moses. They showed him the rings, the frames, the braces, the posts, and the bases. 34 They showed him the covering of the Tent that was made from ram skins dyed red and the covering that was made from fine leather. And they showed him the curtain that covered the entrance to the Most Holy Place.
35 They showed Moses the Box of the Agreement, the poles used for carrying it, and the mercy-cover. 36 They showed him the table with everything on it and the special bread.[c] 37 They showed him the pure gold lampstand and the lamps on it, the oil, and all the other things that were used with the lamps. 38 They showed Moses the golden altar, the anointing oil, the sweet-smelling incense, and the curtain that covered the entrance to the Tent. 39 They showed him the bronze altar, the bronze screen, the poles used for carrying the altar, and everything that was used on the altar. They showed him the bowl and the base under the bowl.
40 They showed Moses the wall of curtains around the courtyard with the posts and bases. They showed him the curtain that covered the entrance to the courtyard. They showed him the ropes and the tent pegs. They showed him everything in the Holy Tent, that is, the Meeting Tent.
41 Then they showed Moses the clothes that were made for the priests serving in the holy area.[d] They showed him the special clothes for Aaron the priest and his sons to wear when they served as priests.
42 The Israelites did all this work exactly as the Lord had commanded Moses. 43 Moses looked closely at all the work and saw that it was done exactly as the Lord had commanded. So Moses blessed them.
Footnotes
- Exodus 39:9 1 span The distance from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the little finger, about 9" (23 cm).
- Exodus 39:30 Holy to the Lord These words were written on everything that was used in the Temple. This showed that these things belonged to the Lord, and that they could be used only for special purposes. Dishes with this label could be used only by the priests in a holy place.
- Exodus 39:36 special bread Also called “bread of the Presence.” Every day this bread was put before God on the special table in the Holy Place.
- Exodus 39:41 holy area A restricted area that was considered sacred (special) because of God’s presence.
Exodus 39
New King James Version
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
2 (E)He made the (F)ephod of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and of fine woven linen. 3 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. 4 They made shoulder straps for it to couple it together; it was coupled together at its two edges. 5 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.
6 (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. 7 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
8 (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. 9 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
- Exodus 39:1 Or woven garments
- Exodus 39:1 sanctuary
- Exodus 39:6 plaited work
- Exodus 39:26 serve
- Exodus 39:41 Or woven garments
- Exodus 39:41 serve
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