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href="/exodus/39-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>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. <A name="3"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/39-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Bezalel made<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">a</a></span> the ephod of finely spun linen embroidered with gold, and with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn. <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/39-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>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. <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/39-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>They made shoulder pieces for the ephod, which were attached at two of its corners, so it could be fastened. <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/39-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>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. <A name="7"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/39-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>They mounted the onyx stones in gold filigree settings, engraved like a seal with the names of the sons of Israel. <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/39-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>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. <A name="9"></a><p class="hdg">The Breastpiece<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../exodus/28.htm#15">Exodus 28:15–30</a>)</span><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/39-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>He made the breastpiece with the same workmanship as the ephod, with gold, with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and with finely spun linen. <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/39-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>It was square when folded over double, a span long and a span wide.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">b</a></span> <A name="11"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/39-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>And they mounted on it four rows of gemstones:<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">c</a></span> <p class="list1stline"> The first row had a ruby, a topaz, and an emerald; <A name="12"></a><p class="list1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/39-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>the second row had a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond; <A name="13"></a><p class="list1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/39-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>the third row had a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst; <A name="14"></a><p class="list1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/39-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>and the fourth row had a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. <p class="reg"> These stones were mounted in gold filigree settings. <A name="15"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/39-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>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. <A name="16"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/39-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>For the breastpiece they made braided chains like cords of pure gold. <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/39-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>They also made two gold filigree settings and two gold rings, and fastened the two rings to the two corners of the breastpiece. <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/39-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Then they fastened the two gold chains to the two gold rings at the corners of the breastpiece, <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/39-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>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. <A name="20"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/39-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>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. <A name="21"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/39-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>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. <A name="22"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/39-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>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. <A name="23"></a><p class="hdg">Additional Priestly Garments<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../exodus/28.htm#31">Exodus 28:31–43</a>)</span><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/39-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>They made the robe of the ephod entirely of blue cloth, the work of a weaver, <A name="24"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/39-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>with an opening in the center of the robe like that of a garment,<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">d</a></span> with a collar around the opening so that it would not tear. <A name="25"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/39-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>They made pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and finely spun linen on the lower hem of the robe. <A name="26"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/39-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>They also made bells of pure gold and attached them around the hem between the pomegranates, <A name="27"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/39-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>alternating the bells and pomegranates around the lower hem of the robe to be worn for ministry, just as the LORD had commanded Moses. <A name="28"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/39-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>For Aaron and his sons they made tunics of fine linen, the work of a weaver, <A name="29"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/39-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>as well as the turban of fine linen, the ornate headbands and undergarments of finely spun linen, <A name="30"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/39-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>and the sash of finely spun linen, embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, just as the LORD had commanded Moses. <A name="31"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/39-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>They also made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and they engraved on it, like an inscription on a seal: <p class="inscrip"> HOLY TO THE LORD.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">e</a></span> <A name="32"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/39-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>Then they fastened to it a blue cord to mount it on the turban, just as the LORD had commanded Moses. <A name="33"></a><p class="hdg">Moses Approves the Work<p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/39-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>So all the work for the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, was completed. The Israelites did everything just as the LORD had commanded Moses. <A name="34"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/39-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>Then they brought the tabernacle to Moses: <p class="list1stline"> the tent with all its furnishings, its clasps, its frames, its crossbars, and its posts and bases; <A name="35"></a><p class="list1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/39-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>the covering of ram skins dyed red, the covering of fine leather,<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">f</a></span> and the veil of the covering; <A name="36"></a><p class="list1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/39-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>the ark of the Testimony<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">g</a></span> with its poles and the mercy seat; <A name="37"></a><p class="list1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/39-36.htm"><b>36</b></a></span>the table with all its utensils and the Bread of the Presence; <A name="38"></a><p class="list1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/39-37.htm"><b>37</b></a></span>the pure gold lampstand with its row of lamps and all its utensils, as well as the oil for the light; <A name="39"></a><p class="list1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/39-38.htm"><b>38</b></a></span>the gold altar, the anointing oil, the fragrant incense, and the curtain for the entrance to the tent; <A name="40"></a><p class="list1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/39-39.htm"><b>39</b></a></span>the bronze altar with its bronze grating, its poles, and all its utensils; <p class="list1"> the basin with its stand; <A name="41"></a><p class="list1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/39-40.htm"><b>40</b></a></span>the curtains of the courtyard with its posts and bases; <p class="list1"> 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; <A name="42"></a><p class="list1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/39-41.htm"><b>41</b></a></span>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. <A name="43"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/39-42.htm"><b>42</b></a></span>The Israelites had done all the work just as the LORD had commanded Moses. <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/39-43.htm"><b>43</b></a></span>And Moses inspected all the work and saw that they had accomplished it just as the LORD had commanded. So Moses blessed them.</p><A name="fn"></a><div id="fnlink"><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">2</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> Literally <i>He made</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><span class="fnverse">9</span> <span class="footnotesbot">b</span> The breastpiece, when folded over, was approximately 9 inches or 22.9 centimeters in both length and width.<br><span class="fnverse">10</span> <span class="footnotesbot">c</span> The precise identification of some of these gemstones is uncertain.<br><span class="fnverse">23</span> <span class="footnotesbot">d</span> The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain; possibly <i>a coat of mail</i><span class="thin"> </span>.<br><span class="fnverse">30</span> <span class="footnotesbot">e</span> That is, <i>the LORD</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><span class="fnverse">34</span> <span class="footnotesbot">f</span> Possibly the hides of large aquatic mammals<br><span class="fnverse">35</span> <span class="footnotesbot">g</span> That is, <i>the ark of the covenant</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><br /></div><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Berean Bible (<a href=http://berean.bible>www.Berean.Bible</a>) <a href=http://bereanbible.com>Berean Study Bible (BSB)</a> © 2016, 2020 by <a href=http://biblehub.com>Bible Hub</a> and <a href=http://berean.bible>Berean.Bible</a>. 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