Exodus 39

¹Truly, from hyacinth and purple, vermillion and fine linen, he made the vestments with which Aaron was clothed when he ministered in the holy places, just as the Lord instructed Moses.

²And so he made an ephod of gold, hyacinth, and purple, and twice-dyed scarlet, and fine twisted linen,

³wrought with embroidery. And he cut thin strips of gold and drew them into threads, so that they could be twisted into the weave of the first colors.

⁴And he made two edges, coupled to one another at the top of both sides,

⁵and a wide belt from the same colors, just as the Lord had instructed Moses.

⁶He also prepared two onyx stones, set and enclosed in gold, and engraved with the skill of a jeweler, with the names of the sons of Israel.

⁷And he set them in the sides of the ephod, as a memorial to the sons of Israel, just as the Lord had instructed Moses.

⁸He also made a breastplate, wrought with embroidery, according to the work of the ephod, from gold, hyacinth, purple, and twice-dyed scarlet, and fine twisted linen:

⁹with four equal sides, doubled, of the measure of the palm of a hand.

¹⁰And he set four rows of gems in it. In the first row was a sardius stone, a topaz, an emerald;

¹¹in the second was a garnet, a sapphire, and a jasper;

¹²in the third was a zircon, an agate, and an amethyst;

¹³in the fourth was a chrysolite, an onyx, and a beryl, surrounded and enclosed in gold by their rows.

¹⁴And these twelve stones were engraved with the names of the twelve tribes of Israel, each one with a single name.

¹⁵They also made, in the breastplate, little chains linked to one another, from the purest gold,

¹⁶and two hooks, and the same number of gold rings. Moreover, they set the rings at both sides of the breastplate,

¹⁷from which two golden chains would hang, which they connected with the hooks that projected from the corners of the ephod.

¹⁸These were both in front and in back so that they met one another, and so that the ephod and the breastplate were woven together,

¹⁹being fastened to the wide belt and strongly coupled with rings, to which a hyacinth band was joined, lest they should shake loose and be moved away from one another, just as the Lord instructed Moses.

²⁰They also made the tunic of the ephod entirely from hyacinth,

²¹with the head in the upper part at the middle, and a woven edge all around the head.

²²Then, at the feet below, they also made pomegranates from hyacinth, purple, vermillion, and fine twisted linen,

²³and little bells from the purest gold, which they set between the pomegranates at the very bottom of the tunic all around.

²⁴So then, the high priest approached, adorned with gold bell and pomegranate, when he performed his ministry, just as the Lord had instructed Moses.

²⁵They also made fine linen tunics with woven work, for Aaron and his sons,

²⁶and headdresses with their little crowns of fine linen,

²⁷and also linen undergarments of fine linen.

²⁸Truly, they also made a wide band of fine twisted linen, hyacinth, purple, as well as vermillion, twice-dyed, with skillful embroidery, just as the Lord had instructed Moses.

²⁹They also made the plate of sacred veneration from the purest gold, and they wrote on it, with the skill of a jeweler: “Holy to the Lord.”

³⁰And they fastened it to the headdress with a hyacinth band, just as the Lord had instructed Moses.

³¹And so all the work of the tabernacle and of the covering of the testimony was completed. And the sons of Israel did all that the Lord had instructed Moses.

³²And they offered the tabernacle, and the covering, and all of the articles: the rings, the panels, the bars, the columns and bases,

³³the cover of the skins of rams, dyed red, and the other cover of violet skins,

³⁴the veil, the ark, the bars, the propitiatory,

³⁵the table, with its vessels and the bread of the presence,

³⁶the lampstand, the lamps, and their utensils with the oil,

³⁷the altar of gold, and the ointment, and the incense of aromatics,

³⁸and the tent at the entrance of the tabernacle,

³⁹the altar of brass, the grating, the bars, and all of its vessels, the washtub with its base, the hangings of the atrium, and the columns with their bases,

⁴⁰the hanging at the entrance of the atrium, and their little cords and pegs. Nothing was lacking of the articles that were commanded to be made for the ministry of the tabernacle and for the covering of the covenant.

⁴¹Likewise, the vestments, which the priests, namely, Aaron and his sons, make use of use in the Sanctuary,

⁴²the sons of Israel offered, just as the Lord had instructed.

⁴³After this, when Moses saw that everything was completed, he blessed them.

Exodus 39

¹And he made, of violet and purple, scarlet and fine linen, the vestments for Aaron to wear when he ministered in the holy places, as the Lord commanded Moses.

²So he made an ephod of gold, violet, and purple, and scarlet twice dyed, and fine twisted linen,

³With embroidered work, and he cut thin plates of gold, and drew them small into threads, that they might be twisted with the woof of the foresaid colours,

⁴And two borders coupled one to the other in the top on either side,

⁵And a girdle of the same colours, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

⁶He prepared also two onyx stones, fast set and closed in gold, and graven, by the art of a lapidary, with the names of the children of Israel:

⁷And he set them in the sides of the ephod, for a memorial of the children of Israel, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

⁸He made also a rational with embroidered work, according to the work of the ephod, of gold, violet, purple, and scarlet twice dyed, and fine twisted linen:

⁹Foursquare, double, of the measure of a span.

¹⁰And he set four rows of precious stones in it. In the first row was a sardius, a topaz, an emerald.

¹¹In the second, a carbuncle, a sapphire, and a jasper.

¹²In the third, a ligurius, an agate, and an amethyst.

¹³In the fourth, a chrysolite, an onyx, and a beryl, set and enclosed in gold by their rows.

¹⁴And the twelve stones, were engraved with the names of the twelve tribes of Israel, each one with its several name.

¹⁵They made also in the rational little chains, linked one to another, of the purest gold,

¹⁶And two hooks, and as many rings of gold. And they set the rings on either side of the rational,

¹⁷On which rings the two golden chains should hang, which they put into the hooks that stood out in the corners of the ephod.

¹⁸These both before and behind so answered one another, that the ephod and the rational were bound together,

¹⁹Being fastened to the girdle, and strongly coupled with rings, which a violet fillet joined, lest they should flag loose, and be moved one from the other, as the Lord commanded Moses.

²⁰They made also the tunic of the ephod all of violet,

²¹And a hole for the head in the upper part at the middle, and a woven border round about the hole:

²²And beneath at the feet pomegranates of violet, purple, scarlet, and fine twisted linen:

²³And little bells of the purest gold, which they put between the pomegranates at the bottom of the tunic round about:

²⁴To wit, a bell of gold, and a pomegranate, wherewith the high priest went adorned, when he discharged his ministry, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

²⁵They made also fine linen tunics with woven work for Aaron and his sons:

²⁶And mitres with their little crowns of fine linen:

²⁷And linen breeches of fine linen:

²⁸And a girdle of fine twisted linen, violet, purple, and scarlet twice dyed, of embroidery work, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

²⁹They made also the plate of sacred veneration of the purest gold, and they wrote on it with the engraving of a lapidary: The Holy of the Lord:

³⁰And they fastened it to the mitre with a violet fillet, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

³¹So all the work of the tabernacle and of the roof of the testimony was finished: and the children of Israel did all things which the Lord had commanded Moses.

³²And they offered the tabernacle, and the roof, and the whole furniture, the rings, the boards, the bars, the pillars and their sockets,

³³The cover of rams' skins dyed red, and the other cover of violet skins,

³⁴The veil, the ark, the bars, the propitiatory,

³⁵The table, with the vessels thereof, and the loaves of proposition:

³⁶The candlestick, the lamps, and the furniture of them, with the oil:

³⁷The altar of gold, and the ointment, and the incense of spices:

³⁸And the hanging in the entry of the tabernacle:

³⁹The altar of brass, the grate, the bars, and all the vessels thereof: the laver, with the foot thereof: the hangings of the court, and the pillars, with their sockets:

⁴⁰The hanging in the entry of the court, and the little cords, and the pins thereof. Nothing was wanting of the vessels, that were commanded to be made for the ministry of the tabernacle, and for the roof of the covenant.

⁴¹The vestments also, which the priests, to wit, Aaron and his sons, use in the sanctuary,

⁴²The children of Israel offered, as the Lord had commanded.

⁴³And when Moses saw all things finished, he blessed them.