Exodus 39
39
The Making of the Priestly Garments
1 From the blue, purple, and scarlet yarn they made woven garments for serving in the sanctuary; they made holy garments that were for Aaron, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.#sn This chapter also will be almost identical to the instructions given earlier, with a few changes along the way.
The Ephod
2 He made the ephod of gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twisted linen. 3 They hammered the gold into thin sheets and cut it into narrow strips to weave#tn The verb is the infinitive that means “to do, to work.” It could be given a literal rendering: “to work [them into] the blue….” Weaving or embroidering is probably what is intended. them into the blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and into the fine linen, the work of an artistic designer. 4 They made shoulder pieces for it, attached to two of its corners, so it could be joined together. 5 The artistically woven waistband of the ephod that was on it was like it, of one piece with it,#tn Heb “from it” or the same. of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine twisted linen, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
6 They set the onyx stones in gold filigree settings, engraved as with the engravings of a seal#tn Or “as seals are engraved.” with the names of the sons of Israel.#sn The twelve names were those of Israel’s sons. The idea was not the remembrance of the twelve sons as such, but the twelve tribes that bore their names. 7 He put#tn Or “attached.” them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as stones of memorial for the Israelites, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
The Breastpiece of Decision
8 He made the breastpiece, the work of an artistic designer, in the same fashion as the ephod, of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet, and fine twisted linen. 9 It was square – they made the breastpiece doubled, nine inches long and nine inches wide when doubled. 10 They set on it#tn That is, they set in mountings. four rows of stones: a row with a ruby, a topaz, and a beryl – the first row; 11 and the second row, a turquoise, a sapphire, and an emerald; 12 and the third row, a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst; 13 and the fourth row, a chrysolite, an onyx, and a jasper. They were enclosed in gold filigree settings. 14 The stones were for the names of the sons of Israel, twelve, corresponding to the number of#tn The phrase “the number of” has been supplied. their names. Each name corresponding to one of the twelve tribes was like the engravings of a seal.
15 They made for the breastpiece braided chains like cords of pure gold, 16 and they made two gold filigree settings and two gold rings, and they attached the two rings to the upper#tn Here “upper” has been supplied. two ends of the breastpiece. 17 They attached the two gold chains to the two rings at the ends of the breastpiece; 18 the other#tn Here “other” has been supplied. two ends of the two chains they attached to the two settings, and they attached them to the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front of it. 19 They made two rings of gold and put them on the other#tn Here “other” has been supplied. two ends of the breastpiece on its edge, which is on the inner side of the ephod.#tn Heb “homeward side.” 20 They made two more#tn Here “more” has been supplied. gold rings and attached them to the bottom of the two shoulder pieces on the front of the ephod, close to the juncture above the waistband of the ephod. 21 They tied the breastpiece by its rings to the rings of the ephod by blue cord, so that it was above the waistband of the ephod, so that the breastpiece would not be loose from the ephod, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
The Other Garments
22 He made the robe of the ephod completely blue, the work of a weaver. 23 There was an opening in the center of the robe, like the opening of a collar, with an edge all around the opening so that it could not be torn. 24 They made pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and twisted linen#tn The word is simply “twined” or “twisted.” It may refer to the twisted linen that so frequently is found in these lists; or, it may refer to the yarn twisted. The LXX reads “fine twined linen.” This is not found in the text of Exod 28:33, except in Smr and LXX. around the hem of the robe. 25 They made bells of pure gold and attached the bells between the pomegranates around the hem of the robe between the pomegranates. 26 There was#tn The words “there was” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons. a bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate, all around the hem of the robe, to be used in ministering,#tn The infinitive “to minister” is present; “to be used” is supplied from the context. just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
27 They made tunics of fine linen – the work of a weaver, for Aaron and for his sons – 28 and the turban of fine linen, the headbands of fine linen, and the undergarments of fine twisted linen. 29 The sash was of fine twisted linen and blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, the work of an embroiderer, just as the Lord had commanded Moses. 30 They made a plate, the holy diadem, of pure gold and wrote on it an inscription, as on the engravings of a seal, “Holiness to the Lord.” 31 They attached to it a blue cord, to attach it to the turban above, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
Moses Inspects the Sanctuary
32#sn The last sections of the book bring several themes together to a full conclusion. Not only is it the completion of the tabernacle, it is the fulfillment of God’s plan revealed at the beginning of the book, i.e., to reside with his people. So all the work of the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, was completed, and the Israelites did according to all that the Lord had commanded Moses – they did it exactly so. 33 They brought the tabernacle to Moses, the tent and all its furnishings, clasps, frames, bars, posts, and bases; 34 and the coverings of ram skins dyed red, the covering of fine leather,#tn See the note on this phrase in Exod 25:5. and the protecting#tn Or “shielding” (NIV); NASB “the screening veil.” curtain; 35 the ark of the testimony and its poles, and the atonement lid; 36 the table, all its utensils, and the Bread of the Presence; 37 the pure#tn Possibly meaning “pure gold lampstand.” lampstand, its lamps, with the lamps set in order, and all its accessories, and oil for the light; 38 and the gold altar, and the anointing oil, and the fragrant incense; and the curtain for the entrance to the tent; 39 the bronze altar and its bronze grating, its poles, and all its utensils; the large basin with its pedestal; 40 the hangings of the courtyard, its posts and its bases, and the curtain for the gateway of the courtyard, its ropes and its tent pegs, and all the furnishings#tn Heb “utensils, vessels.” for the service of the tabernacle, for the tent of meeting; 41 the woven garments for serving#tn The form is the infinitive construct; it means the clothes to be used “to minister” in the holy place. in the sanctuary, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments for his sons to minister as priests.
42 The Israelites did all the work according to all that the Lord had commanded Moses. 43 Moses inspected#tn Or “examined” (NASB, TEV); NCV “looked closely at.” all the work – and#tn The deictic particle draws attention to what he saw in such a way as to give the reader Moses’ point of view and a sense of his pleasure: “and behold, they…” they had done it just as the Lord had commanded – they had done it exactly – and Moses blessed them.#sn The situation and wording in Exod 39:43 are reminiscent of Gen 1:28 and 31, with the motifs of blessing people and inspecting what has been made.
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Exodus 39
39
Making Garments for Priests
1And from the blue and the purple and the crimson yarns they made woven garments for serving in the sanctuary, and they made the holy garments that were for Aaron, as Yahweh had commanded Moses. 2And he made the ephod of gold, blue, and purple and crimson yarns, and finely twisted linen. 3And he hammered out the leaves of gold, and he cut off cords to weave in the midst of the blue and in the midst of the purple and in the midst of the crimson and in the midst of the linen—the work of a skilled craftsman. 4They made joined shoulder pieces for it; it was joined on its two edges. 5And the waistband of his ephod, which was of one piece with it,#Literally “on it from it” was of like work, gold, blue, and purple and crimson yarns, and finely twisted linen, as Yahweh had commanded Moses. 6And they made onyx stones mounted in gold filigree settings, engraved with seal engravings according to the names of the Israelites.#Literally “sons/children of Israel” 7And he set them on the ephod’s shoulder pieces as stones of remembrance for the Israelites,#Literally “sons/children of Israel” as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
8And he made the breast piece, the work of a skilled craftsman, like the work of the ephod, of gold, blue, and purple and crimson yarns, and finely twisted linen. 9It was squared; they made the breast piece doubled; its length was a span, and its width was a span when doubled. 10And they filled it with four rows of stone; a row of carnelian, topaz, and emerald was the first row; 11and the second row was a malachite, a sapphire, and a moonstone; 12and the third row was a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst; 13and the fourth row was a turquoise, an onyx, and a jasper. They were set with gold filigree settings in their mountings. 14And the stones were according to the names of the Israelites;#Literally “sons/children of Israel” they were twelve according to their names, with seal engravings, each according to its name for the twelve tribes.
15And they made on the breast piece braided chains, a work of pure gold ornamental cord. 16And they made two gold filigree settings and two gold rings, and they put the two rings on the two edges of the breast piece. 17And they put the two gold ornamental cords on the two rings on the edges of the breast piece. 18And they put the two ends of the two ornamental cords on the two filigree settings, and they put them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front of it. 19And they made two gold rings, and they placed them on the two edges of the breast piece, on its lip that is on the other side#Literally “beyond” of the ephod, to the inside.#Literally “houseward,” “to house,” meaning “inward” 20And they made two gold rings and put them on the ephod’s two shoulder pieces below, at its front near its seam above the waistband of the ephod. 21And they tied the breast piece by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a blue cord so that the breast piece would be on the waistband of the ephod and not come loose from the ephod, as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
22And he made the robe of the ephod, weaver’s work, totally of blue yarn. 23And the opening of the robe in the middle of it was like the opening of a sturdy garment, with an edge for its opening all around so that it would not be torn. 24And they made on the hem of the robe pomegranates of finely twisted blue and purple and crimson. 25And they made pure gold bells and put the bells in the midst of the pomegranates on the hem of the robe all around in the midst of the pomegranates, 26a bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate on the hem of the robe all around for serving, as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
27And they made the tunics of fine linen, a weaver’s work, for Aaron and for his sons, 28and the turban of fine linen and the headdresses of the headbands of fine linen and undergarments of the linen cloth, finely twisted, 29and the sash of finely twisted linen and blue and purple and crimson yarns, the work of an embroiderer, as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
30And they made the rosette#Or “medallion” of the holy diadem of pure gold, and they wrote on it with the writing of seal engravings: “A holy object for Yahweh.” 31And they put a blue cord on it to put it above on the turban, as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
Preparations Complete
32And all the work of the tabernacle of the tent of assembly was finished, and the Israelites#Literally “sons/children of Israel” had done according to all that Yahweh had commanded Moses; so they did. 33And they brought the tabernacle to Moses, the tent and all its equipment, its hooks, its frames,#Or “boards” or “planks” its bars, and its pillars and its bases; 34and the covering of the red-dyed ram skins and the covering of fine leather and the curtain of the screen; 35the ark of the testimony and its poles and the atonement cover; 36the table, all its equipment, and the bread of the presence; 37the pure gold lampstand, its lamps—the lamps of the row—and all its equipment and the oil of the light; 38the gold altar, the anointing oil, the fragrant incense, and the screen of the entrance of the tent; 39the bronze altar, and the bronze grating that is for it, its poles, and all its equipment, the basin and its stand, 40the hangings of the courtyard, its pillars, and its bases; and the screen for the courtyard gate, its tent cords and its pegs;#Literally “hands” and all the equipment of the service of the tabernacle for the tent of assembly, 41the woven garments for serving in the sanctuary—the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons to serve as priests. 42According to all that Yahweh had commanded Moses, so the Israelites#Literally “sons/children of Israel” did all the work. 43And Moses saw all the work, and, indeed, they had done it as Yahweh had commanded; so they did, and Moses blessed them.
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