1 ¶ And of the blue and purple and scarlet, they made the clothing of the ministry, to minister in the sanctuary, and in the same manner they made the holy garments for Aaron; as the LORD had commanded Moses.

They used the blue, purple and red cloth for the well-made clothing for those working in the holy place. They made the holy clothing for Aaron, just as the Lord had told Moses. Making the Linen Vest

2 H e also made the ephod of gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen.

Bezalel made the linen vest of gold and blue, purple and red cloth and fine linen.

3 A nd they beat the gold into thin plates and cut it into wires to work it in the blue and in the purple and in the scarlet and in the fine linen, with cunning work.

They beat the gold into plates. Then they cut them into strings to be sewed in with the blue, purple and red cloth and the fine linen, the work of an able workman.

4 T hey made the shoulder pieces for it to couple it together; by the two edges was it coupled together.

They made shoulder pieces for the linen vest, joined at its two top ends.

5 A nd the special girdle of his ephod, that was over it, was of the same, according to the work thereof: of gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen as the LORD had commanded Moses.

The well-made belt on it was made of the same gold, and blue, purple and red cloth and fine linen, just as the Lord had told Moses.

6 A nd they wrought onyx stones inclosed in settings of gold, graven, as seals are graven, with the names of the sons of Israel.

They set the onyx stones into beautiful pieces of gold. The names of Israel’s sons were cut in the stones like the writing on a ring by an able workman.

7 A nd he put them on the shoulders of the ephod that they should be stones for a memorial to the sons of Israel, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

They were put on the shoulder pieces of the linen vest, to help them remember the sons of Israel, just as the Lord had told Moses. Making the Breast-Piece

8 H e also made the pectoral of cunning work, like the work of the ephod of gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen.

Bezalel made the breast-piece, the work of an able workman. It was like the work of the linen vest, of gold, and blue, purple and red cloth and fine linen.

9 I t was square; they made the pectoral double; a span was the length thereof and a span the breadth thereof, being doubled.

It was as long as it was wide, with one half laid over the other. It was made as long and as wide as a man’s fingers can spread.

10 A nd they set in it four orders of stones. The order was a ruby, an emerald, and a chrysolite: this was the first order.

They put four rows of stones on it. The first row was a ruby, a topaz and an emerald.

11 T he second order, a carbuncle, a sapphire, and a diamond.

The second row was a turquoise, a sapphire and a diamond.

12 T he third order, a topaz, a turquoise, and an amethyst.

The third row was a jacinth, an agate and an amethyst.

13 A nd the fourth order, a tarshish (or beryl), an onyx, and a jasper; they were set and inclosed in their settings of gold.

And the fourth row was a beryl, an onyx and a jasper. They were set in beautiful pieces of gold.

14 T he stones were in agreement with the names of the sons of Israel, twelve, in agreement with their names, like the engravings of a seal, each one in agreement with his name, according to the twelve tribes.

Each of the twelve stones had written on it the name of one of the sons of Israel. Each name spoke of one of the twelve family groups.

15 T hey also made the small chains upon the pectoral of wreathen work of pure gold.

They made chains for the breast-piece, like ropes of pure gold.

16 I n the same manner they made two settings of gold and two gold rings and put the two rings in the two ends of the pectoral.

And they made two gold rings and put them on the two ends of the breast-piece.

17 A nd they put the two wreathen chains of gold in those two rings on the ends of the pectoral.

They joined the two gold chains to the two rings at the ends of the breast-piece.

18 A nd the two ends of the two wreathen chains they fastened in the two settings, which they put on the shoulder pieces of the ephod, on the front part of it.

They joined the other two ends of the two chains to the beautiful gold pieces that hold the two stones at the shoulders, joining them in the front.

19 A nd they made two rings of gold and put them on the two ends of the pectoral upon the border of it, which was on the lower side of the ephod.

They made two gold rings to put on the two ends of the breast-piece, on the inside next to the linen vest.

20 A nd they made two other golden rings and put them on the two sides of the ephod underneath toward the front part of it, in the front of its coupling, above the special girdle of the ephod.

Then they made two gold rings and put them on the bottom of the two shoulder pieces of the linen vest in front, near where they join. They were above the belt of the linen vest.

21 A nd they bound the pectoral by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a blue lace, that it might be above the special girdle of the ephod and that the pectoral might not be loosed from the ephod, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

They tied the rings of the breast-piece to the rings of the linen vest with a blue rope. So the breast-piece could not come loose from the linen vest, just as the Lord had told Moses. Making Other Pieces of Clothes

22 A nd he made the robe of the ephod of woven work, all of blue,

Then he made the long piece of clothing all of blue.

23 w ith its collar in the midst of the robe, as the collar of a habergeon, with a band round about the collar that it should not rend.

There was an opening at its top in the center. Around the opening it was sewed like the opening on heavy battle-clothes, so it could not be torn.

24 A nd they made upon the hems of the robe pomegranates of blue, purple, scarlet, and twined linen.

They made pomegranates of blue, purple and red cloth and fine linen, to put all around the bottom of this clothing.

25 T hey also made the bells of pure gold and put the bells between the pomegranates upon the hem of the robe, round about between the pomegranates;

They made bells of pure gold. And they put the bells between the pomegranates all around the bottom of the clothing.

26 A bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate, round about the hem of the robe to minister in, as the LORD commanded Moses.

They put a bell and then a pomegranate all around the bottom of this clothing. It was for the work of the Lord, and was just as the Lord had told Moses.

27 A nd they made the coats of fine linen of woven work for Aaron and for his sons,

They made the long coats of fine linen for Aaron and his sons.

28 l ikewise the mitre of fine linen and the decorations of the tiaras of fine linen and the linen underwear of fine twined linen,

They made the beautiful head coverings of fine linen and the clothing that covered the flesh from the belt to the legs.

29 a lso the girdle of fine twined linen and blue and purple and scarlet of needlework, as the LORD commanded Moses.

And they made the wide belt of fine linen and blue, purple and red cloth which was the work of an able workman, just as the Lord had told Moses.

30 A nd they made the open flower, the crown of holiness, of pure gold and wrote upon it a writing, like to the engravings of a seal, HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD.

They made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold. And they cut in it like the writings on a ring: “Holy to the Lord.”

31 A nd they tied unto it a lace of blue to fasten it over the mitre, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

They joined it to the front of the head covering with a blue rope, just as the Lord had told Moses. The Work Finished

32 ¶ Thus was all the work of the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the testimony finished, and the sons of Israel did according to all that the LORD had commanded Moses, so did they.

So all the work of the holy tent, the meeting tent, was finished. The sons of Israel did all that the Lord had told Moses.

33 A nd they brought the tabernacle unto Moses, the tabernacle and all its furniture, its hooks, its boards, its bars and its pillars and its sockets,

They brought the meeting tent to Moses, the tent and all its objects, its hooks, all kinds of pieces of wood, pillars and bases.

34 a nd the covering of rams’ skins dyed red and the covering of badgers’ skins and the veil of the curtain,

They brought the covering of rams’ skins made red, the covering of badgers’ skins, and the curtain to hang in front of the most holy place.

35 t he ark of the testimony and its staves, and the seat of reconciliation,

They brought the special box of the agreement, its long pieces of wood for carrying it and its mercy-seat,

36 t he table and all its vessels, and the showbread,

the table and all its objects, the bread to be put before the Lord,

37 t he pure lampstand with its lamps, even with the lamps to be set in order, and all its vessels and the oil for light,

the pure gold lamp-stand with its lamps, all its objects and the oil for the light.

38 t he golden altar and the anointing oil and the aromatic incense and the hanging for the tabernacle door.

They brought the gold altar, the oil for holy use, the sweet-smelling perfume, and the curtain for the door of the meeting tent.

39 T he brasen altar with its grate of brass, its staves, and all its vessels, and the laver and its base.

They brought the brass altar, its brass net, its long pieces of wood for carrying it and all its objects, the washing pot and its stand,

40 T he hangings of the court, its pillars and its sockets, and the hanging for the court gate, its cords and its stakes, and all the vessels of the service of the tabernacle, for the tabernacle of the testimony,

the curtains for the open space, its pillars and bases, the curtain for the gate of the open space, its ropes and nails, and all the tools for the work of the meeting tent.

41 t he clothing of service for ministry in the sanctuary, and the holy garments for Aaron the priest and his sons’ garments, to minister in the priesthood.

They brought the clothing for the work in the holy place, the holy clothing for Aaron the religious leader, and the clothing of his sons for their work as religious leaders.

42 A ccording to all that the LORD had commanded Moses, so the sons of Israel made all the work.

So the people of Israel did all the work just as the Lord had told Moses.

43 A nd Moses looked upon all the work, and, behold, they had done it as the LORD had commanded, even so had they done it; and Moses blessed them.

Moses looked at all the work and saw they had done it just as the Lord had said. So Moses gave thanks and prayed that good would come to them.