1 T hey 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

And of the blue, and purple, and scarlet, they made cloths of service, to do service in the holy place, and made the holy garments for Aaron; as the Lord commanded Moses.

2 B ezalel made the linen vest of gold and blue, purple and red cloth and fine linen.

And he made the ephod of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.

3 T hey 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.

And they did 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.

4 T hey made shoulder pieces for the linen vest, joined at its two top ends.

They made shoulderpieces for it, to couple it together: by the two edges was it coupled together.

5 T he 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.

And the curious girdle of his ephod, that was upon it, was of the same, according to the work thereof; of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen; as the Lord commanded Moses.

6 T hey 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.

And they wrought onyx stones inclosed in ouches of gold, graven, as signets are graven, with the names of the children of Israel.

7 T hey 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

And he put them on the shoulders of the ephod, that they should be stones for a memorial to the children of Israel; as the Lord commanded Moses.

8 B ezalel 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.

And he made the breastplate of cunning work, like the work of the ephod; of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.

9 I t 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.

It was foursquare; they made the breastplate double: a span was the length thereof, and a span the breadth thereof, being doubled.

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

And they set in it four rows of stones: the first row was a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this was the first row.

11 T he second row was a turquoise, a sapphire and a diamond.

And the second row, an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.

12 T he third row was a jacinth, an agate and an amethyst.

And the third row, a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst.

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

And the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper: they were inclosed in ouches of gold in their inclosings.

14 E ach 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.

And the stones were according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet, every one with his name, according to the twelve tribes.

15 T hey made chains for the breast-piece, like ropes of pure gold.

And they made upon the breastplate chains at the ends, of wreathen work of pure gold.

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

And they made two ouches of gold, and two gold rings; and put the two rings in the two ends of the breastplate.

17 T hey joined the two gold chains to the two rings at the ends of the breast-piece.

And they put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings on the ends of the breastplate.

18 T hey 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.

And the two ends of the two wreathen chains they fastened in the two ouches, and put them on the shoulderpieces of the ephod, before it.

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

And they made two rings of gold, and put them on the two ends of the breastplate, upon the border of it, which was on the side of the ephod inward.

20 T hen 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.

And they made two other golden rings, and put them on the two sides of the ephod underneath, toward the forepart of it, over against the other coupling thereof, above the curious girdle of the ephod.

21 T hey 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

And they did bind the breastplate by his rings unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it might be above the curious girdle of the ephod, and that the breastplate might not be loosed from the ephod; as the Lord commanded Moses.

22 T hen he made the long piece of clothing all of blue.

And he made the robe of the ephod of woven work, all of blue.

23 T here 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.

And there was an hole in the midst of the robe, as the hole of an habergeon, with a band round about the hole, that it should not rend.

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

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

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

And they made bells of pure gold, and put the bells between the pomegranates upon the hem of the robe, round about between the pomegranates;

26 T hey 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.

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.

27 T hey made the long coats of fine linen for Aaron and his sons.

And they made coats of fine linen of woven work for Aaron, and for his sons,

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

and a mitre of fine linen, and goodly bonnets of fine linen, and linen breeches of fine twined linen,

29 A nd 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.

and a girdle of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, of needlework; as the Lord commanded Moses.

30 T hey 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.”

And they made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and wrote upon it a writing, like to the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.

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

And they tied unto it a lace of blue, to fasten it on high upon the mitre; as the Lord commanded Moses.

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

Thus was all the work of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation finished: and the children of Israel did according to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so did they.

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

And they brought the tabernacle unto Moses, the tent, and all his furniture, his taches, his boards, his bars, and his pillars, and his sockets,

34 T hey 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.

and the covering of rams’ skins dyed red, and the covering of badgers’ skins, and the vail of the covering,

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

the ark of the testimony, and the staves thereof, and the mercy seat,

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

the table, and all the vessels thereof, and the shewbread,

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

the pure candlestick, with the lamps thereof, even with the lamps to be set in order, and all the vessels thereof, and the oil for light,

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

and the golden altar, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the hanging for the tabernacle door,

39 T hey 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,

the brasen altar, and his grate of brass, his staves, and all his vessels, the laver and his foot,

40 t he 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.

the hangings of the court, his pillars, and his sockets, and the hanging for the court gate, his cords, and his pins, and all the vessels of the service of the tabernacle, for the tent of the congregation,

41 T hey 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.

the cloths of service to do service in the holy place, and the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and his sons’ garments, to minister in the priest’s office.

42 S o the people of Israel did all the work just as the Lord had told Moses.

According to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so the children of Israel made all the work.

43 M oses 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.

And Moses did look 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.