Exodus 39 NKJV NLT Parallel

◄ Exodus 39 ►

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1Of the blue, purple, and scarlet thread they made garments of ministry, for ministering in the holy place, and made the holy garments for Aaron, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

1The craftsmen made beautiful sacred garments of blue, purple, and scarlet cloth—clothing for Aaron to wear while ministering in the Holy Place, just as the LORD had commanded Moses. Making the Ephod

2He made the ephod of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and of fine woven linen.

2Bezalel made the ephod of finely woven linen and embroidered it with gold and with blue, purple, and scarlet thread.

3And they beat the gold into thin sheets and cut it into threads, to work it in with the blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and the fine linen, into artistic designs.

3He made gold thread by hammering out thin sheets of gold and cutting it into fine strands. With great skill and care, he worked it into the fine linen with the blue, purple, and scarlet thread.

4They made shoulder straps for it to couple it together; it was coupled together at its two edges.

4The ephod consisted of two pieces, front and back, joined at the shoulders with two shoulder-pieces.

5And the intricately woven band of his ephod that was on it was of the same workmanship, woven of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and of fine woven linen, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

5The decorative sash was made of the same materials: finely woven linen embroidered with gold and with blue, purple, and scarlet thread, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

6And they set onyx stones, enclosed in settings of gold; they were engraved, as signets are engraved, with the names of the sons of Israel.

6They mounted the two onyx stones in settings of gold filigree. The stones were engraved with the names of the tribes of Israel, just as a seal is engraved.

7He put them on the shoulders of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Israel, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

7He fastened these stones on the shoulder-pieces of the ephod as a reminder that the priest represents the people of Israel. All this was done just as the LORD had commanded Moses. Making the Chestpiece

8And he made the breastplate, artistically woven like the workmanship of the ephod, of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and of fine woven linen.

8Bezalel made the chestpiece with great skill and care. He made it to match the ephod, using finely woven linen embroidered with gold and with blue, purple, and scarlet thread.

9They made the breastplate square by doubling it; a span was its length and a span its width when doubled.

9He made the chestpiece of a single piece of cloth folded to form a pouch nine inches square.

10And they set in it four rows of stones: a row with a sardius, a topaz, and an emerald was the first row;

10They mounted four rows of gemstones on it. The first row contained a red carnelian, a pale-green peridot, and an emerald.

11the second row, a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond;

11The second row contained a turquoise, a blue lapis lazuli, and a white moonstone.

12the third row, a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;

12The third row contained an orange jacinth, an agate, and a purple amethyst.

13the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. They were enclosed in settings of gold in their mountings.

13The fourth row contained a blue-green beryl, an onyx, and a green jasper. All these stones were set in gold filigree.

14There were twelve stones according to the names of the sons of Israel: according to their names, engraved like a signet, each one with its own name according to the twelve tribes.

14Each stone represented one of the twelve sons of Israel, and the name of that tribe was engraved on it like a seal.

15And they made chains for the breastplate at the ends, like braided cords of pure gold.

15To attach the chestpiece to the ephod, they made braided cords of pure gold thread.

16They also made two settings of gold and two gold rings, and put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate.

16They also made two settings of gold filigree and two gold rings and attached them to the top corners of the chestpiece.

17And they put the two braided chains of gold in the two rings on the ends of the breastplate.

17They tied the two gold cords to the rings on the chestpiece.

18The two ends of the two braided chains they fastened in the two settings, and put them on the shoulder straps of the ephod in the front.

18They tied the other ends of the cords to the gold settings on the shoulder-pieces of the ephod.

19And they made two rings of gold and put them on the two ends of the breastplate, on the edge of it, which was on the inward side of the ephod.

19Then they made two more gold rings and attached them to the inside edges of the chestpiece next to the ephod.

20They made two other gold rings and put them on the two shoulder straps, underneath the ephod toward its front, right at the seam above the intricately woven band of the ephod.

20Then they made two more gold rings and attached them to the front of the ephod, below the shoulder-pieces, just above the knot where the decorative sash was fastened to the ephod.

21And they bound the breastplate by means of its rings to the rings of the ephod with a blue cord, so that it would be above the intricately woven band of the ephod, and that the breastplate would not come loose from the ephod, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

21They attached the bottom rings of the chestpiece to the rings on the ephod with blue cords. In this way, the chestpiece was held securely to the ephod above the decorative sash. All this was done just as the LORD had commanded Moses. Additional Clothing for the Priests

22He made the robe of the ephod of woven work, all of blue.

22Bezalel made the robe that is worn with the ephod from a single piece of blue woven cloth,

23And there was an opening in the middle of the robe, like the opening in a coat of mail, with a woven binding all around the opening, so that it would not tear.

23with an opening for Aaron’s head in the middle of it. The opening was reinforced with a woven collar so it would not tear.

24They made on the hem of the robe pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet, and of fine woven linen.

24They made pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and attached them to the hem of the robe.

25And they made bells of pure gold, and put the bells between the pomegranates on the hem of the robe all around between the pomegranates:

25They also made bells of pure gold and placed them between the pomegranates along the hem of the robe,

26a bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate, all around the hem of the robe to minister in, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

26with bells and pomegranates alternating all around the hem. This robe was to be worn whenever the priest ministered before the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

27They made tunics, artistically woven of fine linen, for Aaron and his sons,

27They made tunics for Aaron and his sons from fine linen cloth.

28a turban of fine linen, exquisite hats of fine linen, short trousers of fine woven linen,

28The turban and the special head coverings were made of fine linen, and the undergarments were also made of finely woven linen.

29and a sash of fine woven linen with blue, purple, and scarlet thread, made by a weaver, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

29The sashes were made of finely woven linen and embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet thread, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

30Then they made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and wrote on it an inscription like the engraving of a signet: HOLINESS TO THE LORD.

30Finally, they made the sacred medallion—the badge of holiness—of pure gold. They engraved it like a seal with these words: Holy to the Lord .

31And they tied to it a blue cord, to fasten it above on the turban, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

31They attached the medallion with a blue cord to Aaron’s turban, just as the LORD had commanded Moses. Moses Inspects the Work

32Thus all the work of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting was finished. And the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD had commanded Moses; so they did.

32And so at last the Tabernacle was finished. The Israelites had done everything just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

33And they brought the tabernacle to Moses, the tent and all its furnishings: its clasps, its boards, its bars, its pillars, and its sockets;

33And they brought the entire Tabernacle to Moses: the sacred tent with all its furnishings, clasps, frames, crossbars, posts, and bases;

34the covering of ram skins dyed red, the covering of badger skins, and the veil of the covering;

34the tent coverings of tanned ram skins and fine goatskin leather; the inner curtain to shield the Ark;

35the ark of the Testimony with its poles, and the mercy seat;

35the Ark of the Covenant and its carrying poles; the Ark’s cover—the place of atonement;

36the table, all its utensils, and the showbread;

36the table and all its utensils; the Bread of the Presence;

37the pure gold lampstand with its lamps (the lamps set in order), all its utensils, and the oil for light;

37the pure gold lampstand with its symmetrical lamp cups, all its accessories, and the olive oil for lighting;

38the gold altar, the anointing oil, and the sweet incense; the screen for the tabernacle door;

38the gold altar; the anointing oil and fragrant incense; the curtain for the entrance of the sacred tent;

39the bronze altar, its grate of bronze, its poles, and all its utensils; the laver with its base;

39the bronze altar; the bronze grating and its carrying poles and utensils; the washbasin with its stand;

40the hangings of the court, its pillars and its sockets, the screen for the court gate, its cords, and its pegs; all the utensils for the service of the tabernacle, for the tent of meeting;

40the curtains for the walls of the courtyard; the posts and their bases; the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard; the ropes and tent pegs; all the furnishings to be used in worship at the Tabernacle;

41and the garments of ministry, to minister in the holy place: the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and his sons’ garments, to minister as priests.

41the beautifully stitched garments for the priests to wear while ministering in the Holy Place—the sacred garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments for his sons to wear as they minister as priests.

42According to all that the LORD had commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did all the work.

42So the people of Israel followed all of the LORD’s instructions to Moses.

43Then Moses looked over all the work, and indeed they had done it; as the LORD had commanded, just so they had done it. And Moses blessed them.

43Then Moses inspected all their work. When he found it had been done just as the LORD had commanded him, he blessed them.

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