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Exodus 39

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Garments for the Holy Place

Chapter 39.

From the blue, purple, and scarlet yarn they made finely woven garments for serving in the holy place; they made the holy garments for Aaron, as our Father commanded Moses.

He made the ephod of gold, of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and of finely woven linen.

They hammered gold into sheets, cut it into threads, and worked them into the blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine linen — the work of a skilled designer. They made shoulder pieces for it, joined together at its two edges. The ephod's woven band was one piece with it, made the same way: gold, blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely twisted linen, as our Father commanded Moses.

They made the onyx stones, mounted in gold settings, engraved like seal engravings, with the names of Israel's sons. He put them on the ephod's shoulder pieces as memorial stones for Israel's sons, as our Father had commanded Moses.

The Breastpiece

He made the breastpiece — skilled work like the ephod's — of gold, blue, purple, scarlet yarn, and finely twisted linen. Square and doubled, they made the breastpiece — about nine inches long and nine inches wide, doubled. They set in it four rows of stones. The first row was carnelian, topaz, and emerald; the second row, turquoise, sapphire, and emerald; the third row, jacinth, agate, and amethyst; the fourth row, beryl, onyx, and jasper. They were enclosed in gold filigree settings. Twelve stones, one per name of Israel's sons, each engraved like a seal with its own name, for the twelve tribes. For the breastpiece they made braided chains of pure gold, like cords. They made two gold filigree settings and two gold rings, fastening the two rings to the breastpiece's two ends. They fastened the two gold cords to the two rings at the ends of the breastpiece, They put the two ends of the two cords on the two filigree settings, and put them on the ephod's shoulder pieces, at its front. They made two gold rings and put them on the breastpiece's two ends, on its inner edge facing the ephod. They made two gold rings and put them on the two shoulder pieces of the ephod, low on the front, near the seam above its woven band. They fastened the breastpiece's rings to the ephod's rings with a blue cord, so it would rest on the ephod's woven band and not come loose from the ephod, as our Father commanded Moses.

The Robe and Its Hem

Bezalel made the robe of the ephod entirely of blue, the work of a weaver, Its opening was in the center, like a collar's opening, with a woven binding around it so it wouldn't tear. They made pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and twisted linen on the robe's hem. They made pure gold bells and set them between the pomegranates on the robe's hem, all around between the pomegranates Bell and pomegranate, bell and pomegranate, around the robe's hem for serving, as our Father commanded Moses.

For Aaron and his sons they made the tunics of fine linen, the work of a weaver, the fine-linen turban, the beautiful fine-linen caps, and linen undergarments of finely twisted linen, The sash: finely woven linen, blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, embroidered work, as our Father commanded Moses.

They made the holy crown's plate from pure gold, engraved like a seal: "Holy to our Father." They tied a blue cord to it, fastening it on the turban above, as our Father commanded Moses.

Everything Finished, Everything Right

All the work of the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, was finished. Israelites did everything our Father commanded Moses—so they did. They brought Moses the tabernacle: the tent, all its furnishings, clasps, frames, crossbars, posts, and bases; the covering of red-dyed ram skins, the covering of fine leather, and the screening curtain the ark of the testimony with its poles and the mercy seat; the table with all its utensils and the bread of the Presence; the pure gold lampstand, its arranged lamps, all its utensils, and oil for the light; the gold altar, anointing oil, fragrant incense, and the tent entrance screen; the bronze altar with its bronze grate, poles, and all its utensils, the basin and its stand; the courtyard's curtains, posts, and bases, the entrance screen, ropes, pegs, and all the equipment for the tabernacle's service, the tent of meeting; and the woven garments for serving in the holy place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and his sons' garments for priestly service. The people of Israel had done all the work just as our Father had commanded Moses. Moses inspected all the work: they had done it as our Father commanded—so they had done it. Moses blessed them.

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