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Exodus 39


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From the blue , purple , and scarlet yarn ... they made specially woven garments for ministry in the sanctuary , ... - as well as the holy garments for Aaron , - just as the LORD - had commanded Moses.

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(Bezalel) made - the ephod of finely spun linen embroidered with gold , and with blue , purple , and scarlet yarn ....

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They hammered out - thin sheets of gold and cut threads from them to interweave ... with the blue , ... purple , ... and scarlet yarn ... , ... and fine linen — the work of a skilled craftsman.

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They made shoulder pieces which were attached at two of its corners , so it could be fastened.

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And the skillfully woven waistband - of the ephod was of one piece with the ephod , of the same workmanship — with gold , with blue , purple , and scarlet yarn ... , and with finely spun linen , just as the LORD - had commanded Moses.

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They mounted - the onyx ... stones in gold filigree settings , engraved ... like a seal with the names of the sons of Israel.

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Then they fastened them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Israel , as the LORD - had commanded Moses.

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He made - the breastpiece with the same workmanship ... ... as the ephod , with gold , with blue , purple , and scarlet yarn ... , and with finely spun linen.

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(It) - - was square ... when folded over double , a span long and a span wide ....

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And they mounted four rows of gemstones : The first row (had) ... a ruby , a topaz , and an emerald ;

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the second row (had) a turquoise , a sapphire , and a diamond ;

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the third row (had) a jacinth , an agate , and an amethyst ;

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and the fourth row (had) a beryl , an onyx , and a jasper. These (stones) were mounted in gold filigree settings.

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The twelve ... ... stones corresponded to the names ... of the sons of Israel. Each stone was engraved like a seal with the name of one of the twelve ... tribes.

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For the breastpiece they made braided chains like cords ... of pure gold.

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They also made two gold filigree settings and two gold rings , and fastened - the two rings to the two corners of the breastpiece.

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Then they fastened the two gold chains to the two gold rings at the corners of the breastpiece ,

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and they fastened the other ends of the two chains to the two filigree settings , attaching them to the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front ....

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They made two (more) gold rings and attached them to the other two corners of the breastpiece , on ... the inside edge - next to the ephod.

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They made two (additional) gold rings and attached them to the bottom of the two shoulder pieces of the ephod , on its front ... , near the seam just above its woven waistband ....

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Then they tied - the rings of the breastpiece to the rings of the ephod with a cord of blue yarn , so that the breastpiece was above the waistband of the ephod and would not swing out from the ephod , just as the LORD - had commanded Moses.

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They made - the robe of the ephod entirely of blue cloth , the work of a weaver ,

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with an opening in the center of the robe like that of a garment , with a collar around the opening so that it would not tear.

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They made pomegranates of blue , purple , and scarlet yarn ... and finely spun linen on the lower hem of the robe.

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They also made bells of pure gold and attached - (them) - - - around the hem - between the pomegranates ,

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alternating the bells and pomegranates ... ... ... {around} the lower hem of the robe to be worn for ministry , just as the LORD - had commanded Moses.

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For Aaron and his sons they made - tunics of fine linen , the work of a weaver ,

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as well as the turban of fine linen , - the ornate headbands ... and undergarments ... (of) finely spun linen ,

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- and the sash of finely spun linen , embroidered with blue , purple , and scarlet yarn ... , - just as the LORD - had commanded Moses.

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They also made - the plate of the holy crown (of) pure gold , and they engraved on it , like an inscription ... on a seal : HOLY TO THE LORD.

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Then they fastened to it a blue cord to mount it on the turban , ... just as the LORD - had commanded Moses.

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So all the work for the tabernacle , the Tent of Meeting , was completed. The Israelites ... did everything just as the LORD - had commanded Moses ... ....

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Then they brought - the tabernacle to Moses : - the tent - with all its furnishings , its clasps , its frames , its crossbars , and its posts and bases ;

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- the covering of ram skins dyed red , - the covering vvv of fine leather , and the veil of the covering ;

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- the ark of the Testimony - with its poles - and the mercy seat ;

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- the table - with all its utensils - and the Bread of the Presence ;

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- the pure - gold lampstand with its row of lamps ... ... - and all its utensils , - as well as the oil for the light ;

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- the gold - altar , the anointing - oil , the fragrant - incense , and the curtain for the entrance to the tent ;

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- the bronze - altar with its bronze - - grating , its poles , - and all its utensils ; - the basin - with its stand ;

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- the curtains of the courtyard - with its posts - and bases ; - the curtain for the gate of the courtyard , - its ropes and tent pegs , - and all the equipment for the service of the tabernacle , the Tent of Meeting ;

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- and the woven garments for ministering in the sanctuary , - both the holy garments for Aaron the priest - and the garments for his sons to serve as priests.

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The Israelites ... - had done all - the work just as the LORD - had commanded Moses. ...

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And Moses - inspected all the work and saw that they had accomplished it - just as the LORD ... had commanded. So Moses blessed them.