Exodus 39:1-31

The Making of the Priests' Garments

39¹ Moreover, from the blue and purple and scarlet material, they made finely woven garments for ministering in the holy place as well as the holy garments which were for Aaron , just as the Lord had commanded Moses . ² He made the ephod of gold , and of blue and purple and scarlet material, and fine twisted linen . ³ Then they hammered out gold sheets and cut them into threads to be woven in with the blue and the purple and the scarlet material, and the fine linen , the work of a skillful workman . ⁴ They made attaching shoulder pieces for the ephod; it was attached at its two upper ends . ⁵ The skillfully woven band which was on it was like its workmanship , of the same material: of gold and of blue and purple and scarlet material, and fine twisted linen , just as the Lord had commanded Moses . ⁶ They made the onyx stones , set in gold filigree settings; they were engraved like the engravings of a signet , according to the names of the sons of Israel . ⁷ And he placed them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod , as memorial stones for the sons of Israel , just as the Lord had commanded Moses . ⁸ He made the breastpiece , the work of a skillful workman , like the workmanship of the ephod : of gold and of blue and purple and scarlet material and fine twisted linen . ⁹ It was square ; they made the breastpiece folded double , a span long and a span wide when folded double . ¹⁰ And they mounted four rows of stones on it. The first row was a row of ruby , topaz , and emerald ; ¹¹ and the second row , a turquoise , a sapphire and a diamond ; ¹² and the third row , a jacinth , an agate , and an amethyst ; ¹³ and the fourth row , a beryl , an onyx , and a jasper . They were set in gold filigree settings when they were mounted . ¹⁴ The stones were corresponding to the names of the sons of Israel ; they were twelve e , corresponding to their names , engraved with the engravings of a signet , each with its name for the twelve e tribes . ¹⁵ They made on the breastpiece chains like cords , of twisted cordage work in pure gold . ¹⁶ They made two gold filigree settings and two gold rings , and put the two rings on the two ends of the breastpiece . ¹⁷ Then they put the two gold cords in the two rings at the ends of the breastpiece . ¹⁸ They put the other two ends of the two cords on the two filigree settings, and put them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front of it. ¹⁹ They made two gold rings and placed them on the two ends of the breastpiece , on its inner edge which was next e to the ephod . ²⁰ Furthermore, they made two gold rings and placed them on the bottom of the two shoulder pieces of the ephod , on the front of it, close to the place where it joined , above e the woven band of the ephod . ²¹ They bound the breastpiece by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a blue cord , so that it would be on the woven band of the ephod , and that the breastpiece would not come loose from the ephod , just as the Lord had commanded Moses . ²² Then he made the robe of the ephod of woven work , all of blue ; ²³ and the opening of the robe was at the top in the center , as the opening of a coat of mail , with a binding all around its opening , so that it would not be torn . ²⁴ They made pomegranates of blue and purple and scarlet material and twisted linen on the hem of the robe . ²⁵ They also made bells of pure gold , and put the bells between the pomegranates all around on the hem of the robe , ²⁶ alternating a bell and a pomegranate all around on the hem of the robe for the service , just as the Lord had commanded Moses . ²⁷ They made the tunics of finely woven linen for Aaron and his sons , ²⁸ and the turban of fine linen , and the decorated caps of fine linen , and the linen breeches of fine twisted linen , ²⁹ and the sash of fine twisted linen , and blue and purple and scarlet material, the work of the weaver , just as the Lord had commanded Moses . ³⁰ They made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold , and inscribed it like the engravings of a signet , "Holy to the Lord ." ³¹ They fastened a blue cord to it, to fasten it on the turban above e , just as the Lord had commanded Moses .