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1 From the blue, purple and scarlet yarn they made woven garments for ministering in the sanctuary. They also made sacred garments for Aaron, as the LORD commanded Moses.
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Vestments. Using the blue, purple, and scarlet fabrics, they made the woven vestments for ministering in the Sanctuary. Also they made the sacred vestments for Aaron, as God had commanded Moses.
2 They made the ephod of gold, and of blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and of finely twisted linen.
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Ephod. They made the Ephod using gold and blue, purple, and scarlet fabrics and finely twisted linen.
3 They hammered out thin sheets of gold and cut strands to be worked into the blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen—the work of skilled hands.
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They hammered out gold leaf and sliced it into threads that were then worked into designs in the blue, purple, and scarlet fabric and fine linen.
4 They made shoulder pieces for the ephod, which were attached to two of its corners, so it could be fastened.
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They made shoulder pieces fastened at the two ends.
5 Its skillfully woven waistband was like it—of one piece with the ephod and made with gold, and with blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and with finely twisted linen, as the LORD commanded Moses.
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The decorated band was made of the same material - gold, blue, purple, and scarlet material, and of fine twisted linen - and of one piece with it, just as God had commanded Moses.
6 They mounted the onyx stones in gold filigree settings and engraved them like a seal with the names of the sons of Israel.
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They mounted the onyx stones in a setting of filigreed gold and engraved the names of the sons of Israel on them,
7 Then they fastened them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Israel, as the LORD commanded Moses.
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then fastened them on the shoulder pieces of the Ephod as memorial stones for the Israelites, just as God had commanded Moses.
8 They fashioned the breastpiece—the work of a skilled craftsman. They made it like the ephod: of gold, and of blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and of finely twisted linen.
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Breastpiece. They made a Breastpiece designed like the Ephod from gold, blue, purple, and scarlet material and fine twisted linen.
9 It was square—a span long and a span wide—and folded double.
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Doubled, the Breastpiece was nine inches square.
10 Then they mounted four rows of precious stones on it. The first row was carnelian, chrysolite and beryl;
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They mounted four rows of precious gemstones on it. First row: carnelian, topaz, emerald.
11 the second row was turquoise, lapis lazuli and emerald;
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Second row: ruby, sapphire, crystal.
12 the third row was jacinth, agate and amethyst;
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Third row: jacinth, agate, amethyst.
13 the fourth row was topaz, onyx and jasper. They were mounted in gold filigree settings.
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Fourth row: beryl, onyx, jasper.
14 There were twelve stones, one for each of the names of the sons of Israel, each engraved like a seal with the name of one of the twelve tribes.
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The twelve stones corresponded to the names of the sons of Israel, twelve names engraved as on a seal, one for each of the twelve tribes.
15 For the breastpiece they made braided chains of pure gold, like a rope.
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They made braided chains of pure gold for the Breastpiece, like cords.
16 They made two gold filigree settings and two gold rings, and fastened the rings to two of the corners of the breastpiece.
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They made two settings of gold filigree and two rings of gold, put the two rings at the two ends of the Breastpiece,
17 They fastened the two gold chains to the rings at the corners of the breastpiece,
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and fastened the two ends of the cords to the two rings at the end of the Breastpiece.
18 and the other ends of the chains to the two settings, attaching them to the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front.
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Then they fastened the cords to the settings of filigree, attaching them to the shoulder pieces of the Ephod in front.
19 They made two 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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Then they made two rings of gold and fastened them to the two ends of the Breastpiece on its inside edge facing the Ephod.
20 Then they made two more gold rings and attached them to the bottom of the shoulder pieces on the front of the ephod, close to the seam just above the waistband of the ephod.
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They made two more rings of gold and fastened them in the front of the Ephod to the lower part of the two shoulder pieces, near the seam above the decorated band of the Ephod.
21 They tied the rings of the breastpiece to the rings of the ephod with blue cord, connecting it to the waistband so that the breastpiece would not swing out from the ephod—as the LORD commanded Moses.
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The Breastpiece was fastened by running a cord of blue through its rings to the rings of the Ephod so that it rested secure on the decorated band of the Ephod and wouldn't come loose, just as God had commanded Moses.
22 They made the robe of the ephod entirely of blue cloth—the work of a weaver—
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Robe. They made the robe for the Ephod entirely of blue.
23 with an opening in the center of the robe like the opening of a collar, and a band around this opening, so that it would not tear.
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The opening of the robe at the center was like a collar, the edge hemmed so that it wouldn't tear.
24 They made pomegranates of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen around the hem of the robe.
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On the hem of the robe they made pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet material and fine twisted linen.
25 And they made bells of pure gold and attached them around the hem between the pomegranates.
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They also made bells of pure gold and alternated the bells and pomegranates
26 The bells and pomegranates alternated around the hem of the robe to be worn for ministering, as the LORD commanded Moses.
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- a bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate - all around the hem of the robe that was worn for ministering, just as God had commanded Moses.
27 For Aaron and his sons, they made tunics of fine linen—the work of a weaver—
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They also made the tunics of fine linen, the work of a weaver, for Aaron and his sons,
28 and the turban of fine linen, the linen caps and the undergarments of finely twisted linen.
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the turban of fine linen, the linen hats, the linen underwear made of fine twisted linen,
29 The sash was made of finely twisted linen and blue, purple and scarlet yarn—the work of an embroiderer—as the LORD commanded Moses.
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and sashes of fine twisted linen, blue, purple, and scarlet material and embroidered, just as God had commanded Moses.
30 They made the plate, the sacred emblem, out of pure gold and engraved on it, like an inscription on a seal: HOLY TO THE LORD.
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They made the plate, the sacred crown, of pure gold and engraved on it as on a seal: "Holy to God."
31 Then they fastened a blue cord to it to attach it to the turban, as the LORD commanded Moses.
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They attached a blue cord to it and fastened it to the turban, just as God had commanded Moses.
32 So all the work on the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, was completed. The Israelites did everything just as the LORD commanded Moses.
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That completed the work of The Dwelling, the Tent of Meeting. The People of Israel did what God had commanded Moses. They did it all.
33 Then they brought the tabernacle to Moses: the tent and all its furnishings, its clasps, frames, crossbars, posts and bases;
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They presented The Dwelling to Moses, the Tent and all its furnishings: fastening hooks frames crossbars posts bases
34 the covering of ram skins dyed red and the covering of another durable leather and the shielding curtain;
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tenting of tanned ram skins tenting of dolphin skins veil of the screen
35 the ark of the covenant law with its poles and the atonement cover;
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Chest of The Testimony with its poles and Atonement-Cover
36 the table with all its articles and the bread of the Presence;
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Table with its utensils and the Bread of the Presence
37 the pure gold lampstand with its row of lamps and all its accessories, and the olive oil for the light;
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Lampstand of pure gold and its lamps all fitted out and all its utensils and the oil for the light
38 the gold altar, the anointing oil, the fragrant incense, and the curtain for the entrance to the tent;
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Gold Altar anointing oil fragrant incense screen for the entrance to the Tent
39 the bronze altar with its bronze grating, its poles and all its utensils; the basin with its stand;
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Bronze Altar with its bronze grate its poles and all its utensils Washbasin and its base
40 the curtains of the courtyard with its posts and bases, and the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard; the ropes and tent pegs for the courtyard; all the furnishings for the tabernacle, the tent of meeting;
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hangings for the Courtyard its posts and bases screen for the gate of the Courtyard its cords and its pegs utensils for ministry in The Dwelling, the Tent of Meeting
41 and the woven garments worn for ministering in the sanctuary, both the sacred garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons when serving as priests.
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woven vestments for ministering in the Sanctuary sacred vestments for Aaron the priest, and his sons when serving as priests
42 The Israelites had done all the work just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
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The Israelites completed all the work, just as God had commanded.
43 Moses inspected the work and saw that they had done it just as the LORD had commanded. So Moses blessed them.
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Moses saw that they had done all the work and done it exactly as God had commanded. Moses blessed them.
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