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1 Of the blue, purple, and crimson yarns they made finely worked vestments, for ministering in the holy place; they made the sacred vestments for Aaron; as the Lord had commanded Moses.
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And from the needlework of blue and purple and red they made the robes used for the work of the holy place, and the holy robes for Aaron, as the Lord had given orders to Moses.
2 He made the ephod of gold, of blue, purple, and crimson yarns, and of fine twisted linen.
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The ephod he made of gold and blue and purple and red and the best linen;
3 Gold leaf was hammered out and cut into threads to work into the blue, purple, and crimson yarns and into the fine twisted linen, in skilled design.
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Hammering the gold into thin plates and cutting it into wires to be worked into the blue and the purple and the red and the linen by the designer.
4 They made for the ephod shoulder-pieces, joined to it at its two edges.
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And they made two bands for joining its edges together at the top of the arms.
5 The decorated band on it was of the same materials and workmanship, of gold, of blue, purple, and crimson yarns, and of fine twisted linen; as the Lord had commanded Moses.
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And the beautifully worked band which went on it was of the same design and the same material, worked in gold and blue and purple and red and twisted linen-work, as the Lord gave orders to Moses.
6 The onyx stones were prepared, enclosed in settings of gold filigree and engraved like the engravings of a signet, according to the names of the sons of Israel.
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Then they made the beryl stones, fixed in twisted frames of gold and cut like the cutting of a stamp, with the names of the children of Israel.
7 He set them on the shoulder-pieces of the ephod, to be stones of remembrance for the sons of Israel; as the Lord had commanded Moses.
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These he put on the ephod, over the arm-holes, to be stones of memory for the children of Israel, as the Lord had said to Moses.
8 He made the breastpiece, in skilled work, like the work of the ephod, of gold, of blue, purple, and crimson yarns, and of fine twisted linen.
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The priest's bag was designed like the ephod, of the best linen worked with gold and blue and purple and red.
9 It was square; the breastpiece was made double, a span in length and a span in width when doubled.
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It was square and folded in two, as long and as wide as the stretch of a man's hand;
10 They set in it four rows of stones. A row of carnelian, chrysolite, and emerald was the first row;
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And on it they put four lines of stones: in the first line was a carnelian, a chrysolite, and an emerald;
11 and the second row, a turquoise, a sapphire, and a moonstone;
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In the second, a ruby, a sapphire, and an onyx;
12 and the third row, a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;
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In the third, a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;
13 and the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper; they were enclosed in settings of gold filigree.
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In the fourth, a topaz, a beryl, and a jasper; they were fixed in twisted frames of gold.
14 There were twelve stones with names corresponding to the names of the sons of Israel; they were like signets, each engraved with its name, for the twelve tribes.
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There were twelve stones for the twelve tribes of Israel; on every one the name of one of the tribes of Israel was cut, like the cutting of a stamp.
15 They made on the breastpiece chains of pure gold, twisted like cords;
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And on the bag they put gold chains, twisted like cords.
16 and they made two settings of gold filigree and two gold rings, and put the two rings on the two edges of the breastpiece;
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And they made two gold frames and two gold rings, the rings being fixed to the ends of the priest's bag;
17 and they put the two cords of gold in the two rings at the edges of the breastpiece.
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And they put the two twisted chains on the two rings at the ends of the priest's bag;
18 Two ends of the two cords they had attached to the two settings of filigree; in this way they attached it in front to the shoulder-pieces of the ephod.
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And the other two ends of the chains were joined to the two frames and fixed to the front of the ephod over the arm-holes.
19 Then they made two rings of gold, and put them at the two ends of the breastpiece, on its inside edge next to the ephod.
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And they made two rings of gold and put them on the two lower ends of the bag, on the inner side nearest to the ephod.
20 They made two rings of gold, and attached them in front to the lower part of the two shoulder-pieces of the ephod, at its joining above the decorated band of the ephod.
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And two other gold rings were put on the front of the ephod, over the arm-holes, at the join, and over the worked band.
21 They bound the breastpiece by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a blue cord, so that it should lie on the decorated band of the ephod, and that the breastpiece should not come loose from the ephod; as the Lord had commanded Moses.
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And the rings on the bag were fixed to the rings of the ephod by a blue cord, keeping it in place over the band, so that the bag might not get loose, as the Lord gave orders to Moses.
22 He also made the robe of the ephod woven all of blue yarn;
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The robe which went with the ephod was made all of blue;
23 and the opening of the robe in the middle of it was like the opening in a coat of mail, with a binding around the opening, so that it might not be torn.
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With a hole at the top in the middle, like the hole in the coat of a fighting-man, edged with a band to make it strong.
24 On the lower hem of the robe they made pomegranates of blue, purple, and crimson yarns, and of fine twisted linen.
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The skirts of the robe were worked all round with fruits in blue and purple and red made of twisted linen.
25 They also made bells of pure gold, and put the bells between the pomegranates on the lower hem of the robe all around, between the pomegranates;
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And between the fruits all round the skirt they put gold bells, as the Lord gave orders to Moses.
26 a bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate all around on the lower hem of the robe for ministering; as the Lord had commanded Moses.
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All round the skirt of the robe were bells and fruits in turn.
27 They also made the tunics, woven of fine linen, for Aaron and his sons,
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The coats for Aaron and his sons they made of the best linen;
28 and the turban of fine linen, and the headdresses of fine linen, and the linen undergarments of fine twisted linen,
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And the twisted head-dress for Aaron, and beautiful head-dresses of linen, and linen trousers,
29 and the sash of fine twisted linen, and of blue, purple, and crimson yarns, embroidered with needlework; as the Lord had commanded Moses.
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And a linen band worked with a design of blue and purple and red, as the Lord had said to Moses.
30 They made the rosette of the holy diadem of pure gold, and wrote on it an inscription, like the engraving of a signet, "Holy to the Lord."
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The plate for the holy crown was made of the best gold, and on it were cut these words, HOLY TO THE LORD.
31 They tied to it a blue cord, to fasten it on the turban above; as the Lord had commanded Moses.
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It was fixed to the head-dress by a blue cord, as the Lord had given orders to Moses.
32 In this way all the work of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting was finished; the Israelites had done everything just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
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So all the work on the House of the Tent of meeting was done; as the Lord had given orders to Moses, so the children of Israel did it.
33 Then they brought the tabernacle to Moses, the tent and all its utensils, its hooks, its frames, its bars, its pillars, and its bases;
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Then they took the House to Moses, the tent with all the things for it; its hooks, its boards, its rods, its pillars, and its bases;
34 the covering of tanned rams' skins and the covering of fine leather, and the curtain for the screen;
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The outer cover of sheepskins coloured red, and the cover of leather, and the veil for the doorway;
35 the ark of the covenant with its poles and the mercy seat;
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The ark of the law, with its rods and its cover;
36 the table with all its utensils, and the bread of the Presence;
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The table, with all its vessels and the holy bread;
37 the pure lampstand with its lamps set on it and all its utensils, and the oil for the light;
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The support for the lights, with the vessels for the lights to be put in their places on it, and all its vessels, and the oil for the lights;
38 the golden altar, the anointing oil and the fragrant incense, and the screen for the entrance of the tent;
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And the gold altar, and the holy oil, and the sweet perfume for burning, and the curtain for the doorway of the tent;
39 the bronze altar, and its grating of bronze, its poles, and all its utensils; the basin with its stand;
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And the brass altar, with its network of brass, and its rods and all its vessels, and the washing-vessel and its base;
40 the hangings of the court, its pillars, and its bases, and the screen for the gate of the court, its cords, and its pegs; and all the utensils for the service of the tabernacle, for the tent of meeting;
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The hangings for the open space, with the pillars and their bases, and the curtain for the doorway, and the cords and nails, and all the instruments necessary for the work of the House of the Tent of meeting;
41 the finely worked vestments for ministering in the holy place, the sacred vestments for the priest Aaron, and the vestments of his sons to serve as priests.
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The robes for use in the holy place, and the holy robes for Aaron and his sons when acting as priests.
42 The Israelites had done all of the work just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
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The children of Israel did everything as the Lord had given orders to Moses.
43 When Moses saw that they had done all the work just as the Lord had commanded, he blessed them.
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Then Moses, when he saw all their work and saw that they had done everything as the Lord had said, gave them his blessing.
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