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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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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 He made the ephod of gold, of blue, purple, and crimson yarns, and of fine twisted linen.
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Ephod. They made the Ephod using gold and blue, purple, and scarlet fabrics and finely twisted 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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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 for the ephod shoulder-pieces, joined to it at its two edges.
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They made shoulder pieces fastened at the two ends.
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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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 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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They mounted the onyx stones in a setting of filigreed gold and engraved the names of the sons of Israel on them,
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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then fastened them on the shoulder pieces of the Ephod as memorial stones for the Israelites, just as God had commanded 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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Breastpiece. They made a Breastpiece designed like the Ephod from gold, blue, purple, and scarlet material and fine twisted linen.
9 It was square; the breastpiece was made double, a span in length and a span in width when doubled.
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Doubled, the Breastpiece was nine inches square.
10 They set in it four rows of stones. A row of carnelian, chrysolite, and emerald was the first row;
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They mounted four rows of precious gemstones on it. First row: carnelian, topaz, emerald.
11 and the second row, a turquoise, a sapphire, and a moonstone;
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Second row: ruby, sapphire, crystal.
12 and the third row, a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;
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Third row: jacinth, agate, 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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Fourth row: beryl, onyx, jasper.
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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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 They made on the breastpiece chains of pure gold, twisted like cords;
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They made braided chains of pure gold for the Breastpiece, 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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They made two settings of gold filigree and two rings of gold, put the two rings at the two ends of the Breastpiece,
17 and they put the two cords of gold in the two rings at the edges 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 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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Then they fastened the cords to the settings of filigree, attaching them to the shoulder pieces of the Ephod in front.
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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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 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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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 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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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 He also made the robe of the ephod woven all of blue yarn;
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Robe. They made the robe for the Ephod entirely 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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The opening of the robe at the center was like a collar, the edge hemmed so that it wouldn't tear.
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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On the hem of the robe they made pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet material and fine 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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They also made bells of pure gold and alternated the bells and pomegranates
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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- 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 They also made the tunics, woven of fine linen, for Aaron and his sons,
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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, and the headdresses of fine linen, and the linen undergarments of fine twisted linen,
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the turban of fine linen, the linen hats, the linen underwear made of fine twisted linen,
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 sashes of fine twisted linen, blue, purple, and scarlet material and embroidered, just as God had commanded 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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They made the plate, the sacred crown, of pure gold and engraved on it as on a seal: "Holy to God."
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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They attached a blue cord to it and fastened it to the turban, just as God had commanded 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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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 utensils, its hooks, its frames, its bars, its pillars, and its 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 tanned rams' skins and the covering of fine leather, and the curtain for the screen;
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tenting of tanned ram skins tenting of dolphin skins veil of the screen
35 the ark of the covenant with its poles and the mercy seat;
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Chest of The Testimony with its poles and Atonement-Cover
36 the table with all its utensils, and the bread of the Presence;
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Table with its utensils and the Bread of the Presence
37 the pure lampstand with its lamps set on it and all its utensils, and the 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 golden altar, the anointing oil and the fragrant incense, and the screen for the entrance of the tent;
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Gold Altar anointing oil fragrant incense screen for the entrance to 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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Bronze Altar with its bronze grate its poles and all its utensils Washbasin 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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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 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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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 of 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 When Moses saw that they had done all the work just as the Lord had commanded, he 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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