Exodus 39:1

The Making of the Priestly Garments

39:1 From the blue, purple, and scarlet yarn they made woven garments for serving in the sanctuary; they made holy garments that were for Aaron, just as the Lord had commanded Moses. ¹ 

Exodus 39:5

39:5 The artistically woven waistband of the ephod that was on it was like it, of one piece with it, ²  of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine twisted linen, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

Exodus 39:7

39:7 He put ³  them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as stones of memorial for the Israelites, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

Exodus 39:21

39:21 They tied the breastpiece by its rings to the rings of the ephod by blue cord, so that it was above the waistband of the ephod, so that the breastpiece would not be loose from the ephod, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

Exodus 39:26

39:26 There was ⁴  a bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate, all around the hem of the robe, to be used in ministering, ⁵  just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

Exodus 39:29

39:29 The sash was of fine twisted linen and blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, the work of an embroiderer, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

Exodus 39:31-32

39:31 They attached to it a blue cord, to attach it to the turban above, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

Moses Inspects the Sanctuary

39:32 ⁶ So all the work of the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, was completed, and the Israelites did according to all that the Lord had commanded Moses – they did it exactly so.

Exodus 39:42-43

39:42 The Israelites did all the work according to all that the Lord had commanded Moses. 39:43 Moses inspected ⁷  all the work – and ⁸  they had done it just as the Lord had commanded – they had done it exactly – and Moses blessed them. ⁹ 

[39:1]  ¹ sn This chapter also will be almost identical to the instructions given earlier, with a few changes along the way.

[39:5]  ² tn Heb “from it” or the same.

[39:7]  ³ tn Or “attached.”

[39:26]  ⁴ tn The words “there was” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[39:26]  ⁵ tn The infinitive “to minister” is present; “to be used” is supplied from the context.

[39:32]  ⁶ sn The last sections of the book bring several themes together to a full conclusion. Not only is it the completion of the tabernacle, it is the fulfillment of God’s plan revealed at the beginning of the book, i.e., to reside with his people.

[39:43]  ⁷ tn Or “examined” (NASB, TEV); NCV “looked closely at.”

[39:43]  ⁸ tn The deictic particle draws attention to what he saw in such a way as to give the reader Moses’ point of view and a sense of his pleasure: “and behold, they…”

[39:43]  ⁹ sn The situation and wording in Exod 39:43 are reminiscent of Gen 1:28 and 31, with the motifs of blessing people and inspecting what has been made.