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Exodus 39

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1From 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.

2They made the ephod of gold, and of blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and of finely twisted linen.

3They 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 a skilled craftsman.

4They made shoulder pieces for the ephod, which were attached to two of its corners, so it could be fastened.

5Its 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.

6They mounted the onyx stones in gold filigree settings and engraved them like a seal with the names of the sons of Israel.

7Then they fastened them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Israel, as the Lord commanded Moses.

8They 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.

9It was square–a span long and a span wide–and folded double.

10Then they mounted four rows of precious stones on it. In the first row there was a ruby, a topaz and a beryl;

11in the second row a turquoise, a sapphire and an emerald;

12in the third row a jacinth, an agate and an amethyst;

13in the fourth row a chrysolite, an onyx and a jasper. They were mounted in gold filigree settings.

14There 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.

15For the breastpiece they made braided chains of pure gold, like a rope.

16They made two gold filigree settings and two gold rings, and fastened the rings to two of the corners of the breastpiece.

17They fastened the two gold chains to the rings at the corners of the breastpiece,

18and the other ends of the chains to the two settings, attaching them to the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front.

19They made two gold rings and attached them to the other two corners of the breastpiece on the inside edge next to the ephod.

20Then 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.

21They 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.

22They made the robe of the ephod entirely of blue cloth–the work of a weaver–

23with 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.

24They made pomegranates of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen around the hem of the robe.

25And they made bells of pure gold and attached them around the hem between the pomegranates.

26The bells and pomegranates alternated around the hem of the robe to be worn for ministering, as the Lord commanded Moses.

27For Aaron and his sons, they made tunics of fine linen–the work of a weaver–

28and the turban of fine linen, the linen headbands and the undergarments of finely twisted linen.

29The sash was of finely twisted linen and blue, purple and scarlet yarn–the work of an embroiderer–as the Lord commanded Moses.

30They made the plate, the sacred diadem, out of pure gold and engraved on it, like an inscription on a seal: HOLY TO THE Lord.

31Then they fastened a blue cord to it to attach it to the turban, as the Lord commanded Moses.

32So all the work on the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, was completed. The Israelites did everything just as the Lord commanded Moses.

33Then they brought the tabernacle to Moses: the tent and all its furnishings, its clasps, frames, crossbars, posts and bases;

34the covering of ram skins dyed red, the covering of hides of sea cows and the shielding curtain;

35the ark of the Testimony with its poles and the atonement cover;

36the table with all its articles and the bread of the Presence;

37the pure gold lampstand with its row of lamps and all its accessories, and the oil for the light;

38the gold altar, the anointing oil, the fragrant incense, and the curtain for the entrance to the tent;

39the bronze altar with its bronze grating, its poles and all its utensils; the basin with its stand;

40the 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;

41and 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.

42The Israelites had done all the work just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

43Moses inspected the work and saw that they had done it just as the Lord had commanded. So Moses blessed them.

Commentary

39:1 The priests garments are called here clothes of service - Those that wear robes of honour must look upon them as clothes of service; for those upon whom honour is put, from them service is expected. Holy garments were not made for men to sleep in, but to do service in, and then they are indeed for glory and beauty. These also were shadows of good things to come, but the substance is Christ. He is our great high priest; he put upon him the clothes of service when he undertook the work of our redemption; arrayed himself with the gifts and graces of the Spirit, which he received not by measure; charged himself with all God's spiritual Israel, bare them on his shoulder, carried them in his bosom, and presented them in the breast - plate of judgment unto his Father. And, lastly, he crowned himself with holiness to the Lord, consecrated his whole undertaking to the honour of his Fathers holiness. And all true believers are spiritual priests. The clean linen with which all their clothes of service must be made, is the righteousness of saints: and holiness to the Lord must be so written upon their foreheads, that all who converse with them may see they bear the image of God's holiness.

39:1-31 The priests' garments were rich and splendid. The church in its infancy was thus taught by shadows of good things to come; but the substance is Christ, and the grace of the gospel. Christ is our great High Priest. When he undertook the work of our redemption, he put on the clothes of service, he arrayed himself with the gifts and graces of the Spirit, girded himself with resolution to go through the undertaking, took charge of all God's spiritual Israel, laid them near his heart, engraved them on the palms of his hands, and presented them to his Father. And he crowned himself with holiness to the Lord, consecrating his whole undertaking to the honour of his Father's holiness. True believers are spiritual priests. The clean linen with which all their clothes of service must be made, is the righteousness of saints, Re 19:8.

Chapter 39 This chapter gives us an account of the finishing of the work of the tabernacle. I. The last things prepared were the holy garments. The ephod and its curious girdle (v. 1-5). The onyx-stones for the shoulders (v. 6, 7). The breastplate with the precious stones in it (v. 8–21). The robe of the ephod (v. 22–26). The coats, bonnets, and breeches, for the inferior priests (v. 27–29). And the plate of the holy crown (v. 30, 31). II. A summary account of the whole work, as it was presented to Moses when it was all finished (v. 32, etc.).Verses 1-31 In this account of the making of the priests’ garments, according to the instructions given (ch. 28), we may observe, 1. That the priests’ garments are called here clothes of service, v. 1. Note, Those that wear robes of honour must look upon them as clothes of service; for from those upon whom honour is put service is expected. It is said of those that are arrayed in white robes that they are before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple, Rev. 7:13, 15. Holy garments were not made for men to sleep in, or to strut in, but to do service in; and then they are indeed for glory and beauty. The Son of man himself came not to be ministered unto, but to minister. 2. That all the six paragraphs here, which give a distinct account of the making of these holy garments, conclude with those words, as the Lord commanded Moses, v. 5, 7, 21, 26, 29, 31. The like is not in any of the foregoing accounts, as if in these, more than any other of the appurtenances of the tabernacle, they had a particular regard to the divine appointment, both for warrant and for direction. It is an intimation to all the Lord’s ministers to make the word of God their rule in all their ministrations, and to act in observance of and obedience to the command of God. 3. That these garments, in conformity to the rest of the furniture of the tabernacle, were very rich and splendid; the church in its infancy was thus taught, thus pleased, with the rudiments of this world; but now under the gospel, which is the ministration of the Spirit, to affect and impose such pompous habits as the church of Rome does, under pretence of decency and instruction, is to betray the liberty wherewith Christ has made us free, and to entangle the church again in the bondage of those carnal ordinances which were imposed only till the time of reformation. 4. That they were all shadows of good things to come, but the substance is Christ, and the grace of the gospel; when therefore the substance has come, it is a jest to be fond of the shadow. (1.) Christ is our great high-priest; when he undertook the work of our redemption, he put on the clothes of service—he arrayed himself with the gifts and graces of the Spirit, which he received not by measure—girded himself with the curious girdle of resolution, to go through with his undertaking—charged himself with the curious girdle of resolution, to go through with his undertaking—charged himself with all God’s spiritual Israel, bore them on his shoulders, carried them in his bosom, laid them near his heart, engraved them on the palms of his hands, and presented them in the breast-plate of judgment unto his Father. And (lastly) he crowned himself with holiness to the Lord, consecrating his whole undertaking to the honour of his Father’s holiness: now consider how great this man is. (2.) True believers are spiritual priests. The clean linen with which all their clothes of service must be made is the righteousness of saints (Rev. 19:8), and Holiness to the Lord must be so written upon their foreheads that all who converse with them may see, and say, that they bear the image of God’s holiness, and are devoted to the praise of it.

CHAPTER 39Ex 39:1-43. Garments of the Priests.1, 2. cloths of service—official robes.

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AMHEVG እግዚአብሔርም ሙሴን እንዳዘዘው፥ በመቅደሱ ለማገልገል ከሰማያዊ ከሐምራዊም ከቀይ ግምጃም በብልሃት የተሠራ ልብስ፥ ለአሮንም የተቀደሰውን ልብስ አደረጉ። አማርኛ BCV ብሰማያውን ሓምራውን ውፁእ ቀይሕ ዓለባን ገይሮም፥ ኣብ መቕደስ ንዘገልግሉሉ ዝተኣለመ ኣልባስ ኣገልግሎት ኣዳለዉ። ከምቲ እግዚኣብሄር ንሙሴ ዝኣዘዞ ድማ፥ ንኣሮን ቅዱሳት ኣልባሳት ገበሩሉ። ትግርኛ GAZBIB Kana booddee warri hojii miidhagsanii hojjechuu beekan sun uffata kulaan miidhagfame boffee bifa waaqaa, boffee dhiilge… Afaan Oromoo BCV GIZ ወዘተርፈ ወርቅ ዘመባእ ተገብረ ንዋየ በዘይገብሩ ቅድመ እግዚአብሔር፤ ወእምነ ያክንት ወኅብረ ከብድ ወለይ ወቢሦስ ተገብረ አልባስ ለመልእክተ መቅደስ፤ ወገብሩ አልባሰ ቅዱሰ ለአሮን በከመ አ… giz GAZGAZ Kana booddee warri hojii miidhagsanii hojjechuu beekan sun uffata kulaan miidhagfame boffee bifa waaqaa, boffee dhiilge… Afaan Oromoo BCV aksum ብሰማያውን ሓምራውን ውፁእ ቀይሕ ዓለባን ገይሮም፥ ኣብ መቕደስ ንዘገልግሉሉ ዝተኣለመ ኣልባስ ኣገልግሎት ኣዳለዉ። ከምቲ እግዚኣብሄር ንሙሴ ዝኣዘዞ ድማ፥ ንኣሮን ቅዱሳት ኣልባሳት ገበሩሉ። ትግርኛ AMHNIV ለመቅደሱ አገልግሎት ከሰማያዊ፣ ከሐምራዊና ከቀይ ማግ የተፈተሉ ልብሶችን ሠሩ፤ እንዲሁም እግዚአብሔር (ያህዌ) ሙሴን እንዳዘዘው ለአሮን የተቀደሱ ልብሶችን ሠሩ። አማርኛ SWAHSUV Na zile nyuzi za rangi ya samawi, na nyuzi za rangi ya zambarau, na nyekundu, wakafanya mavazi yaliyofumwa kwa ustadi s… Kiswahili