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Exodus 39

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1 And from the blue, and the crimson, and the scarlet twice-dyed they made the garments of ministry, for ministering in what is holy; and they made the garments of holiness for Aaron; as Jehovah commanded Moses.

2 And he made the ephod of gold, of blue, and of crimson, and of scarlet twice-dyed, and of fine· twined ·linen.

3 And they spread·​·out the thin·​·plates of gold, and he clipped·​·off strands to work them in the midst of the blue, and in the midst of the crimson, and in the midst of the scarlet twice-dyed, and in the midst of the fine·​·linen, with the work of a thinker.

4 They made shoulders for it, coupled; on its two edges it was coupled.

5 And the girding of its ephod that was upon it, it was out of it, according to its making; of gold, of blue, and of crimson, and of scarlet twice-dyed, and fine· twined ·linen; as Jehovah commanded Moses.

6 And they made the onyx stones, surrounded with bezels* of gold, engraved with the engravings of a signet, on the names of the sons of Israel.

7 And he set them on the shoulders of the ephod, to be stones of remembrance for the sons of Israel; as Jehovah commanded Moses.

8 And he made the breastplate with the work of a thinker according to the work of the ephod; of gold, of blue, and of crimson, and of scarlet twice-dyed, and of fine· twined ·linen.

9 It was foursquare; doubled made they the breastplate; a span its length, and a span its breadth, doubled.

10 And they filled into it four rows of stones; a row, a ruby, a topaz, and a garnet, row one;

11 and the second row, a chrysoprase, a sapphire, and a diamond;

12 and the third row, a cyanus*, an agate and an amethyst;

13 and the fourth row, a tarshish*, an onyx, and a jasper; they were surrounded with bezels of gold in their infillings.

14 And the stones were above the names of the sons of Israel, twelve, above their name, the engravings of a signet, each above his name, for the twelve tribes.

15 And they made upon the breastplate chains of the border, with rope work, of pure gold.

16 And they made two bezels of gold, and two rings of gold; and they put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate.

17 And they put the two ropes of gold on the two rings upon the ends of the breastplate.

18 And the two ends of the two ropes they put on the two bezels, and they put them on the shoulders of the ephod, next·​·to its faces.

19 And they made two rings of gold, and set them on the two ends of the breastplate, on its lip, which was across the ephod inside.

20 And they made two rings of gold, and put them on the two shoulders of the ephod below, next·​·to its faces, alongside the coupling, above the girding of the ephod.

21 And they attached the breastplate by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a strand of blue, that it might be on the girding of the ephod, and that the breastplate not detach from on the ephod; as Jehovah commanded Moses.

22 And he made the mantle of the ephod as a work of the weaver, all of blue.

23 And the mouth of the mantle in its midst, as the mouth of a corslet, with a lip for its mouth round·​·about, that it should not be rent.

24 And they made on the skirts of the mantle pomegranates of blue, and of crimson, and of scarlet twice-dyed, intertwined.

25 And they made bells of pure gold, and they put the bells in the midst of the pomegranates on the skirts of the mantle all around, in the midst of the pomegranates;

26 a bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate, on the skirts of the mantle all around, to minister; as Jehovah commanded Moses.

27 And they made the tunics of fine·​·linen with the work of the weaver for Aaron, and for his sons.

28 And the miter of fine·​·linen, and the headdresses of turbans of fine·​·linen, and the linen breeches of fine· twined ·linen;

29 and the belt of fine· twined ·linen, and of blue, and of crimson, and of scarlet twice-dyed, with the work of an embroiderer; as Jehovah commanded Moses.

30 And they made the plate of the crown of holiness of pure gold, and they wrote upon it the writing, with the engravings of a signet, holiness to Jehovah.

31 And they put on it a strand of blue, to put it on the miter from above; as Jehovah commanded Moses.

32 And all the service of the Habitation of the Tabernacle of the congregation was completed, and the sons of Israel did according·​·to all that Jehovah commanded Moses, so they did.

33 And they brought the Habitation to Moses, the Tabernacle, and all its vessels, its clasps, its planks, its bars, and its pillars, and its bases;

34 and the covering of skins of red rams, and the covering of the skins of badgers, and the veil of the sheltering;

35 the ark of the Testimony, and its poles, and the place of atonement;

36 the table, all its vessels, and the bread of faces;

37 the pure* lampstand, its lamps, the lamps of the array, and all its vessels, and the oil for the light;

38 and the altar of gold, and the oil of anointing, and the fragrant incense, and the sheltering for the entrance of the Tabernacle;

39 the altar of bronze, and the grate of bronze which is for it, its poles, and all its vessels; the laver and its base;

40 the hangings of the court, its pillars, and its bases, and the sheltering for the gate of the court, its cords, and its pegs, and all the vessels of the service of the Habitation, for the Tabernacle of the congregation;

41 the garments of ministry for ministering in what is holy, the garments of holiness for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to be·​·priests.

42 According·​·to all that Jehovah commanded Moses, so did the sons of Israel all the service.

43 And Moses saw all the work*, and behold they had done it as Jehovah commanded, so they had done; and Moses blessed them.

   


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Exploring the Meaning of Exodus 39

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Arcana Coelestia 10807. As the things contained in this chapter, and in fact the things said about the garments of Aaron and of his sons in chapter 28, have already been unfolded in respect to the internal sense, a further explication of these things also is needless.

(See Arcana Coelestia 9804 and its following sections.)

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10807. Exodus 39

1. And from the violet, and the purple, and the twice-dyed scarlet they made the garments of service for serving in the holy place; and they made the holy garments 1 that were for Aaron, as Jehovah had commanded Moses.

2. And he made the ephod from gold, violet, and purple, and twice-dyed scarlet, and fine twined linen.

3. And they beat out 2 the plates of gold and cut them up into threads, to work in among the violet, and in among the purple, and in among the twice-dyed scarlet, and in among the fine linen, with the work of a designer.

4. They made shoulder-pieces for it linked together; on its two ends it was linked together.

5. And the girdle of his ephod, which was on it, was of [one piece with] it, being of the same workmanship 3 , [made] from gold, violet, and purple, and twice-dyed scarlet, and fine twined linen, as Jehovah had commanded Moses.

6. And they set the shoham 4 stones, enclosed in sockets of gold, engraved - [like] the engravings of a signet - with the names of the sons of Israel.

7. And he placed them on the shoulder-pieces of the ephod, as stones of remembrance for the sons of Israel, as Jehovah had commanded Moses.

8. And he made the breastplate, with the work of a designer, in accord with the work of the ephod, from gold, violet, and purple, and twice-dyed scarlet, and fine twined linen.

9. It was square; doubled they made the breastplate. A span was the length of it and a span the breadth of it when it was doubled 5 .

10. And they filled it with four rows of stones, the order being, A ruby, a topaz, and a carbuncle - the first row;

11. And the second row, A chrysoprase, a sapphire, and a diamond;

12. And the third row, A lapis lazuli, an agate, and an amethyst;

13. And the fourth row, A tarshish 6 , a shoham 4 , and a jasper. They were enclosed in sockets of gold, in their settings.

14. And the stones for it were according to the names of the sons of Israel, twelve; according to their names, with the engravings of a signet, each according to its name, they were for the twelve tribes.

15. And they made on the breastplate small chains on the border 7 with the work of slender rope 8 , from pure gold.

16. And they made two sockets of gold, and two rings of gold, and put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate.

17. And they put the two slender ropes of gold in the two rings on the ends of the breastplate.

18. And the two ends of the two slender ropes they put into the two sockets, and put them onto the shoulder-pieces of the ephod before the face of it.

19. And they made two rings of gold, and placed them on the two ends of the breastplate, on the edge of it which is on this side of the ephod, inwards.

20. And they made two rings of gold, and put them on the two shoulder-pieces of the ephod, below before the face of it, against the join above the girdle of the ephod.

21. And they tied the breastplate from its rings to the rings of the ephod with a cord of violet, so that it was above the girdle of the ephod, in order that the breastplate might not come away from upon the ephod, as Jehovah had commanded Moses.

22. And he made the robe of the ephod with the work of a weaver, the whole from violet.

23. And he made the hole 9 of the robe, in the middle of it, its hole 9 having an edge round about, so that it would not tear.

24. And they made on the hem of the robe pomegranates from violet, and purple, and interwoven twice-dyed scarlet.

25. And they made bells of pure gold, and they put the bells in the middle of the pomegranates on the hem of the robe round about, in the middle of the pomegranates -

26. A bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate, on the hem of the robe round about, for ministering in, as Jehovah had commanded Moses.

27. And they made the tunics of fine linen, with the work of a weaver, for Aaron and his sons,

28. And the turban from fine linen, and the adorning headdresses 10 from fine linen, and the linen undergarments from fine twined linen,

29. And the belt from fine twined linen, and violet, and purple, and twice-dyed scarlet, with the work of an embroiderer, as Jehovah had commanded Moses.

30. And they made the plate of the crown of holiness from pure gold, and wrote on it, [like] the writing of the engraving of a signet, Holiness to Jehovah.

31. And they attached to it 11 a cord of violet, to attach it to 12 the top of the turban, as Jehovah had commanded Moses.

32. And all the work of the dwelling-place of the tent of meeting was finished. And the children of Israel did according to all the things that Jehovah had commanded Moses; so they did.

33. And they brought the dwelling-place to Moses, the tent and all its vessels, its clasps, its boards, its bars, and its pillars, and its bases,

34. And the covering of skins of red rams 13 , and the covering of skins of badgers, and the veil of the screen,

35. The ark of the testimony, and its poles, and the mercy-seat,

36. The table, all its vessels, and the bread of the Presence 15 ,

37. The pure lampstand, its lamps (the lamps set in order 15 ), and all its vessels, and the oil for the light,

38. And the altar of gold, and the anointing oil, and the incense of spices, and the screen at the door of the tent,

39. The altar of bronze, and the grating of bronze made for it, its poles, and all its vessels, the laver and its pedestal,

40. The hangings of the court, its pillars, and its bases, and the screen of the gate of the court, its ropes, and its pegs, and all the vessels of service of the dwelling-place, for the tent of meeting,

41. The garments of service for serving in the holy place, the holy garments 16 for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons for serving in the priestly office.

42. According to all that Jehovah had commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did all the work 17 .

43. And Moses saw all the work, and behold, they had done it as Jehovah had commanded; so they had done. And Moses blessed them.

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Since the inner meaning of the things contained in this chapter have been explained before - those regarding the garments of Aaron and his sons in Chapter Exodus 28 - further explanation of them can be dispensed with.

Poznámky pod čarou:

1. literally, garments of holiness

2. literally, expanded

3. literally, being according to the work of it

4. A Hebrew word for a precious stone, probably an onyx

5. i.e. the material, which was a cubit long and half a cubit or a span wide, was folded in half to form a square.

6. Possibly a beryl

7. Most English versions take the Hebrew word to mean of braided thread.

8. i.e. gold threads braided together which look like a cord or slender rope

9. literally, mouth

10. literally, adornments of headdresses

11. literally, they gave onto it

12. literally, to give onto

13. The Hebrew is usually taken to mean ram skins which have been dyed red.

15. literally, the lamps of the setting in order

16. literally, garments of holiness

17. literally, service i.e. service to God

  
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