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Exodus 39

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1 And of the blue, and purple, and scarlet, they made cloths of service, to do service in the holy place, and made the holy garments for Aaron; as the LORD commanded Moses.

2 And he made the ephod of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.

3 And they did beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into wires, to work it in the blue, and in the purple, and in the scarlet, and in the fine linen, with cunning work.

4 They made shoulderpieces for it, to couple it together: by the two edges was it coupled together.

5 And the curious girdle of his ephod, that was upon it, was of the same, according to the work thereof; of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen; as the LORD commanded Moses.

6 And they wrought onyx stones inclosed in ouches of gold, graven, as signets are graven, with the names of the children of Israel.

7 And he put them on the shoulders of the ephod, that they should be stones for a memorial to the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses.

8 And he made the breastplate of cunning work, like the work of the ephod; of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.

9 It was foursquare; they made the breastplate double: a span was the length thereof, and a span the breadth thereof, being doubled.

10 And they set in it four rows of stones: the first row was a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this was the first row.

11 And the second row, an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.

12 And the third row, a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst.

13 And the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper: they were inclosed in ouches of gold in their inclosings.

14 And the stones were according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet, every one with his name, according to the twelve tribes.

15 And they made upon the breastplate chains at the ends, of wreathen work of pure gold.

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

17 And they put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings on the ends of the breastplate.

18 And the two ends of the two wreathen chains they fastened in the two ouches, and put them on the shoulderpieces of the ephod, before it.

19 And they made two rings of gold, and put them on the two ends of the breastplate, upon the border of it, which was on the side of the ephod inward.

20 And they made two other golden rings, and put them on the two sides of the ephod underneath, toward the forepart of it, over against the other coupling thereof, above the curious girdle of the ephod.

21 And they did bind the breastplate by his rings unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it might be above the curious girdle of the ephod, and that the breastplate might not be loosed from the ephod; as the LORD commanded Moses.

22 And he made the robe of the ephod of woven work, all of blue.

23 And there was an hole in the midst of the robe, as the hole of an habergeon, with a band round about the hole, that it should not rend.

24 And they made upon the hems of the robe pomegranates of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined linen.

25 And they made bells of pure gold, and put the bells between the pomegranates upon the hem of the robe, round about between the pomegranates;

26 A bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate, round about the hem of the robe to minister in; as the LORD commanded Moses.

27 And they made coats of fine linen of woven work for Aaron, and for his sons,

28 And a mitre of fine linen, and goodly bonnets of fine linen, and linen breeches of fine twined linen,

29 And a girdle of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, of needlework; as the LORD commanded Moses.

30 And they made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and wrote upon it a writing, like to the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.

31 And they tied unto it a lace of blue, to fasten it on high upon the mitre; as the LORD commanded Moses.

32 Thus was all the work of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation finished: and the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so did they.

33 And they brought the tabernacle unto Moses, the tent, and all his furniture, his taches, his boards, his bars, and his pillars, and his sockets,

34 And the covering of rams' skins dyed red, and the covering of badgers' skins, and the vail of the covering,

35 The ark of the testimony, and the staves thereof, and the mercy seat,

36 The table, and all the vessels thereof, and the shewbread,

37 The pure candlestick, with the lamps thereof, even with the lamps to be set in order, and all the vessels thereof, and the oil for light,

38 And the golden altar, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the hanging for the tabernacle door,

39 The brasen altar, and his grate of brass, his staves, and all his vessels, the laver and his foot,

40 The hangings of the court, his pillars, and his sockets, and the hanging for the court gate, his cords, and his pins, and all the vessels of the service of the tabernacle, for the tent of the congregation,

41 The cloths of service to do service in the holy place, and the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and his sons' garments, to minister in the priest's office.

42 According to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so the children of Israel made all the work.

43 And Moses did look upon all the work, and, behold, they have done it as the LORD had commanded, even so had they done it: and Moses blessed them.

   

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Exploring the Meaning of Exodus 39

Napsal(a) New Christian Bible Study Staff

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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9804. Exodus 28

1. And you, cause Aaron your brother to come near to you, and his sons with him, from the midst of the children of Israel, so that he may serve Me in the priestly office - Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron.

2. And you shall make holy garments 1 for Aaron your brother, for glorious adornment. 2

3. And you shall speak to all the wise at heart, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, and they shall make Aaron's garments, to sanctify him, so that he may serve Me in the priestly office.

4. And these are the garments which they shall make: A breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a checkered tunic, a turban, and a belt. And they shall make the holy garments 1 for Aaron your brother and his sons, to serve Me in the priestly office.

5. And they shall take the gold, and the violet, and the purple, and the twice-dyed scarlet, and the fine linen,

6. And they shall make the ephod from gold, violet, and purple, twice-dyed scarlet, and fine twined linen, with the work of a designer.

7. Two shoulders 3 joined together shall it have at its two ends, and it shall be joined together.

8. And the girdle of his ephod, which is on it, shall be of the same workmanship, 4 of [one piece with] it, [made] from gold, violet, and purple, and twice-dyed scarlet, and fine twined linen.

9. And you shall take two shoham 5 stones, and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel,

10. Six of their names on one stone, and the remaining six names on the other stone, according to their generations. 6

11. With the work of one who works on stones, 7 [like] the engravings of a signet, you shall engrave the two stones with the names of the sons of Israel; enclosed in sockets of gold you shall make them.

12. And you shall place the two stones on the shoulders of the ephod, as stones of remembrance for the sons of Israel; and Aaron shall bear their names before Jehovah on his two shoulders for remembrance.

13. And you shall make sockets of gold;

14. And two small chains of pure gold; on the borders 8 you shall make them, with the work of slender rope; 9 and you shall put the small chains of slender rope in the sockets.

15. And you shall make a breastplate of judgement, with the work of a designer; like the work of the ephod you shall make it; from gold, violet, and purple, and twice-dyed scarlet, and fine twined linen you shall make it.

16. It shall be square when doubled, 10 a span the length of it, and a span the breadth of it.

17. And you shall adorn it with settings of stones. 11 There shall be four rows of stones, the order being, A ruby, a topaz, a carbuncle - one row;

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

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

20. And the fourth row, A tarshish, 12 and a shoham, 13 and a jasper. Enclosed in gold shall they be in their settings.

21. And the stones shall be 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 shall be for the twelve tribes.

22. And you shall make on the breastplate small chains on the border 8 with the work of slender rope, 9 from pure gold.

23. And you shall make on the breastplate two rings of gold, and put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate.

24. And you shall put the two slender ropes of gold in the two rings at the ends of the breastplate.

25. And the two ends of the two slender ropes you shall put into the two sockets, and put them onto the shoulders of the ephod before the face of it.

26. And you shall make two rings of gold, and place them on the two ends of the breastplate, on the edge of it which is on this side of the ephod, inwards.

27. And you shall make two rings of gold, and put them on the two shoulders of the ephod, below before the face of it, against the join above the girdle of the ephod.

28. And they shall tie the breastplate from its rings to the rings of the ephod with a cord of violet, so that it is above the girdle of the ephod and the breastplate will not come away from upon the ephod.

29. And Aaron shall carry the names of the sons of Israel in the breastplate of judgement over his heart, when he goes into the holy place, for a remembrance before Jehovah continually.

30. And you shall put into the breastplate of judgement the Urim and Thummim; and they shall be over Aaron's heart, when he goes in before Jehovah. And Aaron shall carry the judgement of the children of Israel over his heart before Jehovah continually.

31. And you shall make the robe of the ephod, the whole from violet.

32. And its hole for the head 14 shall be in the middle of it; its hole 15 shall have a border round about, the work of a weaver; something like the hole 15 of a corslet it must have, so that it does not tear.

33. And you shall make on its hem pomegranates of violet, and purple, and twice-dyed scarlet on its hem round about, and bells of gold in the middle of them round about -

34. A bell of gold and a pomegranate, a bell of gold and a pomegranate, on the hem of the robe round about.

35. And it shall be on Aaron when he ministers, and his voice 16 will be heard when he goes into the holy place before Jehovah, and when he comes out, that he may not die.

36. And you shall make a plate of pure gold, and engrave on it, [like] the engraving of a signet, Holiness to Jehovah.

37. And you shall place it on a cord of violet, and it shall be on the turban; before the face of the turban 17 it shall be.

38. And it shall be on Aaron's forehead, and Aaron shall bear the iniquity of the holy things which the children of Israel shall sanctify, even in all their gifts of holy things; and it shall be on his forehead continually, so that they may be pleasing 18 before Jehovah.

39. And you shall weave the tunic in chequer work of fine linen, 19 and you shall make the turban of fine linen; and the belt you shall make with the work of an embroiderer.

40. And for Aaron's sons you shall make tunics, and you shall make belts for them, and you shall make headdresses for them, for glorious adornment. 20

41. And with these you shall clothe Aaron your brother, and his sons with him; and you shall anoint them, and fill their hand, 21 and sanctify them, and they shall serve Me in the priestly office.

42. And make for them linen undergarments to cover their naked flesh; from the loins even to the thighs they shall be.

43. And they shall be on Aaron and on his sons when they go into the tent of meeting or when they approach the altar to minister in the holy place, that they may not bear iniquity and die. It shall be the statute of an age 22 for him and his seed after him.

CONTENTS

The subject here is the holy garments which Aaron and his sons had to wear whenever they ministered. The priestly office in which Aaron and his sons were to serve represented the Lord in respect of the Divine Celestial, which is the Divine Good in heaven; and his garments represented the Divine Spiritual, which is the Divine Truth emanating from that Good.

Poznámky pod čarou:

1. literally, garments of holiness

2. literally, for glory and for adornment (decus)

3. i.e. shoulder-pieces

4. literally, shall be according to the work of it

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

6. i.e. in order of birth

7. literally, the work of a workman of stone i.e. the work of an engraver

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

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

10. 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.

11. literally, set it with a setting of stone

12. Possibly a beryl

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

14. literally, its mouth of the head

15. literally, mouth

16. i.e. the sound made by the bells as he moves

17. i.e. on the front of it

18. i.e. may be accepted

19. i.e. an all-white garment made of linen containing checks in the weave

20. literally, for glory and for adornment (decus)

21 i.e. consecrate them

22 i.e. an everlasting law

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.