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Exodus Chapter
Thirty-nine
New King James Version
(NKJV)
INTRODUCTION TO
EXODUS 39
In this chapter is
continued the account of making the several things belonging to the sanctuary,
particularly the clothes for the service of the tabernacle, and the garments of
the priests, as the ephod and its curious girdle, Exodus 39:1 the
breastplate and the putting of the stones in it, and the fastening of it to the
ephod, Exodus 39:8 the
robe of the ephod, with the bells and pomegranates to it, Exodus 39:21 and
the coats, mitre, bonnets, breeches, and girdle of fine linen, for Aaron and
his sons, Exodus 39:27 and
the golden plate, Exodus 39:30 and
all being finished, the tabernacle and everything belonging to it were brought
to Moses, and viewed by him; who seeing that all was done exactly according to
the commandment of the Lord, blessed the people, and particularly the
artificers, Exodus 39:38.
Exodus 39:1 Of the blue,
purple, and scarlet thread they made garments of ministry,[a] for
ministering in the holy place, and made the holy garments for Aaron, as
the Lord
had commanded Moses.
YLT 1And of the blue, and the purple, and the
scarlet, they made coloured garments, to minister in the sanctuary; and they
make the holy garments which [are] for Aaron, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.
And of the
blue, and purple, and scarlet, they made cloths of service,.... Jarchi
observes that there is no mention made of linen, because these were not the
priestly garments in which there was linen; but these were they with which they
covered the vessels of the sanctuary when they journeyed; and so says Aben
Ezra; and those were covered with cloths of blue, purple, and scarlet, Numbers 4:5 though
some think these were clothes wore by the priests:
to do service
in the holy place: and which they only wore when in it, and employed in the service
of it; and therefore what follows must be by way of explanation:
and made the
holy garments for Aaron, as the Lord commanded Moses; the
particulars of which are given in the following verses.
Exodus 39:2 2 He made the ephod of gold,
blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and of fine woven linen.
YLT 2And he maketh the ephod, of gold, blue, and
purple, and scarlet, and twined linen,
Verses 2-31
And he made the
ephod of gold,.... From hence to the end of verse thirty one we have a very
particular account of the making of the priest's garments exactly according to
the directions given to Moses; see Gill on Exodus 28:1 &c.
to end of chapter twenty eight; only it may be observed, that here in Exodus 39:3 an
account is given of the manner in which they made the gold fit to be worked
along with the blue, purple, and scarlet yarn; they beat the gold into thin
plates, and then cut them into wires, and then twisted them together with the
yarn: the gold that was used in the weaving of the ephod and the breastplate,
spoken of in the law, was wrought after this manner; the workman took one
thread of pure gold, and put it with six threads of blue, and twisted the seven
threads as one, and so he wrought a thread of gold with six of purple, and
another thread with six of scarlet, and another with six of linen or flax, so
that there were four threads of gold, and all the threads were twenty eight, as
it is said; "they did beat" or spread out "the gold",
&c. "to work in the midst of blue", &c. from whence is learnt
that the thread of gold was twisted in the midst of themF25Maimon.
Cele Hamikdash, c. 9. sect. 5. : and it may be further observed, that after the
enumeration of the stones in the breastplate, Exodus 39:10 no
mention is made of the Urim and Thummim, which seems to confirm the opinion of
many, and which is my own, that they are the same with the stones: moreover, in
Exodus 39:28, it
may be observed, that what the coats for the common priests were made of is
expressed, which is not before, which was linen; expressive of their purity and
holiness, and in which they ought always to appear before God and man, and in
which apparel they have been imitated among the Heathens: the priests of
Hercules are said to be clothed with linenF26Silius Ital. de Bell.
Punic. l. 3. , and the Egyptian priests wore only a linen garmentF1Herodot.
Euterpe sive, l. 2. c. 38. ; hence the priests of Isis, with whom she is
represented as surrounded by JuvenalF2Satyr. 6. , are called by him
"grex liniger", and by Martial, "linigeri"F3L.
12. Epigram. 26. .
Exodus 39:3 3 And they beat the gold
into thin sheets and cut it into threads, to work it in with
the blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and the fine linen, into
artistic designs.
YLT 3and they expand the plates of gold, and have
cut off wires to work in the midst of the blue, and in the midst of the purple,
and in the midst of the scarlet, and in the midst of the linen -- work of a
designer;
Exodus 39:4 4 They made shoulder straps
for it to couple it together; it was coupled together at its two edges.
YLT 4shoulder-pieces they have made for it,
joining; at its two ends it is joined.
Exodus 39:5 5 And the intricately woven
band of his ephod that was on it was of the same workmanship, woven
of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and of fine woven
linen, as the Lord
had commanded Moses.
YLT 5And the girdle of his ephod which [is] on it
is of the same, according to its work, of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet,
and twined linen, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.
Exodus 39:6 6 And they set onyx stones,
enclosed in settings of gold; they were engraved, as signets are engraved, with
the names of the sons of Israel.
YLT 6And they prepare the shoham stones, set,
embroidered [with] gold, opened with openings of a signet, by the names of the
sons of Israel;
Exodus 39:7 7 He put them on the
shoulders of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Israel, as the
Lord had commanded
Moses.
YLT 7and he setteth them on the shoulders of the
ephod -- stones of memorial for the sons of Israel, as Jehovah hath commanded
Moses.
Exodus 39:8 8 And he made the
breastplate, artistically woven like the workmanship of the ephod, of gold,
blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and of fine woven linen.
YLT 8And he maketh the breastplate, work of a
designer, like the work of the ephod, of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet,
and twined linen;
Exodus 39:9 9 They made the breastplate
square by doubling it; a span was its length and a span its width when
doubled.
YLT 9it hath been square; double they have made
the breastplate, a span its length, and a span its breadth, doubled.
Exodus 39:10 10 And they set in it four
rows of stones: a row with a sardius, a topaz, and an emerald was the first
row;
YLT 10And they fill in it four rows of stones; a
row of a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle [is] the one row;
Exodus 39:11 11 the
second row, a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond;
YLT 11and the second row an emerald, a sapphire,
and a diamond;
Exodus 39:12 12 the third row, a jacinth,
an agate, and an amethyst;
YLT 12and the third row an opal, an agate, and an
amethyst;
Exodus 39:13 13 the fourth row, a beryl,
an onyx, and a jasper. They were enclosed in settings of gold in their
mountings.
YLT 13and the fourth row a beryl, an onyx, and a
jasper -- set, embroidered [with] gold, in their settings.
Exodus 39:14 14 There were
twelve stones according to the names of the sons of Israel: according to their
names, engraved like a signet, each one with its own name according to
the twelve tribes.
YLT 14And the stones, according to the names of the
sons of Israel, are twelve, according to their names, openings of a signet,
each according to his name, for the twelve tribes.
Exodus 39:15 15 And they made chains for
the breastplate at the ends, like braided cords of pure gold.
YLT 15And they make on the breastplate wreathed
chains, work of thick bands, of pure gold;
Exodus 39:16 16 They also made two
settings of gold and two gold rings, and put the two rings on the two ends of
the breastplate.
YLT 16and they make two embroidered things of gold,
and two rings of gold, and put the two rings on the two ends of the
breastplate,
Exodus 39:17 17 And they put the two
braided chains of gold in the two rings on the ends of the breastplate.
YLT 17and they put the two thick bands of gold on
the two rings on the ends of the breastplate;
Exodus 39:18 18 The two ends of the two
braided chains they fastened in the two settings, and put them on the
shoulder straps of the ephod in the front.
YLT 18and the two ends of the two thick bands they
have put on the two embroidered things, and they put them on the shoulders of
the ephod, over-against its front.
Exodus 39:19 19 And they made two rings of
gold and put them on the two ends of the breastplate, on the edge of it,
which was on the inward side of the ephod.
YLT 19And they make two rings of gold, and set
[them] on the two ends of the breastplate, on its border, which [is] on the
side of the ephod within;
Exodus 39:20 20 They made two other
gold rings and put them on the two shoulder straps, underneath the ephod toward
its front, right at the seam above the intricately woven band of the ephod.
YLT 20and they make two rings of gold, and put them
on the two shoulders of the ephod below, over-against its front, over-against
its joining, above the girdle of the ephod;
Exodus 39:21 21 And
they bound the breastplate by means of its rings to the rings of the ephod with
a blue cord, so that it would be above the intricately woven band of the ephod,
and that the breastplate would not come loose from the ephod, as the Lord had commanded
Moses.
YLT 21and they bind the breastplate by its rings
unto the rings of the ephod, with a ribbon of blue, to be above the girdle of
the ephod, and the breastplate is not loosed from off the ephod, as Jehovah
hath commanded Moses.
Exodus 39:22 22 He made the robe of the
ephod of woven work, all of blue.
YLT 22And he maketh the upper robe of the ephod,
work of a weaver, completely of blue;
Exodus 39:23 23 And there was an
opening in the middle of the robe, like the opening in a coat of mail, with
a woven binding all around the opening, so that it would not tear.
YLT 23and the opening of the upper robe [is] in its
midst, as the opening of a habergeon, a border [is] to its opening round about,
it is not rent;
Exodus 39:24 24 They made on the hem of
the robe pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet, and of fine woven linen.
YLT 24and they make on the hems of the upper robe
pomegranates of blue, and purple, and scarlet, twined.
Exodus 39:25 25 And they made bells of
pure gold, and put the bells between the pomegranates on the hem of the robe
all around between the pomegranates:
YLT 25And they make bells of pure gold, and put the
bells in the midst of the pomegranates, on the hems of the upper robe, round
about, in the midst of the pomegranates;
Exodus 39:26 26 a bell and a pomegranate,
a bell and a pomegranate, all around the hem of the robe to minister in, as the
Lord had commanded
Moses.
YLT 26a bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a
pomegranate, [are] on the hems of the upper robe, round about, to minister in,
as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.
Exodus 39:27 27 They made tunics,
artistically woven of fine linen, for Aaron and his sons,
YLT 27And they make the coats of linen, work of a
weaver, for Aaron and for his sons,
Exodus 39:28 28 a turban of fine linen,
exquisite hats of fine linen, short trousers of fine woven linen,
YLT 28and the mitre of linen, and the beautiful
bonnets of linen, and the linen trousers, of twined linen,
Exodus 39:29 29 and a sash of fine woven
linen with blue, purple, and scarlet thread, made by a weaver, as the Lord had commanded
Moses.
YLT 29and the girdle of twined linen, and blue, and
purple, and scarlet, work of an embroiderer, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.
Exodus 39.30 30 Then they made the plate
of the holy crown of pure gold, and wrote on it an inscription like the
engraving of a signet: HOLINESS TO THE LORD.
YLT 30And they make the flower of the holy crown of
pure gold, and write on it a writing, openings of a signet, `Holy to Jehovah;'
Exodus 39:31 31 And
they tied to it a blue cord, to fasten it above on the turban, as the Lord had commanded
Moses.
YLT 31and they put on it a ribbon of blue, to put
[it] on the mitre above, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.
Exodus 39:32 32 Thus all the work of the
tabernacle of the tent of meeting was finished. And the children of Israel did
according to all that the Lord had commanded Moses; so
they did.
YLT 32And all the service of the tabernacle of the
tent of meeting is completed; and the sons of Israel do according to all that
Jehovah hath commanded Moses; so they have done.
Thus was all
the work of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation finished,.... Both the
tabernacle, consisting of the court, the holy place, and the most holy place,
and the tent or covering that was over it, with all things appertaining to the
service of it, as before described:
and the
children of Israel did according to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so did
they: both the people in general, and the artificers in particular;
the people brought gold, silver, and brass, &c. as was proposed to them;
and the artificers wrought these and all other things, according to the
directions and instructions they received.
Exodus 39:33 33 And they brought the
tabernacle to Moses, the tent and all its furnishings: its clasps, its boards,
its bars, its pillars, and its sockets;
YLT 33And they bring in the tabernacle unto Moses,
the tent, and all its vessels, its hooks, its boards, its bars, and its
pillars, and its sockets;
Verses 33-42
And they
brought the tabernacle unto Moses,.... That is, the several
parts of it before it was put together, with all its furniture, and everything
appertaining to it; which are examined in the order in which they were directed
to be made, from hence to the end of Exodus 39:42 and
this was done, that Moses might inspect the whole, and see whether it was done
according to the pattern shown him, and the instructions he had given to the
workmen.
Exodus 39:34 34 the covering of ram skins
dyed red, the covering of badger skins, and the veil of the covering;
YLT 34and the covering of rams' skins, which are
made red, and the covering of badgers' skins, and the vail of the covering;
Exodus 39:35 35 the ark of the Testimony
with its poles, and the mercy seat;
YLT 35the ark of the testimony and its staves, and
the mercy-seat;
Exodus 39:36 36 the table, all its
utensils, and the showbread;
YLT 36the table, all its vessels, and the bread of
the presence;
Exodus 39:37 37 the pure gold
lampstand with its lamps (the lamps set in order), all its utensils, and the
oil for light;
YLT 37the pure candlestick, its lamps, the lamps of
arrangement, and all its vessels, and the oil for the light.
Exodus 39:38 38 the gold altar, the
anointing oil, and the sweet incense; the screen for the tabernacle door;
YLT 38And the golden altar, and the anointing oil,
and the spice-perfume, and the covering of the opening of the tent;
Exodus 39:39 39 the bronze altar, its
grate of bronze, its poles, and all its utensils; the laver with its base;
YLT 39the brazen altar and the brazen grate which
it hath, its staves, and all its vessels, the laver and its base.
Exodus 39:40 40 the hangings of the court,
its pillars and its sockets, the screen for the court gate, its cords, and its
pegs; all the utensils for the service of the tabernacle, for the tent of
meeting;
YLT 40The hangings of the court, its pillars, and
its sockets; and the covering for the gate of the court, its cords, and its
pins; and all the vessels of the service of the tabernacle, for the tent of
meeting;
Exodus 39:41 41 and
the garments of ministry,[b] to
minister in the holy place: the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and
his sons’ garments, to minister as priests.
YLT 41the coloured clothes to minister in the
sanctuary, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his
sons, to act as priest in.
Exodus 39:42 42 According to all that the Lord had commanded
Moses, so the children of Israel did all the work.
YLT 42According to all that Jehovah hath commanded
Moses, so have the sons of Israel done all the service;
Exodus 39:43 43 Then Moses looked over all
the work, and indeed they had done it; as the Lord had commanded,
just so they had done it. And Moses blessed them.
YLT 43and Moses seeth all the work, and lo, they
have done it as Jehovah hath commanded; so they have done. And Moses doth bless
them.
And Moses did
look upon all the work,.... Made a survey of it, and with great care and accuracy
examined every particular thing, and the manner in which it was finished:
and, behold,
they had done it as the Lord had commanded, even so had they done it; both as to
matter and manner in every point, on all accounts, just as they were ordered
and directed; they being throughout the whole filled by the Spirit of God with
wisdom and understanding, to do everything just as it was the will and pleasure
of God it should be done:
and Moses
blessed them; commended them for what they had done, and implored the divine
blessing upon them; and which may be understood both of the people who had so
liberally and plentifully contributed to this good work, and of the artificers
who had so carefully and punctually performed it. The form of blessing, as the
Targum of Jonathan gives it, is,"may the Shechinah (or the divine Majesty)
of the Lord dwell in the works of your hands;'or as Jarchi expresses
it,"may it be the pleasure (of God) that the Shechinah may dwell in the
works of your hands, and the beauty of the Lord our God may be upon us,
&c.'which last words were part of the prayer of Moses, Psalm 90:17.
──《John Gill’s
Exposition of the Bible》
New
King James Version (NKJV)
a.
Exodus 39:1 Or woven
garments
b.
Exodus 39:41 Or
woven garments