Day 45 of 730

¹Of the blue, purple, and scarlet, they made finely worked garments, for ministering in the holy place, and made the holy garments for Aaron; as the Lord commanded Moses.

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

³They beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into wires, to work it in the blue, in the purple, in the scarlet, and in the fine linen, the work of the skillful workman.

⁴They made shoulder straps for it, joined together. At the two ends it was joined together.

⁵The skillfully woven band that was on it, with which to fasten it on, was of the same piece, like its work; of gold, of blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen; as the Lord commanded Moses.

⁶They worked the onyx stones, enclosed in settings of gold, engraved with the engravings of a signet, according to the names of the children of Israel.

⁷He put them on the shoulder straps of the ephod, to be stones of memorial for the children of Israel, as the Lord commanded Moses.

⁸He made the breastplate, the work of a skillful workman, like the work of the ephod; of gold, of blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen.

⁹It was square. They made the breastplate double. Its length was a span, and its breadth a span, being double.

¹⁰They set in it four rows of stones. A row of ruby, topaz, and beryl was the first row;

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

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

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

¹⁴The stones were according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names; like the engravings of a signet, everyone according to his name, for the twelve tribes.

¹⁵They made on the breastplate chains like cords, of braided work of pure gold.

¹⁶They made two settings of gold, and two gold rings, and put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate.

¹⁷They put the two braided chains of gold in the two rings at the ends of the breastplate.

¹⁸The other two ends of the two braided chains they put on the two settings, and put them on the shoulder straps of the ephod, in its front.

¹⁹They made two rings of gold, and put them on the two ends of the breastplate, on its edge, which was toward the side of the ephod inward.

²⁰They made two rings of gold, and put them on the two shoulder straps of the ephod underneath, in its front, close by its coupling, above the skillfully woven band of the ephod.

²¹They bound the breastplate by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it might be on the skillfully woven band of the ephod, and that the breastplate might not come loose from the ephod, as the Lord commanded Moses.

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

²³The opening of the robe in its midst was like the opening of a coat of mail, with a binding around its opening, that it should not be torn.

²⁴They made on the skirts of the robe pomegranates of blue, purple, scarlet, and twined linen.

²⁵They made bells of pure gold, and put the bells between the pomegranates around the skirts of the robe, between the pomegranates;

²⁶a bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate, around the skirts of the robe, to minister in, as the Lord commanded Moses.

²⁷They made the coats of fine linen of woven work for Aaron, and for his sons,

²⁸and the turban of fine linen, and the linen headbands of fine linen, and the linen breeches of fine twined linen,

²⁹and the sash of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, the work of the embroiderer, as the Lord commanded Moses.

³⁰They made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and wrote on it a writing, like the engravings of a signet: "HOLY TO THE Lord."

³¹They tied to it a lace of blue, to fasten it on the turban above, as the Lord commanded Moses.

³²Thus all the work of the tabernacle of the Tent of Meeting was finished. The children of Israel did according to all that the Lord commanded Moses; so they did.

³³They brought the tabernacle to Moses, the tent, with all its furniture, its clasps, its boards, its bars, its pillars, its sockets,

³⁴the covering of rams' skins dyed red, the covering of sea cow hides, the veil of the screen,

³⁵the ark of the testimony with its poles, the mercy seat,

³⁶the table, all its vessels, the show bread,

³⁷the pure menorah, its lamps, even the lamps to be set in order, all its vessels, the oil for the light,

³⁸the golden altar, the anointing oil, the sweet incense, the screen for the door of the Tent,

³⁹the bronze altar, its grating of brass, its poles, all of its vessels, the basin and its base,

⁴⁰the hangings of the court, its pillars, its sockets, the screen for the gate of the court, its cords, its pins, all the instruments of the service of the tabernacle, for the Tent of Meeting,

⁴¹the finely worked garments for ministering in the holy place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest's office.

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

⁴³Moses saw all the work, and behold, they had done it as the Lord had commanded, even so had they done it: and Moses blessed them.

¹The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

²"On the first day of the first month you shall raise up the tabernacle of the Tent of Meeting.

³You shall put the ark of the testimony in it, and you shall screen the ark with the veil.

⁴You shall bring in the table, and set in order the things that are on it. You shall bring in the menorah, and light its lamps.

⁵You shall set the golden altar for incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the screen of the door to the tabernacle.

⁶You shall set the altar of burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the Tent of Meeting.

⁷You shall set the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and shall put water therein.

⁸You shall set up the court around it, and hang up the screen of the gate of the court.

⁹You shall take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle, and all that is in it, and shall make it holy, and all its furniture: and it will be holy.

¹⁰You shall anoint the altar of burnt offering, with all its vessels, and sanctify the altar: and the altar will be most holy.

¹¹You shall anoint the basin and its base, and sanctify it.

¹²You shall bring Aaron and his sons to the door of the Tent of Meeting, and shall wash them with water.

¹³You shall put on Aaron the holy garments; and you shall anoint him, and sanctify him, that he may minister to me in the priest's office.

¹⁴You shall bring his sons, and put coats on them.

¹⁵You shall anoint them, as you anointed their father, that they may minister to me in the priest's office. Their anointing shall be to them for an everlasting priesthood throughout their generations."

¹⁶Moses did so. According to all that the Lord commanded him, so he did.

¹⁷It happened in the first month in the second year, on the first day of the month, that the tabernacle was raised up.

¹⁸Moses raised up the tabernacle, and laid its sockets, and set up its boards, and put in its bars, and raised up its pillars.

¹⁹He spread the covering over the tent, and put the roof of the tabernacle above on it, as the Lord commanded Moses.

²⁰He took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the poles on the ark, and put the mercy seat above on the ark.

²¹He brought the ark into the tabernacle, and set up the veil of the screen, and screened the ark of the testimony, as the Lord commanded Moses.

²²He put the table in the Tent of Meeting, on the side of the tabernacle northward, outside of the veil.

²³He set the bread in order on it before the Lord, as the Lord commanded Moses.

²⁴He put the menorah in the Tent of Meeting, opposite the table, on the side of the tabernacle southward.

²⁵He lit the lamps before the Lord, as the Lord commanded Moses.

²⁶He put the golden altar in the Tent of Meeting before the veil;

²⁷and he burnt incense of sweet spices on it, as the Lord commanded Moses.

²⁸He put up the screen of the door to the tabernacle.

²⁹He set the altar of burnt offering at the door of the tabernacle of the Tent of Meeting, and offered on it the burnt offering and the meal offering, as the Lord commanded Moses.

³⁰He set the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and put water therein, with which to wash.

³¹Moses, Aaron, and his sons washed their hands and their feet there.

³²When they went into the Tent of Meeting, and when they came near to the altar, they washed, as the Lord commanded Moses.

³³He raised up the court around the tabernacle and the altar, and set up the screen of the gate of the court. So Moses finished the work.

³⁴Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.

³⁵Moses wasn't able to enter into the Tent of Meeting, because the cloud stayed on it, and the Lord's glory filled the tabernacle.

³⁶When the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward, throughout all their journeys;

³⁷but if the cloud wasn't taken up, then they did not travel until the day that it was taken up.

³⁸For the cloud of the Lord was on the tabernacle by day, and there was fire in the cloud by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys.

¹My heart overflows with a noble theme. I recite my verses for the king. My tongue is like the pen of a skillful writer.

²You are the most excellent of the sons of men. Grace has anointed your lips, therefore God has blessed you forever.

³Gird your sword on your thigh, mighty one: your splendor and your majesty.

⁴In your majesty ride on victoriously on behalf of truth, humility, and righteousness. Let your right hand display awesome deeds.

⁵Your arrows are sharp. The nations fall under you, with arrows in the heart of the king's enemies.

⁶Your throne, God, is forever and ever. A scepter of equity is the scepter of your kingdom.

⁷You have loved righteousness, and hated wickedness. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellows.

⁸All your garments smell like myrrh, aloes, and cassia. Out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made you glad.

⁹Kings' daughters are among your honorable women. At your right hand the queen stands in gold of Ophir.

¹⁰Listen, daughter, consider, and turn your ear. Forget your own people, and also your father's house.

¹¹So the king will desire your beauty, honor him, for he is your lord.

¹²The daughter of Tyre comes with a gift. The rich among the people entreat your favor.

¹³The princess inside is all glorious. Her clothing is interwoven with gold.

¹⁴She shall be led to the king in embroidered work. The virgins, her companions who follow her, shall be brought to you.

¹⁵With gladness and rejoicing they shall be led. They shall enter into the king's palace.

¹⁶Your sons will take the place of your fathers. You shall make them princes in all the earth.

¹⁷I will make your name to be remembered in all generations. Therefore the peoples shall give you thanks forever and ever.

¹Every wise woman builds her house, but the foolish one tears it down with her own hands.

²He who walks in his uprightness fears the Lord, but he who is perverse in his ways despises him.

³The fool's talk brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.

⁴Where no oxen are, the crib is clean, but much increase is by the strength of the ox.

⁵A truthful witness will not lie, but a false witness pours out lies.

⁶A scoffer seeks wisdom, and doesn't find it, but knowledge comes easily to a discerning person.

⁷Stay away from a foolish man, for you won't find knowledge on his lips.

⁸The wisdom of the prudent is to think about his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.

⁹Fools mock at making atonement for sins, but among the upright there is good will.

¹⁰The heart knows its own bitterness and joy; he will not share these with a stranger.

¹¹The house of the wicked will be overthrown, but the tent of the upright will flourish.

¹²There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.

¹³Even in laughter the heart may be sorrowful, and mirth may end in heaviness.

¹⁴The unfaithful will be repaid for his own ways; likewise a good man will be rewarded for his ways.

¹⁵A simple man believes everything, but the prudent man carefully considers his ways.

¹⁶A wise man fears, and shuns evil, but the fool is hotheaded and reckless.

¹⁷He who is quick to become angry will commit folly, and a crafty man is hated.

¹⁸The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

¹⁹The evil bow down before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

²⁰The poor person is shunned even by his own neighbor, but the rich person has many friends.

²¹He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who has pity on the poor.

²²Do they not go astray who plot evil? But love and faithfulness belong to those who plan good.

²³In all hard work there is profit, but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty.

²⁴The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools crowns them with folly.

²⁵A truthful witness saves souls, but a false witness is deceitful.

²⁶In the fear of the Lord is a secure fortress, and he will be a refuge for his children.

²⁷The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, turning people from the snares of death.

²⁸In the multitude of people is the king's glory, but in the lack of people is the destruction of the prince.

²⁹He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a quick temper displays folly.

³⁰The life of the body is a heart at peace, but envy rots the bones.

³¹He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker, but he who is kind to the needy honors him.

³²The wicked is brought down in his calamity, but in death, the righteous has a refuge.

³³Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding, and is even made known in the inward part of fools.

³⁴Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.

³⁵The king's favor is toward a servant who deals wisely, but his wrath is toward one who causes shame.