Daily Text and Bible Reading: Friday, January 31 [Press play below]

39.1 From the blue thread, the purple wool, and the scarlet material, they made finely woven garments for ministering in the holy place. They made the holy garments that were for Aaron, just as Jehovah had commanded Moses.
39.2 He made the ephod of gold, blue thread, purple wool, scarlet material, and fine twisted linen.
39.3 They hammered plates of gold into thin sheets, and he cut it into threads to work in with the blue thread, the purple wool, the scarlet material, and the fine linen, and it was embroidered.
39.4 They made shoulder pieces for it that were joined at its two top edges.
39.5 And the woven belt, which was attached to the ephod for tying it securely in position, was made of the same material, of gold, blue thread, purple wool, scarlet material, and fine twisted linen, just as Jehovah had commanded Moses.
39.6 Then they mounted the onyx stones in gold settings, and they engraved them with the names of the sons of Israel, as they would engrave a seal.
39.7 He placed them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Israel, just as Jehovah had commanded Moses.
39.8 Then he made the breastpiece with the workmanship of an embroiderer, like the workmanship of the ephod, out of gold, blue thread, purple wool, scarlet material, and fine twisted linen.
39.9 It was square when doubled. They made the breastpiece, which, when doubled, was as long and as wide as the span of the hand.
39.10 They set four rows of stones in it. The first row was ruby, topaz, and emerald.
39.11 The second row was turquoise, sapphire, and jasper.
39.12 The third row was leshem stone, agate, and amethyst.
39.13 And the fourth row was chrysolite, onyx, and jade. They were mounted in settings of gold.
39.14 The stones corresponded to the names of the 12 sons of Israel, and the names were engraved like a seal, each name representing one of the 12 tribes.
39.15 Then they made wreathed chains on the breastpiece, like cords of pure gold.
39.16 And they made two settings of gold and two rings of gold and attached the two rings to the two corners of the breastpiece.
39.17 After that they put the two cords of gold through the two rings at the corners of the breastpiece.
39.18 Then they put the two ends of the two cords through the two settings and attached them to the shoulder pieces on the front of the ephod.
39.19 Next they made two rings of gold and set them at the two ends on the inside edge of the breastpiece, facing the ephod.
39.20 Then they made two more rings of gold and put them on the front of the ephod, below the two shoulder pieces, close to where it is joined, above the woven belt of the ephod.
39.21 Finally, they tied the breastpiece with a blue cord from its rings to the rings of the ephod, in order to keep the breastpiece in its place on the ephod, above the woven belt, just as Jehovah had commanded Moses.
39.22 Then he made the sleeveless coat of the ephod, woven by a loom worker, all of blue thread.
39.23 The opening of the sleeveless coat was in the middle of it, like the opening of a coat of mail. Its opening had a border around it, so that it would not be torn.
39.24 Next they made on the hem of the sleeveless coat pomegranates of blue thread, purple wool, and scarlet material, twisted together.
39.25 And they made bells of pure gold and put the bells in between the pomegranates all around the hem of the sleeveless coat, in between the pomegranates;
39.26 they alternated a bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate, all around the hem of the sleeveless coat, which was used for ministering, just as Jehovah had commanded Moses.
39.27 And they made the robes of fine linen, woven by a loom worker, for Aaron and his sons,
39.28 and the turban of fine linen, the ornamental headgear of fine linen, the linen shorts of fine twisted linen,
39.29 and the sash of fine twisted linen, blue thread, purple wool, and scarlet material woven together, just as Jehovah had commanded Moses.
39.30 Finally, they made the shining plate, the holy sign of dedication, out of pure gold and inscribed on it an inscription as one would engrave a seal: “Holiness belongs to Jehovah.”
39.31 They attached to it a cord made from blue thread in order to put it on the turban, just as Jehovah had commanded Moses.
39.32 So all the work for the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, was completed, and the Israelites did everything that Jehovah had commanded Moses. They did just so.
39.33 Then they brought the tabernacle to Moses, the tent and all its equipment: its clasps, its panel frames, its bars and its pillars and its socket pedestals;
39.34 its covering of ram skins dyed red, its covering of sealskins, the curtain for the screen;
39.35 the ark of the Testimony and its poles and the cover;
39.36 the table, all its utensils and the showbread;
39.37 the lampstand of pure gold, its lamps, the row of lamps, and all its utensils and the oil for lighting;
39.38 the altar of gold, the anointing oil, the perfumed incense, the screen for the entrance of the tent;
39.39 the altar of copper and its grating of copper, its poles, all its utensils, the basin and its stand;
39.40 the hanging curtains of the courtyard, its pillars and its socket pedestals, the screen for the entrance of the courtyard, its tent cords and its tent pins and all the utensils for the service of the tabernacle, for the tent of meeting;
39.41 the finely woven garments for ministering in the sanctuary, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons for serving as priests.
39.42 According to all that Jehovah had commanded Moses, that was how the Israelites did all the work.
39.43 When Moses inspected all their work, he saw that they had done it just as Jehovah had commanded; and Moses blessed them.
40.1 Then Jehovah said to Moses:
40.2 “On the first day of the first month, you are to set up the tabernacle, the tent of meeting.
40.3 Place the ark of the Testimony in it, and screen off the Ark with the curtain.
40.4 You are to bring the table in and arrange the things that belong on it and bring in the lampstand and light its lamps.
40.5 Then put the golden altar for incense before the ark of the Testimony and put the screen for the entrance of the tabernacle in place.
40.6 “You are to put the altar of burnt offering before the entrance of the tabernacle, the tent of meeting,
40.7 and place the basin between the tent of meeting and the altar and put water in it.
40.8 Then set up the courtyard around it and put up the screen for the entrance of the courtyard.
40.9 Next you are to take the anointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and all that is in it, and sanctify it and all its utensils, so that it will become something holy.
40.10 You are to anoint the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils and sanctify the altar, so that it will become a most holy altar.
40.11 And anoint the basin and its stand and sanctify it.
40.12 “Then bring Aaron and his sons near to the entrance of the tent of meeting, and wash them with water.
40.13 And you are to clothe Aaron with the holy garments and anoint him and sanctify him, and he will serve as priest to me.
40.14 After that bring his sons near, and clothe them with robes.
40.15 You are to anoint them just as you anointed their father, so that they will serve as priests to me, and their anointing will serve continually for them as a lasting priesthood during their generations.”
40.16 Moses did according to all that Jehovah had commanded him. He did just so.
40.17 In the first month, in the second year, on the first day of the month, the tabernacle was set up.
40.18 When Moses set up the tabernacle, he put its socket pedestals down, set up the panel frames, put its bars in, and set up its pillars.
40.19 He spread out the tent over the tabernacle and placed the covering of the tent over it, just as Jehovah had commanded Moses.
40.20 After that he took the Testimony and put it into the Ark and placed the poles on the Ark and put the cover on the Ark.
40.21 He brought the Ark into the tabernacle and put the curtain of the screen in place and screened off the ark of the Testimony, just as Jehovah had commanded Moses.
40.22 Next he put the table in the tent of meeting on the north side of the tabernacle outside the curtain,
40.23 and he arranged the row of bread on it before Jehovah, just as Jehovah had commanded Moses.
40.24 He placed the lampstand in the tent of meeting in front of the table, on the south side of the tabernacle.
40.25 He lit the lamps before Jehovah, just as Jehovah had commanded Moses.
40.26 He next placed the golden altar in the tent of meeting before the curtain,
40.27 in order to make perfumed incense smoke on it, just as Jehovah had commanded Moses.
40.28 Then he put the screen for the entrance of the tabernacle in place.
40.29 He placed the altar of burnt offering at the entrance of the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, so that he might offer up the burnt offering and the grain offering on it, just as Jehovah had commanded Moses.
40.30 He then placed the basin between the tent of meeting and the altar and put water in it for washing.
40.31 Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet at it.
40.32 Whenever they went into the tent of meeting or approached the altar, they would wash, just as Jehovah had commanded Moses.
40.33 Finally he set up the courtyard around the tabernacle and the altar and put up the screen for the entrance of the courtyard. So Moses finished the work.
40.34 And the cloud began to cover the tent of meeting, and Jehovah’s glory filled the tabernacle.
40.35 Moses was not able to go into the tent of meeting because the cloud remained over it, and Jehovah’s glory filled the tabernacle.
40.36 And when the cloud lifted from the tabernacle, the Israelites would break camp during all stages of their journey.
40.37 However, if the cloud did not lift up, then they would not break camp until the day it lifted.
40.38 For Jehovah’s cloud was over the tabernacle by day, and a fire remained over it by night in the sight of all the house of Israel during all stages of their journey.