Exodus 39

“And of the blue, and purple, and scarlet, they made cloths of service, to do service in the holy place, and made the…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And he made the ephod of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.” The line’s distinctive content terms include blue, ephod, fine. Its relationship to verses 1 and 3 shows what work it does in this passage.

“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 line’s distinctive content terms include work, beat, blue. Its relationship to verses 2 and 4 shows what work it does in this passage.

“They made shoulderpieces for it, to couple it together: by the two edges was it coupled together.” The number two makes the report concrete. Ask whether it measures time, people, distance, repetition, or completeness before deciding what weight it carries.

“And the curious girdle of his ephod, that was upon it, was of the same, according to the work thereof; of gold, blue…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And they wrought onyx stones inclosed in ouches of gold, graven, as signets are graven, with the names of the children…” Naming Israel keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“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 command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And he made the breastplate of cunning work, like the work of the ephod; of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and…” The line’s distinctive content terms include work, blue, breastplate. Its relationship to verses 7 shows what work it does in this passage.

“It was foursquare; they made the breastplate double: a span was the length thereof, and a span the breadth thereof…” The line’s distinctive content terms include span, breadth, breastplate. Its relationship to verses 10 shows what work it does in this passage.

“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.” The number four makes the report concrete. Ask whether it measures time, people, distance, repetition, or completeness before deciding what weight it carries.

“And the second row, an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.” The line’s distinctive content terms include diamond, emerald, sapphire. Its relationship to verses 10 and 12 shows what work it does in this passage.

“And the third row, a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst.” The line’s distinctive content terms include agate, amethyst, ligure. Its relationship to verses 11 and 13 shows what work it does in this passage.

“And the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper: they were inclosed in ouches of gold in their inclosings.” The line’s distinctive content terms include beryl, fourth, gold. Its relationship to verses 12 and 14 shows what work it does in this passage.

“And the stones were according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the…” The number twelve makes the report concrete. Ask whether it measures time, people, distance, repetition, or completeness before deciding what weight it carries.

“And they made upon the breastplate chains at the ends, of wreathen work of pure gold.” The line’s distinctive content terms include breastplate, chains, ends. Its relationship to verses 14 and 16 shows what work it does in this passage.

“And they made two ouches of gold, and two gold rings; and put the two rings in the two ends of the breastplate.” The number two makes the report concrete. Ask whether it measures time, people, distance, repetition, or completeness before deciding what weight it carries.

“And they put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings on the ends of the breastplate.” The number two makes the report concrete. Ask whether it measures time, people, distance, repetition, or completeness before deciding what weight it carries.

“And the two ends of the two wreathen chains they fastened in the two ouches, and put them on the shoulderpieces of the…” The number two makes the report concrete. Ask whether it measures time, people, distance, repetition, or completeness before deciding what weight it carries.

“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 number two makes the report concrete. Ask whether it measures time, people, distance, repetition, or completeness before deciding what weight it carries.

“And they made two other golden rings, and put them on the two sides of the ephod underneath, toward the forepart of…” The number two makes the report concrete. Ask whether it measures time, people, distance, repetition, or completeness before deciding what weight it carries.

“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 command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And he made the robe of the ephod of woven work, all of blue.” The line’s distinctive content terms include blue, ephod, robe. Its relationship to verses 21 and 23 shows what work it does in this passage.

“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…” The line’s distinctive content terms include hole, band, habergeon. Its relationship to verses 22 and 24 shows what work it does in this passage.

“And they made upon the hems of the robe pomegranates of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined linen.” The line’s distinctive content terms include blue, hems, linen. Its relationship to verses 23 shows what work it does in this passage.

“And they made bells of pure gold, and put the bells between the pomegranates upon the hem of the robe, round about…” The line’s distinctive content terms include bells, pomegranates, gold. Its relationship to verses 26 shows what work it does in this passage.

“A bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate, round about the hem of the robe to minister in; as the LORD…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And they made coats of fine linen of woven work for Aaron, and for his sons,” Naming Aaron keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“And a mitre of fine linen, and goodly bonnets of fine linen, and linen breeches of fine twined linen,” The line’s distinctive content terms include linen, fine, bonnets. Its relationship to verses 27 and 29 shows what work it does in this passage.

“And a girdle of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, of needlework; as the LORD commanded Moses.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And they made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and wrote upon it a writing, like to the engravings of a…” The line’s distinctive content terms include crown, engravings, gold. Its relationship to verses 29 and 31 shows what work it does in this passage.

“And they tied unto it a lace of blue, to fasten it on high upon the mitre; as the LORD commanded Moses.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Thus was all the work of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation finished: and the children of Israel did…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And they brought the tabernacle unto Moses, the tent, and all his furniture, his taches, his boards, his bars, and his…” Naming Moses keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“And the covering of rams’ skins dyed red, and the covering of badgers’ skins, and the vail of the covering,” The line’s distinctive content terms include covering, skins, badgers. Its relationship to verses 33 and 35 shows what work it does in this passage.

“The ark of the testimony, and the staves thereof, and the mercy seat,” The line’s distinctive content terms include mercy, seat, staves. Its relationship to verses 34 and 36 shows what work it does in this passage.

“The table, and all the vessels thereof, and the shewbread,” The line’s distinctive content terms include shewbread, table, vessels. Its relationship to verses 35 and 37 shows what work it does in this passage.

“The pure candlestick, with the lamps thereof, even with the lamps to be set in order, and all the vessels thereof, and…” The line’s distinctive content terms include lamps, candlestick, light. Its relationship to verses 36 and 38 shows what work it does in this passage.

“And the golden altar, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the hanging for the tabernacle door,” The line’s distinctive content terms include altar, anointing, door. Its relationship to verses 37 and 39 shows what work it does in this passage.

“The brasen altar, and his grate of brass, his staves, and all his vessels, the laver and his foot,” The line’s distinctive content terms include altar, brasen, brass. Its relationship to verses 38 and 40 shows what work it does in this passage.

“The hangings of the court, his pillars, and his sockets, and the hanging for the court gate, his cords, and his pins…” The line’s distinctive content terms include court, congregation, cords. Its relationship to verses 39 shows what work it does in this passage.

“The cloths of service to do service in the holy place, and the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and his sons’…” Naming Aaron keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“According to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so the children of Israel made all the work.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And Moses did look upon all the work, and, behold, they had done it as the LORD had commanded, even so had they done…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.