Exodus 39 – The vestments made
and the work presented to Moses for his blessing are here described. The colors
of everything are specified including even the color of the thread to be used
(gold). The names of the twelve tribes are engraved on a dark reddish gem
mounted into gold. All the various garments are described in great detail and all are decorated with
gems and gold. “The Israelites did all the work just as the Lord had commanded
Moses. Moses examined everything and saw that they had made it all just as the
Lord had commanded. So Moses blessed them” (39:43). The Schocken editors point
out the extent to which the completion of the work is marked by terms that
equate it with God’s completion of the work of creation in Genesis.
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