Ex 39:1
39:1 And of the blue, and purple, and scarlet, they made {a}
     cloths of service, to do service in the holy [place], and
     made the holy garments for Aaron; as the LORD commanded
     Moses.

     (a) As coverings for the ark, the candlestick, the altars
         and such like.

Ex 39:6
39:6 And they wrought onyx stones inclosed in ouches of gold,
     graven, as {b} signets are graven, with the names of the
     children of Israel.

     (b) That is, of very fine and curious workmanship.

Ex 39:12
39:12 And the third row, {c} a ligure, an agate, and an
      amethyst.

      (c) Or, a turkeis, a stone which the authors write comes
          from the urine of the Lynx.

Ex 39:14
39:14 And the stones [were] according to the names of the
      children of Israel, twelve, {d} according to their names,
      [like] the engravings of a signet, every one with his
      name, according to the twelve tribes.

      (d) That is, every tribe had his name written on a stone.

Ex 39:22
39:22 And he made the robe of the {e} ephod [of] woven work, all
      [of] blue.

      (e) Which was next under the Ephod.

Ex 39:23
39:23 And {f} [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 should not rend.

      (f) Where he could put his head through.

Ex 39:34
39:34 And the covering of rams' skins dyed red, and the covering
      of badgers' skins, and the {g} vail of the covering,

      (g) So called, because it hung before the mercyseat and
          covered it from sight @Ex 35:12.

Ex 39:37
39:37 The pure candlestick, [with] the lamps thereof, [even
      with] the lamps to be {h} set in order, and all the
      vessels thereof, and the oil for light,

      (h) Or, which Aaron dressed and refreshed with oil every
          morning @Ex 30:7.

Ex 39:42
39:42 According to all that the LORD {i} commanded Moses, so the
      children of Israel made all the work.

      (i) Signifying that in God's matters man may neither add,
          nor diminish.

Ex 39:43
39:43 And Moses did look upon all the work, and, behold, they
      had done it as the LORD had commanded, even so had they
      done it: and Moses {k} blessed them.

      (k) Praised God for the peoples diligence and prayed for
          them.



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