Exodus 31
31
Bezalel and Oholiab
1Then the Lord said to Moses, 2“I have chosen a man from the tribe of Judah to do some special work for me. His name is Bezalel son of Uri son of Hur. 3I have filled Bezalel with the Spirit of God—I have given him the skill and knowledge to do all kinds of things. 4He is a very good designer. And he can make things from gold, silver, and bronze. 5He can cut and set beautiful jewels. And he can work with wood. He can do all kinds of work. 6I have also chosen Oholiab to work with him. Oholiab is the son of Ahisamach from the tribe of Dan. And I have given skills to all the other workers so that they can make everything that I have commanded you:
7the Meeting Tent;
the Box of the Agreement;
the mercy-cover that is on it;
8the table and everything on it;
the pure gold lampstand and everything used with it;
the altar for burning incense;
9the altar for burning offerings and the things used at the altar;
the bowl and the base under it;
10the special clothes for Aaron the priest;
the special clothes for Aaron’s sons when they serve as priests;
11the sweet-smelling anointing oil;
the sweet-smelling incense for the Holy Place.
These workers must make everything the way that I have commanded you.”
The Sabbath
12Then the Lord said to Moses, 13“Tell the Israelites this: ‘You must follow the rules about my special days of rest. You must do this because they will be a sign between you and me for all generations. This will show you that I, the Lord, have made you my special people.
14“‘Make the Sabbath a special day. If someone treats the Sabbath like any other day, that person must be killed. Whoever works on the Sabbath day must be separated from their people. 15There are six other days in the week for working. But the seventh day is a very special day of rest. That is the special day to honor the Lord. Anyone who works during the Sabbath must be killed. 16The Israelites must remember the Sabbath and make it a special day. They must continue to do this forever. It is an agreement between them and me that will continue forever. 17The Sabbath will be a sign between me and the Israelites forever.’” (The Lord worked six days and made the sky and the earth, and on the seventh day he rested and relaxed.)
18When God finished speaking to Moses on Mount Sinai, he gave him the two stone tablets of the agreement. God had written on the stones with his finger.
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Exodus 31
31
1And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2Behold, I have called by name Beseleel, the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Juda,
3And I have filled him with the spirit of God, with wisdom and understanding, and knowledge in all manner of work.
4To devise whatsoever may be artificially made of gold, and silver, and brass,
5Of marble, and precious stones, and variety of wood.
6And I have given him for his companion, Ooliab the son of Achisamech, of the tribe of Dan. And I have put wisdom in the heart of every skilful man, that they may make all things which I have commanded thee:
7The tabernacle of the covenant, and the ark of the testimony, and the propitiatory that is over it, and all the vessels of the tabernacle:
8And the table and the vessels thereof, the most pure candlestick with the vessels thereof, and the altars of incense:
9And of holocaust, and all their vessels, the laver with its foot:
10The holy vestments in the ministry, for Aaron the priest, and for his sons, that they may execute their office about the sacred things:
11The oil of unction, and the incense of spices in the sanctuary. All things which I have commanded thee, shall they make.
12And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
13Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them: See that thou keep my sabbath; because it is a sign between me and you in your generations; that you may know that I am the Lord, who sanctify you.
14Keep you my sabbath: for it is holy unto you. He that shall profane it shall be put to death: he that shall do my work in it, his soul shall perish out of the midst of his people.
15Six days shall you do work: in the seventh day is the sabbath, the rest holy to the Lord. Every one that shall do any work on this day shall die.
16Let the children of Israel keep the sabbath, and celebrate it in their generations. It is an everlasting covenant
17Between me and the children of Israel, and a perpetual sign. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth: and in the seventh he ceased from work.
18And the Lord, when he had ended these words in mount Sinai, gave to Moses two stone tables of testimony, written with the finger of God.
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