Exodus 35
35
Rules About the Sabbath
1Moses gathered all the Israelites together and said to them, “I will tell you what the Lord has commanded you to do:
2“There are six days for working, but the seventh day will be a very special day of rest for you. You will honor the Lord by resting on that special day. Anyone who works on the seventh day must be killed. 3On the Sabbath you should not even light a fire in any of the places where you live.”
Things for the Holy Tent
4Moses said to all the Israelites, “This is what the Lord commanded: 5Gather special gifts for the Lord. Each of you should decide in your heart what you will give. And then you should bring that gift to the Lord. Bring gold, silver, and bronze; 6blue, purple, and red yarn and fine linen; goat hair; 7ram skins dyed red and fine leather; acacia wood; 8oil for the lamps; spices for the anointing oil and spices for the sweet-smelling incense. 9Also, bring onyx stones and other jewels to be put on the ephod and the judgment pouch.
10“All of you who are skilled workers should make all the things the Lord commanded: 11the Holy Tent, its outer tent, and its covering; the hooks, boards, braces, posts, and bases; 12the Holy Box, its poles, the mercy-cover, and the curtain that covers the area where the Box stays; 13the table and its poles, all the things on the table, and the special bread on the table; 14the lampstand that is used for light and the things used with the lampstand, the lamps, and oil for the light; 15the altar for burning incense and its poles; the anointing oil and the sweet-smelling incense; the curtain that covers the door at the entrance to the Holy Tent; 16the altar for burning offerings and its bronze grating, the poles, and all the things used at the altar; the bronze bowl and its base; 17the curtains around the yard, their posts and bases, and the curtain that covers the entrance to the yard; 18the pegs used to support the Tent and the wall of curtains around the courtyard, and the ropes that tie to the pegs; 19and the special woven clothes for the priest to wear in the Holy Place. These are the special clothes for Aaron the priest and his sons to wear when they serve as priests.”
The Great Offering From the People
20Then all the Israelites went away from Moses. 21All the people who wanted to give came and brought a gift to the Lord. These gifts were used for making the Meeting Tent, everything in the Tent, and the special clothes. 22All the men and women who wanted to give brought gold jewelry of all kinds. They brought pins,#35:22 pins Or “hooks.” These were like safety pins and were used like buttons to fasten their robes. earrings, rings, and other jewelry. They all gave their jewelry as a special offering to the Lord.
23Everyone who had fine linen and blue, purple, and red yarn brought it to the Lord. Anyone who had goat hair or ram skins dyed red or fine leather brought it to the Lord. 24Everyone who wanted to give silver or bronze brought that as a gift to the Lord. Everyone who had acacia wood came and gave it to the Lord. 25Every skilled woman made fine linen and blue, purple, and red yarn. 26And all the women who were skilled and wanted to help made cloth from the goat hair.
27The leaders brought onyx stones and other jewels. These stones and jewels were put on the ephod and judgment pouch of the priest. 28The people also brought spices and olive oil. These things were used for the sweet-smelling incense, the anointing oil, and the oil for the lamps.
29All the Israelites who wanted to help brought gifts to the Lord. They gave these gifts freely, because they wanted to. These gifts were used to make everything the Lord had commanded Moses and the people to make.
Bezalel and Oholiab
30Then Moses said to the Israelites, “Look, the Lord has chosen Bezalel son of Uri, from the tribe of Judah. (Uri was the son of Hur.) 31And he has filled Bezalel with the Spirit of God—he gave Bezalel special skill and knowledge to do all kinds of things. 32He can design and make things with gold, silver, and bronze. 33He can cut and set stones and jewels. He can work with wood and make all kinds of things. 34The Lord has given Bezalel and Oholiab special skills to teach other people. (Oholiab was the son of Ahisamach from the tribe of Dan.) 35He has given both of these men special skills to do all kinds of work. They are able to do the work of carpenters and metalworkers. They can weave cloth with designs in it from blue, purple, and red yarn and fine linen. And they are able to weave things with wool.
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Exodus 35
35
Rules About the Sabbath
1Moses gathered all the Israelite community together. He said to them, “These are the things the Lord has commanded you to do. 2You are to work for six days. But the seventh day will be a holy day, a Sabbath of rest to honor the Lord. Anyone who works on that day must be put to death. 3On the Sabbath day you must not light a fire in any of your houses.”
4Moses said to all the Israelites, “This is what the Lord has commanded: 5From what you have, take an offering for the Lord. Let everyone who is willing bring this offering to the Lord: gold, silver, bronze, 6blue, purple and red thread, and fine linen, goat hair 7and male sheep skins, colored red. And they may bring fine leather and acacia wood. 8They may also bring olive oil for the lamps, spices for the special olive oil used for appointing priests and for the sweet-smelling incense. 9And they may bring onyx stones and other jewels to be put on the holy vest and chest covering of the priests.
10“Let all the skilled workers come and make everything the Lord commanded: 11the Holy Tent, its outer tent and its covering, the hooks, frames, crossbars, posts and bases; 12the Ark of the Covenant, its poles, lid and the curtain in front of it; 13the table and its poles, all the things that go with the table and the bread that shows we are in God’s presence; 14the lampstand for the light and all the things that go with it, the lamps and olive oil for the light; 15the altar of incense and its poles, the special oil and the sweet-smelling incense, the curtain for the entrance of the Meeting Tent; 16the altar of burnt offering and its bronze screen, its poles and all its tools, the bronze bowl and its base; 17the curtains around the courtyard, their posts and bases, and the curtain at the entry to the courtyard; 18the pegs of the Holy Tent and of the courtyard and their ropes; 19the special clothes that the priest will wear in the Holy Place. These are the holy clothes for Aaron the priest and his sons to wear when they serve as priests.”
20Then all the people of Israel went away from Moses. 21Everyone who wanted to give came and brought a gift to the Lord. These gifts were used for making the Meeting Tent, all the things in the Tent and the special clothes. 22All the men and women who wanted to give brought gold jewelry of all kinds. They brought pins, earrings, rings and bracelets. They all presented their gold to the Lord. 23Everyone who had blue, purple and red thread, and fine linen came and gave it to the Lord. Anyone who had goat hair or male sheep skins colored red or fine leather brought them to the Lord. 24Everyone who could give silver or bronze brought that as a gift to the Lord. Everyone who had acacia wood to be used in the work brought it. 25Every skilled woman used her hands to make the blue, purple and red thread and fine linen. And they brought what they had made. 26All the women who were skilled and wanted to help made thread of the goat hair. 27The leaders brought onyx stones and other jewels. These stones and jewels were put on the holy vest and chest covering for the priest. 28They also brought spices and olive oil. These were used for the sweet-smelling incense, the special oil and the oil to burn in the lamps. 29All the men and women of Israel who wanted to help brought gifts to the Lord. They were used for all the work the Lord had commanded Moses and the people to do.
30Then Moses said to the people of Israel, “Look, the Lord has chosen Bezalel. He is the son of Uri the son of Hur, from the tribe of Judah. 31The Lord has filled Bezalel with the Spirit of God. The Lord has given Bezalel the skill, ability and knowledge to do all kinds of work. 32He is able to design pieces to be made of gold, silver and bronze. 33He is able to cut stones and jewels and put them in metal. Bezalel can carve wood and do all kinds of work. 34The Lord has given Bezalel and Oholiab the ability to teach others. Oholiab is the son of Ahisamach from the tribe of Dan. 35The Lord has given them the skill to do all kinds of work. They are able to cut designs in metal and stone. They can plan and sew designs in the fine linen with the blue, purple and red thread. And they are also able to weave things.
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