Exodus 31
31
Provision of Skilled People
1And Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 2“See, I have called by name#In other words, “specifically chosen” Bezalel the son of Uri the son of Hur, from the tribe of Judah. 3And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom and with skill#Or “understanding,” “discernment,” “cleverness” and with knowledge and with every kind of craftsmanship, 4to devise designs, to work with gold and with silver and with bronze, 5and in stonecutting for setting and in cutting wood, for doing every kind of craftsmanship. 6And, look, I have given with him Oholiab the son of Ahisamach, from the tribe of Dan, and I have put skill in the heart of all the skilled of heart, and they will make all that I have commanded you— 7the tent of assembly and the ark of the testimony and the atonement cover that is on it and all the equipment of the tent, 8and the table and all its equipment, and the pure gold lampstand and all its equipment, and the incense altar, 9and the altar of burnt offering and all its equipment, and the basin and its stand, 10and the garments of woven material, and the garments of the sanctuary#Literally “the garments of the holiness” or “the holy garments” for Aaron the priest and the garments of his sons to serve as priests, 11and the anointing oil and the fragrant incense for the sanctuary. According to all that I have commanded you, they will make it.
Provision of Rest from Work
12And Yahweh spoke to Moses and said, 13“And you, speak to the Israelites,#Literally “sons/children of Israel” saying, ‘Surely you must keep my Sabbaths, because it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations, in order to know that I am Yahweh, who consecrates you. 14And you must keep the Sabbath, because it is holy for you; defilers#Or “profaners,” those who treat it as common of it will surely be put to death, because anyone who does work on it—that person will be cut off from among his people. 15On six days work can be done, and on the seventh is a Sabbath of complete rest,#Literally “a Sabbath of ‘Sabbathation.’ ” “Sabbathation” is not a real word, but devised as an attempt to convey the sounds of the related nouns in the Hebrew phrase a holy day#Literally “holiness” for Yahweh; anyone doing work on the Sabbath day will surely be put to death. 16The Israelites#Literally “sons/children of Israel” will pay attention to the Sabbath in order to fulfill the Sabbath#Or “keep the Sabbath to do/observe the Sabbath” throughout their generations as a lasting covenant. 17It is a sign between me and the Israelites#Literally “sons/children of Israel” forever, because in six days Yahweh made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh he ceased#Or “rested” and recovered.”#Or “breathed freely,” “got his breath”
18And when he finished speaking with him on Mount Sinai, he gave to Moses the two tablets of the testimony, stone tablets, written with the finger of God.
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Exodus 31
31
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2 "Behold, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, from the tribe of Judah,
3 and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, and understanding, and knowledge in every craft,
4 in order to design whatever must be fabricated from gold, and silver, and brass,
5 from marble, and precious stones, and various woods.
6 And I have given to him, as his associate, Oholiab the son of Ahisamach, from the tribe of Dan. And I have placed wisdom in the heart of every artisan, so that they may make everything as I have instructed you:
7 the tabernacle of the covenant, and the ark of the testimony, and the propitiatory which is over it, and all the vessels of the tabernacle,
8 and the table and its vessels, the most pure lampstand with its vessels, and the altars of incense
9 and of holocaust and all their vessels, the washtub with its base,
10 the holy vestments for the ministry of Aaron the priest, and for his sons, so that they may execute their office of sacred rites,
11 the oil of unction, and the incense of aromatics in the Sanctuary. All the things that I have instructed you, they shall make."
12 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
13 "Speak to the sons of Israel, and you shall say to them: See that you keep my Sabbath. For it is a sign between me and you among your generations, so that you may know that I am the Lord, who sanctifies you.
14 Keep my Sabbath, for it is holy to you. Whoever will have polluted it, shall die a death. Whoever will have done any work in it, his soul shall perish from the midst of his people.
15 For six days you shall do work. On the seventh day, it is the Sabbath, a rest sanctified by the Lord. All who will have done work on this day shall die.
16 Let the sons of Israel keep the Sabbath, and let them celebrate it throughout their generations. It is an everlasting covenant
17 between me and the sons of Israel, and a perpetual sign. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and in the seventh he ceased from work."
18 And the Lord, having completed speaking in this way on Mount Sinai, gave to Moses two stone tablets of testimony, written with the finger of God.
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