Exodus - Chapter 31 | New International Version

  • 1. Then the LORD said to Moses,
  • 2. See, I have chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah,
  • 3. and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability and knowledge in all kinds of crafts--
  • 4. to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver and bronze,
  • 5. to cut and set stones, to work in wood, and to engage in all kinds of craftsmanship.
  • 6. Moreover, I have appointed Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, to help him. Also I have given skill to all the craftsmen to make everything I have commanded you:
  • 7. the Tent of Meeting, the ark of the Testimony with the atonement cover on it, and all the other furnishings of the tent--
  • 8. the table and its articles, the pure gold lampstand and all its accessories, the altar of incense,
  • 9. the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, the basin with its stand--
  • 10. and also the woven garments, both the sacred garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons when they serve as priests,
  • 11. and the anointing oil and fragrant incense for the Holy Place. They are to make them just as I commanded you."
  • 12. Then the LORD said to Moses,
  • 13. Say to the Israelites, 'You must observe my Sabbaths. This will be a sign between me and you for the generations to come, so you may know that I am the LORD, who makes you holy.
  • 14. 'Observe the Sabbath, because it is holy to you. Anyone who desecrates it must be put to death; whoever does any work on that day must be cut off from his people.
  • 15. For six days, work is to be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day must be put to death.
  • 16. The Israelites are to observe the Sabbath, celebrating it for the generations to come as a lasting covenant.
  • 17. It will be a sign between me and the Israelites forever, for in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day he abstained from work and rested.' "
  • 18. When the LORD finished speaking to Moses on Mount Sinai, he gave him the two tablets of the Testimony, the tablets of stone inscribed by the finger of God.
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