Exodus 31

1 Then the LORD said to Moses,

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

2 “See, I have called by name Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.

“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 skill, ability, and knowledge in all kinds of craftsmanship,

and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, and understanding, and knowledge in every craft,

4 to design artistic works in gold, silver, and bronze,

in order to design whatever must be fabricated from gold, and silver, and brass,

5 to cut gemstones for settings, and to carve wood, so that he may be a master of every craft.

from marble, and precious stones, and various woods.

6 Moreover, I have selected Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, as his assistant. I have also given skill to all the craftsmen, that they may fashion all that I have commanded you:

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 Tent of Meeting, the ark of the Testimony and the mercy seat upon it, and all the other furnishings of the tent—

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 the table with its utensils, the pure gold lampstand with all its utensils, the altar of incense,

and the table and its vessels, the most pure lampstand with its vessels, and the altars of incense

9 the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the basin with its stand—

and of holocaust and all their vessels, the washtub with its base,

10 as well as the woven garments, both the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons to serve as priests,

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 in addition to the anointing oil and fragrant incense for the Holy Place. They are to make them according to all that I have commanded you.”

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 said to Moses,

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

13 “Tell the Israelites, ‘Surely you must keep My Sabbaths, for this will be a sign between Me and you for the generations to come, so that you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you.

“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 the Sabbath, for it is holy to you. Anyone who profanes it must surely be put to death. Whoever does any work on that day must be cut off from among his people.

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 work may be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, holy to the LORD. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day must surely be put to death.

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 The Israelites must keep the Sabbath, celebrating it as a permanent covenant for the generations to come.

Let the sons of Israel keep the Sabbath, and let them celebrate it throughout their generations. It is an everlasting covenant

17 It is a sign between Me and the Israelites forever; for in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, but on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed.’”

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 When the LORD had finished speaking with Moses on Mount Sinai, He gave him the two tablets of the Testimony, tablets of stone inscribed by the finger of God.

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.