Exodus 35
1 Moses summoned all the Israelites and told them, “This is what the Lord has ordered you to do:
Therefore, when all the multitude of the sons of Israel had gathered together, he said to them: “These are the things that the Lord has ordered to be done:
2 Six days you can work, but the seventh day is to be a holy Sabbath of rest to the Lord. Anyone who does any work on the Sabbath day must be killed.
For six days you shall do work; the seventh day, the Sabbath and the rest of the Lord, will be holy to you; whoever will have done any work in it shall be killed.
3 Don't even light a fire in any of your homes on the Sabbath day.”
You shall not kindle a fire in any of your dwelling places throughout the day of the Sabbath.”
4 Moses also told all the Israelites, “This is what the Lord has commanded:
And Moses said to the entire crowd of the sons of Israel: “This is the word which the Lord has instructed, saying:
5 Collect an offering to the Lord from what you have. Everyone who wants to should bring an offering to the Lord: gold, silver, and bronze;
Separate from among you the first-fruits to the Lord. Let all who are willing and have a ready soul offer these to the Lord: gold, and silver, and brass,
6 blue, purple, and crimson thread; finely-woven linen and goat hair;
hyacinth, and purple, and twice-dyed scarlet, and fine linen, the hair of goats,
7 tanned ram skins and fine leather; acacia wood;
and the skins of rams, dyed red, and violet skins, setim wood,
8 olive oil for the lamps; spices for the anointing oil and for the aromatic incense;
and oil to prepare lights and to produce ointment, and most sweet incense,
9 and onyx stones and gemstones for making the ephod and breastpiece.
onyx stones and gems, to adorn the ephod and the breastplate.
10 All your skilled craftsmen are to come and make everything the Lord has commanded:
And whoever among you is wise, let him come and make what the Lord has commanded:
11 the Tabernacle with its tent and covering, its clips and frames, its crossbars, posts, and stands;
the tabernacle, certainly, and its roof, and also the covering, the rings, and the panels with the bars, the tent pegs and the bases,
12 the Ark with its poles and atonement cover, and the veil to hang over it;
the ark and its bars, the propitiatory, and the veil that is drawn before it,
13 the table with its poles, all its equipment, and the Bread of the Presence;
the table with its bars and vessels, and the bread of the presence,
14 the lampstand of light with its equipment and lamps and olive oil to provide lighting;
the lampstand to hold up the lights, its vessels and lamps, and the oil to the nourish the fire,
15 the altar of incense with its poles; the anointing oil and aromatic incense; the screen for the Tabernacle entrance and all its accessories;
the altar of incense and its bars, and the oil of unction, and the incense of aromatics, the tent at the door of the tabernacle,
16 the altar of burnt offering with its bronze grate, its poles and all its utensils; the basin plus its stand;
the altar of holocaust and its grate of brass, with the bars and vessels, the washtub and its base,
17 the curtains of the courtyard with its posts and bases, and the curtain for the courtyard entrance;
the curtains of the atrium, with the columns and the bases, the hanging at the doors of the vestibule,
18 the tent pegs for the Tabernacle and for the courtyard, as well as their ropes;
the tent pegs of the tabernacle and the atrium, with their little cords,
19 and the woven clothes for serving in the holy place: the sacred clothing for Aaron the priest and for his sons to serve as priests.”
the vestments, which are to be used in the ministry of the Sanctuary, the vestments of Aaron, the high priest, as well as those of his sons, in order to exercise the priesthood to me.”
20 The Israelites left Moses,
And all the multitude of the sons of Israel, departing from the sight of Moses,
21 and all those who felt moved to do so and who had a willing spirit came and brought an offering to the Lord for the work making the Tent of Meeting, for everything required for its services, and for the sacred clothing.
offered the first-fruits to the Lord with a most ready and devout mind, to accomplish the work of the tabernacle of the testimony. Whatever was needed for worship and for the holy vestments,
22 So everyone who was willing, both men and women, came and presented their gold as a thanks offering to the Lord, including brooches, earrings, rings, and necklaces—all kinds of gold jewelry.
men along with women provided: arm bands and earrings, rings and bracelets. And every vessel of gold was separated, to be donated to the Lord.
23 Everyone who had blue, purple, and crimson thread, finely-woven linen, goat hair, tanned ram skins, and fine leather, contributed them.
If anyone had hyacinth, and purple, and twice-dyed scarlet, fine linen and the hair of goats, the skins of rams, dyed red, and violet skins,
24 Those who could present an offering of silver or bronze brought it as a gift to the Lord. Everyone who had acacia wood for any part of the work donated it.
metal of silver and brass, they offered it to the Lord, along with setim wood for various uses.
25 Every woman skilled in spinning with her hands brought what she had spun: blue, purple, or crimson thread, or finely-woven linen.
But the skillful women also gave whatever they had spun: hyacinth, purple, and vermillion, as well as fine linen,
26 All the women who were willing to use their skills spun the goat hair.
and the hair of goats, donating everything of their own accord.
27 The leaders brought onyx stones and gemstones to make the ephod and breastpiece,
Yet truly, the leaders offered onyx stones and gems, for the ephod and the breastplate,
28 as well as spices and olive oil for lighting, for the anointing oil, and for the aromatic incense.
and aromatics and oil, to maintain the lights, and to prepare ointment, and also to produce incense with a most sweet odor.
29 All the Israelite men and women who were willing brought a freewill offering to the Lord for all the work in making what the Lord through Moses had ordered them to do.
All the men and women offered donations with a devout mind, so that the works might be done which the Lord had ordered by the hand of Moses. All the sons of Israel dedicated voluntary offerings to the Lord.
30 Then Moses told the Israelites, “The Lord chosen by name Bezalel, son of Uri, son of Hur, from the tribe of Judah.
And Moses said to the sons of Israel: “Behold, the Lord has called by name Bezalel, the son of Uri, the son of Hur, from the tribe of Judah,
31 He has filled him with the Spirit of God giving him ability, creativity, and expertise in all kinds of craftsmanship.
and he has filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, and understanding, and knowledge, and all teaching,
32 He can produce designs in gold, silver, and bronze,
to design and to fashion, with gold and silver and brass,
33 he can cut gemstones to place in settings, and he can carve wood. He is a master of every craft.
and with engraving stones, and with the skill of a carpenter. Whatever can be skillfully invented,
34 The Lord has also given him and Oholiab son of Ahisamach, from the tribe of Dan, the ability to teach others.
he has given to his heart. It is likewise with Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach from the tribe of Dan.
35 He has equipped them with skill to do all kinds of work as engravers, designers, embroiderers in blue, purple, and crimson thread, and finely-woven linen, and as weavers—in fact as skilled designers in all kinds of different crafts.
He has taught both of them wisdom, in order to do the work of carpentry, tapestry, and embroidery, from hyacinth, and purple, and twice-dyed scarlet, and fine linen, and every textile, and to discover whatever may be new.”
