Exodus 35
1 And Moses assembled all the congregation of the children of Israel, and said unto them, These are the words which the LORD hath commanded, that ye should do them.
Moses summoned all the Israelites and told them, “This is what the Lord has ordered you to do:
2 Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of solemn rest to the LORD: whosoever doeth any work therein shall be put to death.
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.
3 Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath day.
Don't even light a fire in any of your homes on the Sabbath day.”
4 And Moses spake unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which the LORD commanded, saying,
Moses also told all the Israelites, “This is what the Lord has commanded:
5 Take ye from among you an offering unto the LORD: whosoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it, the LORD’S offering; gold, and silver, and brass;
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;
6 and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats’ [hair];
blue, purple, and crimson thread; finely-woven linen and goat hair;
7 and rams’ skins dyed red, and sealskins, and acacia wood;
tanned ram skins and fine leather; acacia wood;
8 and oil for the light, and spices for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense;
olive oil for the lamps; spices for the anointing oil and for the aromatic incense;
9 and onyx stones, and stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate.
and onyx stones and gemstones for making the ephod and breastpiece.
10 And let every wise hearted man among you come, and make all that the LORD hath commanded;
All your skilled craftsmen are to come and make everything the Lord has commanded:
11 the tabernacle, its tent, and its covering, its clasps, and its boards, its bars, its pillars, and its sockets;
the Tabernacle with its tent and covering, its clips and frames, its crossbars, posts, and stands;
12 the ark, and the staves thereof, the mercy-seat, and the veil of the screen;
the Ark with its poles and atonement cover, and the veil to hang over it;
13 the table, and its staves, and all its vessels, and the shewbread;
the table with its poles, all its equipment, and the Bread of the Presence;
14 the candlestick also for the light, and its vessels, and its lamps, and the oil for the light;
the lampstand of light with its equipment and lamps and olive oil to provide lighting;
15 and the altar of incense, and its staves, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the screen for the door, at the door of the tabernacle;
the altar of incense with its poles; the anointing oil and aromatic incense; the screen for the Tabernacle entrance and all its accessories;
16 the altar of burnt offering, with its grating of brass, its staves, and all its vessels, the laver and its base;
the altar of burnt offering with its bronze grate, its poles and all its utensils; the basin plus its stand;
17 the hangings of the court, the pillars thereof, and their sockets, and the screen for the gate of the court;
the curtains of the courtyard with its posts and bases, and the curtain for the courtyard entrance;
18 the pins of the tabernacle, and the pins of the court, and their cords;
the tent pegs for the Tabernacle and for the courtyard, as well as their ropes;
19 the finely wrought garments, for ministering in the holy place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest’s office.
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.”
20 And all the congregation of the children of Israel departed from the presence of Moses.
The Israelites left Moses,
21 And they came, every one whose heart stirred him up, and every one whom his spirit made willing, [and] brought the LORD’S offering, for the work of the tent of meeting, and for all the service thereof, and for the holy garments.
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.
22 And they came, both men and women, as many as were willing hearted, [and] brought brooches, and earrings, and signet-rings, and armlets, all jewels of gold; even every man that offered an offering of gold unto the LORD.
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.
23 And every man, with whom was found blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats’ [hair], and rams’ skins dyed red, and sealskins, brought them.
Everyone who had blue, purple, and crimson thread, finely-woven linen, goat hair, tanned ram skins, and fine leather, contributed them.
24 Every one that did offer an offering of silver and brass brought the LORD’S offering: and every man, with whom was found acacia wood for any work of the service, brought it.
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.
25 And all the women that were wise hearted did spin with their hands, and brought that which they had spun, the blue, and the purple, the scarlet, and the fine linen.
Every woman skilled in spinning with her hands brought what she had spun: blue, purple, or crimson thread, or finely-woven linen.
26 And all the women whose heart stirred them up in wisdom spun the goats’ [hair].
All the women who were willing to use their skills spun the goat hair.
27 And the rulers brought the onyx stones, and the stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate;
The leaders brought onyx stones and gemstones to make the ephod and breastpiece,
28 and the spice, and the oil; for the light, and for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense.
as well as spices and olive oil for lighting, for the anointing oil, and for the aromatic incense.
29 The children of Israel brought a freewill offering unto the LORD; every man and woman, whose heart made them willing to bring for all the work, which the LORD had commanded to be made by the hand of Moses.
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.
30 And Moses said unto the children of Israel, See, the LORD hath called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah;
Then Moses told the Israelites, “The Lord chosen by name Bezalel, son of Uri, son of Hur, from the tribe of Judah.
31 and he hath filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship;
He has filled him with the Spirit of God giving him ability, creativity, and expertise in all kinds of craftsmanship.
32 and to devise cunning works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,
He can produce designs in gold, silver, and bronze,
33 and in cutting of stones for setting, and in carving of wood, to work in all manner of cunning workmanship.
he can cut gemstones to place in settings, and he can carve wood. He is a master of every craft.
34 And he hath put in his heart that he may teach, both he, and Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan.
The Lord has also given him and Oholiab son of Ahisamach, from the tribe of Dan, the ability to teach others.
35 Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of workmanship, of the engraver, and of the cunning workman, and of the embroiderer, in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of them that do any workmanship, and of those that devise cunning works.
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.
