Exodus 35
1 Moses/I gathered all the Israeli people together and said to them, “This is what Yahweh has commanded you to do:
Moses summoned all the Israelites and told them, “This is what the Lord has ordered you to do:
2 [Each week] you may work for six days, but on the seventh day you must rest. It is a sacred day, dedicated to Yahweh. Anyone who does any work on the seventh day must be executed.
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 Do not [even] light a fire in your homes on days of rest.”
Don't even light a fire in any of your homes on the Sabbath day.”
4 Moses/I also said to all the Israeli people, “This is [also] what Yahweh has commanded:
Moses also told all the Israelites, “This is what the Lord has commanded:
5 Make offerings to Yahweh. Everyone who wants to should bring to Yahweh an offering. [These are the things that they may offer]: Gold, silver, bronze,
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 fine white linen, blue or purple or red cloth, [cloth made from] goats’ hair,
blue, purple, and crimson thread; finely-woven linen and goat hair;
7 rams’ skins that are (tanned/dyed red), fine leather made from goatskins, wood from acacia [trees],
tanned ram skins and fine leather; acacia wood;
8 oil for the lamps, spices to put in the olive oil for anointing and in the sweet-smelling incense,
olive oil for the lamps; spices for the anointing oil and for the aromatic incense;
9 [valuable] onyx stones or [other] valuable stones to fasten onto the [priest’s] sacred apron and put on his sacred chest pouch.
and onyx stones and gemstones for making the ephod and breastpiece.
10 “All the skilled workers among you should come and make all the things that Yahweh has commanded:
All your skilled craftsmen are to come and make everything the Lord has commanded:
11 The Sacred Tent and its covering, its fasteners and its frames, its crossbars, its posts, its bases,
the Tabernacle with its tent and covering, its clips and frames, its crossbars, posts, and stands;
12 the sacred chest with its poles and its lid, the curtain that will separate the Holy Place from the Very Holy Place,
the Ark with its poles and atonement cover, and the veil to hang over it;
13 the table with the poles [for carrying it] and all the things that will be used with the table, the sacred bread that will be offered to God,
the table with its poles, all its equipment, and the Bread of the Presence;
14 the lampstand for the lamps with all the things that will be used to take care of them, the oil for the lamps,
the lampstand of light with its equipment and lamps and olive oil to provide lighting;
15 the altar for [burning] incense, and the poles [for carrying that altar], the oil for anointing and the sweet-smelling incense, the curtain for the entrance of the Sacred Tent,
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 for offering [sacrifices that will be completely] burned and its bronze grating, the poles [for carrying] that altar and all the things that will be used with it, the washbasin 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 curtains [to surround] the courtyard and the posts and bases [for the posts from which to hang the curtains], the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard,
the curtains of the courtyard with its posts and bases, and the curtain for the courtyard entrance;
18 the pegs and ropes for the Sacred Tent and for the courtyard,
the tent pegs for the Tabernacle and for the courtyard, as well as their ropes;
19 and the beautiful clothes that Aaron and his sons are to wear when they do their work in the Holy Place.”
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 Then all the Israeli people returned [to their tents].
The Israelites left Moses,
21 Everyone who wanted to brought an offering to Yahweh. They brought some of the things that would be used to make the Sacred Tent and all the other items that would be used in the rituals, and the materials to make the sacred clothes [for the priests].
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 All the men and women who wanted to brought gold ornaments, earrings, rings, necklaces, and many other kinds of things made of gold, and they dedicated them to Yahweh.
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 many [HYP] people who had blue, purple, or red cloth or fine white linen or cloth made from goats’ hair or rams’ skins that were (tanned/dyed red) or leather made from goatskins brought some of these things.
Everyone who had blue, purple, and crimson thread, finely-woven linen, goat hair, tanned ram skins, and fine leather, contributed them.
24 All those who had silver or bronze brought them as offerings to Yahweh. All those who had some acacia wood that could be used for any of the work 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 All the women who were skilled to make cloth brought fine linen thread and blue, purple, or red yarn/thread that they had made/spun.
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 who wanted to made/spun thread from goats’ hair.
All the women who were willing to use their skills spun the goat hair.
27 All the leaders brought valuable onyx stones and other valuable stones to be fastened to Aaron’s sacred apron and his sacred chest pouch.
The leaders brought onyx stones and gemstones to make the ephod and breastpiece,
28 They also brought spices [to put in the sweet-smelling incense], and they brought olive oil for the lamps and for the oil for anointing and for putting in the sweet-smelling incense.
as well as spices and olive oil for lighting, for the anointing oil, and for the aromatic incense.
29 All the Israeli men and women who wanted to brought these things to offer them to Yahweh, for doing the work that he had commanded Moses/me to do.
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 Moses/I said to the Israeli people, “Listen carefully. Yahweh has chosen Bezalel, the son of Uri and grandson of Hur, from 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 Yahweh has enabled his Spirit to completely control Bezalel and has given him ability and enabled him to know how to do very skilled work.
He has filled him with the Spirit of God giving him ability, creativity, and expertise in all kinds of craftsmanship.
32 He can engrave skillful designs in gold, silver, and bronze.
He can produce designs in gold, silver, and bronze,
33 He can cut (jewels/valuable stones) and enclose them [in tiny gold frames]. He can carve things from wood and do other skilled work.
he can cut gemstones to place in settings, and he can carve wood. He is a master of every craft.
34 Yahweh has also given to him and to Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, from the tribe of Dan, the ability to teach their skills to others.
The Lord has also given him and Oholiab son of Ahisamach, from the tribe of Dan, the ability to teach others.
35 He has given to them the ability to do all kinds of work that is done by craftsmen—those who create artistic things, those who make fine white linen, those who embroider designs using blue or purple or red yarn/thread, and those who make other cloth. They are able to do many [HYP] kinds of skillful work.
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.
