Exodus 31
1 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
And the Lord said to Moses,
2 “Behold, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.
I have made selection of Bezalel, the son of Uri, by name, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah:
3 I have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all kinds of workmanship,
And I have given him the spirit of God and made him wise and full of knowledge and expert in every sort of handwork,
4 to devise skillful works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in bronze,
To do all sorts of delicate work in gold and silver and brass;
5 and in cutting of stones for setting, and in carving of wood, to work in all kinds of workmanship.
In cutting stones for framing, and to do every form of woodwork.
6 Behold, I myself have appointed with him Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and in the heart of all who are wise-hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded you:
And I have made selection of Oholiab with him, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and in the hearts of all who are wise I have put the knowledge to make whatever I have given you orders to have made;
7 the Tent of Meeting, the ark of the covenant, the mercy seat that is on it, all the furniture of the Tent,
The Tent of meeting, and the ark of the law, and the cover which is on it, and all the things for the tent,
8 the table and its vessels, the pure lamp stand with all its vessels, the altar of incense,
And the table with its vessels, and the holy light-support with all its vessels, and the altar for the burning of spices,
9 the altar of burnt offering with all its vessels, the basin and its base,
And the altar of burned offerings with all its vessels, and the washing-vessel with its base,
10 the finely worked garments—the holy garments for Aaron the priest, the garments of his sons to minister in the priest’s office—
And the robes of needlework, the holy robes for Aaron and for his sons, for their use when acting as priests,
11 the anointing oil, and the incense of sweet spices for the holy place: according to all that I have commanded you they shall do.”
And the holy oil, and the perfume of sweet spices for the holy place; they will do whatever I have given you orders to have done.
12 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
And the Lord said to Moses,
13 “Speak also to the children of Israel, saying, ‘Most certainly you shall keep my Sabbaths; for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you.
Say to the children of Israel that they are to keep my Sabbaths; for the Sabbath day is a sign between me and you through all your generations; so that you may see that I am the Lord who makes you holy.
14 You shall keep the Sabbath therefore, for it is holy to you. Everyone who profanes it shall surely be put to death; for whoever does any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.
So you are to keep the Sabbath as a holy day; and anyone not honouring it will certainly be put to death: whoever does any work on that day will be cut off from his people.
15 Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, holy to the LORD. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day shall surely be put to death.
Six days may work be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, holy to the Lord; whoever does any work on the Sabbath day is to be put to death.
16 Therefore the children of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe the Sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.
And the children of Israel are to keep the Sabbath holy, from generation to generation, by an eternal agreement.
17 It is a sign between me and the children of Israel forever; for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.’”
It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever; because in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he took his rest and had pleasure in it.
18 When he finished speaking with him on Mount Sinai, he gave Moses the two tablets of the covenant, stone tablets, written with God’s finger.
And when his talk with Moses on Mount Sinai was ended, he gave him the two stones of the law, two stones on which was the writing made by the finger of God.
