Exodus 31

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Bezalel and Oholiab

¹Then the LORD said to Moses,

¹And YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,

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

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

³And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability, and knowledge in all kinds of craftsmanship,

³And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom and in understanding and in knowledge and in all manner of workmanship,

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

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

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

⁵and in cutting stone for setting, and in cutting wood, to work in all manner of workmanship.

⁶Moreover, 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:

⁶And I, behold, have appointed with him Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan. And in the hearts of all who are wise of heart, I have put wisdom, and they shall make all that I have commanded you:

⁷the Tent of Meeting, the ark of the Testimony^a and the mercy seat upon it, and all the other furnishings of the tent—

⁷The Tent of Meeting, and the ark of the Testimony, and the mercy seat that is on it, and all the vessels of the tent,

⁸the table with its utensils, the pure gold lampstand with all its utensils, the altar of incense,

⁸and the table and its vessels, and the pure lampstand and all its vessels, and the altar of incense,

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

⁹and the altar of the burnt offering and all its vessels, and the basin and its stand,

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

¹⁰and the woven garments and the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons to minister as priests,

¹¹in 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.”

¹¹and the anointing oil, and the incense of spice for the Holy Place. According to all that I have commanded you, they shall do.”

The Sign of the Sabbath

¹²And the LORD said to Moses,

¹²And YHWH 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.

¹³“And You, speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘Truly My Sabbaths you shall keep, for it is a sign between Me and between you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am YHWH who sanctifies you.

¹⁴Keep 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.

¹⁴And you shall keep the Sabbath, for it is holy to you. Everyone who profanes it, he must surely be put to death, for every doer of work on it, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

¹⁵For 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.

¹⁵Six days work shall be done, and the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, holy to YHWH. Every doer of work on the Sabbath day, he must surely be put to death.

¹⁶The Israelites must keep the Sabbath, celebrating it as a permanent covenant for the generations to come.

¹⁶And the sons of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to do the Sabbath throughout their generations as an everlasting covenant.

¹⁷It 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.’”

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

Moses Receives the Tablets

¹⁸When 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.

¹⁸And He gave unto Moses, as He finished speaking with him on Mount Sinai, two tablets of the Testimony, tablets of stone, written with the finger of God.