1   Moses called the whole community of Israelites together and thus addressed them: 2   These are the Lord's commands to you: On six days you may work, but the seventh you are to keep as a sabbath of sacred rest, holy to the Lord. Whoever works on that day shall be put to death. 3   You are not even to light your fire at home on the sabbath day.

4   These words Moses spoke to all the community of Israelites: This is the command the Lord has given: 5   Each of you set aside a contribution to the Lord. Let all who wish, bring a contribution to the Lord: gold, silver, copper; 6   violet, purple, and scarlet yarn; fine linen and goats' hair; 7    8   tanned rams' skins, porpoise-hides, and acacia-wood; oil for the lamp, perfume for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense; 9   cornelians and other stones ready for setting in the ephod and the breast-piece. 10   Let every craftsman among you come and make everything the Lord has commanded. 11   The Tabernacle, its tent and covering, fasteners, 12   planks, bars, posts, and sockets, the Ark and its poles, the cover and the Veil of the screen, 13   the table, its poles, and all its vessels, and the Bread of the Presence, 14   the lamp-stand for the light, its fittings, lamps and the lamp oil; 15   the altar of incense and its poles, the anointing oil, the fragrant incense, and the screen for the entrance of the Tabernacle, 16   the altar of whole-offering, its bronze grating, poles, and all appurtenances, the basin and its stand; 17   the hangings of the court, its posts and sockets, and the screen for the gateway of the court; 18   the pegs of the Tabernacle and court and their cords, 19   the stitched vestments for ministering in the Holy Place, that is the sacred vestments for Aaron the priest and the vestments for his sons when they minister as priests.

20   The whole community of the Israelites went out from Moses' presence, 21   and everyone who was so minded brought of his own free

Israel at Mount Sinai will a contribution to the Lord for the making of the Tent of the Presence and all its service, and for the sacred vestments. 22   Men and women alike came and freely brought clasps, earrings, finger-rings, and pendants, ^note gold ornaments of every kind, every one of them presenting a special gift of gold to the Lord. 23   And every man brought what he possessed of violet, purple, and scarlet yarn, fine linen and goats' hair, tanned rams' skins and porpoise-hides. 24   Every man, setting aside a contribution of silver or copper, brought it as a contribution to the Lord, and all who had acacia-wood suitable for any part of the work brought it. 25   Every woman with the skill spun and brought the violet, purple, and scarlet yarn, and fine linen. 26   All the women whose skill moved them spun the goats' hair. 27   The chiefs brought cornelians and other stones ready for setting in the ephod and the breast-piece, 28   the perfume and oil for the light, for the anointing oil, and for the fragrant incense. 29   Every Israelite man and woman who was minded to bring offerings to the Lord for all the work which he had commanded through Moses did so freely.

30   Moses said to the Israelites, ‘Mark this: the Lord has specially chosen Bezalel son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. 31   He has filled him with divine spirit, making him skilful and ingenious, expert in every craft, 32   and a master of design, whether in gold, silver, and copper, or cutting precious stones for setting, 33   or carving wood, in every kind of design. 34   He has inspired both him and Aholiab son of Ahisamach of the tribe of Dan to instruct workers and designers of every kind, 35    engravers, seamsters, embroiderers in violet, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine linen, and weavers, fully endowing them with skill to execute all kinds of work.

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