1 A nd Moses gathered all the congregation of the children of Israel together, and said unto them, These are the words which the Lord hath commanded, that ye should do them.

Then Moses gathered together all the people of Israel, saying, “These are the things that the Lord has told you to do.

2 S ix days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the Lord: whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death.

Work may be done for six days. But the seventh day will be a holy day for you, a Day of Rest to the Lord. Whoever does any work on this day will be put to death.

3 Y e shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath day.

Do not make a fire in any of your tents on the Day of Rest.” Gifts for the Meeting Tent

4 A nd Moses spake unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which the Lord commanded, saying,

Moses said to all the people of Israel, “This is what the Lord has told you to do.

5 T ake ye from among you an offering unto the Lord: whosoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it, an offering of the Lord; gold, and silver, and brass,

Take from among you a gift to the Lord. Whoever has a willing heart, let him bring the Lord’s gift: gold, silver and brass,

6 a nd blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats’ hair,

and blue, purple and red cloth, fine linen, cloth made from goat hair,

7 a nd rams’ skins dyed red, and badgers’ skins, and shittim wood,

rams’ skins made red, badgers’ skins and acacia wood,

8 a nd oil for the light, and spices for anointing oil, and for the sweet incense,

lamp oil, spices for the oil for holy use and for the sweet-smelling perfume,

9 a nd onyx stones, and stones to be set for the ephod, and for the breastplate.

onyx stones and stones to be set for the linen vest and the breast-piece. Parts of the Meeting Tent

10 A nd every wise hearted among you shall come, and make all that the Lord hath commanded;

“Let every able workman among you come and make all that the Lord has told us to make:

11 t he tabernacle, his tent, and his covering, his taches, and his boards, his bars, his pillars, and his sockets,

the meeting tent, its tent and its covering, its hooks, its wood pieces, its cross-pieces, its pillars and their bases,

12 t he ark, and the staves thereof, with the mercy seat, and the vail of the covering,

the special box of the agreement and the long pieces of wood for carrying it, the mercy-seat, the curtain to hang in front of it,

13 t he table, and his staves, and all his vessels, and the shewbread,

the table and the long pieces of wood for carrying it, all its objects, and the holy bread to set before the Lord.

14 t he candlestick also for the light, and his furniture, and his lamps, with the oil for the light,

Also the able workmen are to make: the lamp-stand for the light, and its lamps and oil for the light,

15 a nd the incense altar, and his staves, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the hanging for the door at the entering in of the tabernacle,

the altar of special perfume and the long pieces of wood for carrying it, the oil for holy use, the sweet-smelling perfume, and the curtain for the door of the meeting tent.

16 t he altar of burnt offering, with his brasen grate, his staves, and all his vessels, the laver and his foot,

Also they are to make: the altar of burnt gifts with its brass net and long pieces of wood for carrying it, all its objects, the washing pot and its base,

17 t he hangings of the court, his pillars, and their sockets, and the hanging for the door of the court,

the curtains of the open space, its pillars and its bases, and the curtain for the gate of the open space.

18 t he pins of the tabernacle, and the pins of the court, and their cords,

Also the able workmen are to make: the nails of the meeting tent and the nails of the open space and their ropes,

19 t he cloths of service, to do service in the holy place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest’s office.

the well-made clothing for working in the holy place, the holy clothing for Aaron the religious leader, and the clothing for his sons as they work as religious leaders.” People Bring Their Gifts

20 A nd all the congregation of the children of Israel departed from the presence of Moses.

Then all the people of Israel went away from Moses.

21 A nd they came, every one whose heart stirred him up, and every one whom his spirit made willing, and they brought the Lord’s offering to the work of the tabernacle of the congregation, and for all his service, and for the holy garments.

And every one whose heart or spirit moved him brought the Lord’s gift to be used for the meeting tent, for all its work, and for the holy clothing.

22 A nd they came, both men and women, as many as were willing hearted, and brought bracelets, and earrings, and rings, and tablets, all jewels of gold: and every man that offered offered an offering of gold unto the Lord.

Then all the men and women who wanted to give brought objects of gold that had been worn on their clothing, ears, fingers and arms. Every man gave a gift of gold to the Lord.

23 A nd every man, with whom was found blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats’ hair, and red skins of rams, and badgers’ skins, brought them.

And every one who had blue, purple and red cloth, fine linen, cloth made from goats’ hair, rams’ skins made red, and badgers’ skins, brought them.

24 E very one that did offer an offering of silver and brass brought the Lord’s offering: and every man, with whom was found shittim wood for any work of the service, brought it.

Every one who could give a gift of silver or brass brought it as a gift to the Lord. Every one who had acacia wood to be used for the work, brought it.

25 A nd all the women that were wise hearted did spin with their hands, and brought that which they had spun, both of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine linen.

All the able women made cloth with their hands. They brought the blue, purple and red cloth and fine linen they had made.

26 A nd all the women whose heart stirred them up in wisdom spun goats’ hair.

All the able women whose hearts moved them made cloth from goat hair.

27 A nd the rulers brought onyx stones, and stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate;

The leaders brought the onyx stones and the stones to be set for the linen vest and the breast-piece,

28 a nd spice, and oil for the light, and for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense.

and the spice and the oil for the light, and the oil for holy use, and for the sweet-smelling perfume.

29 T he children of Israel brought a willing offering unto the Lord, every man and woman, whose heart made them willing to bring for all manner of work, which the Lord had commanded to be made by the hand of Moses.

The people of Israel who wanted to brought gifts to the Lord. Every man and woman, whose heart moved them, brought what the Lord had told them through Moses. Workmen Called by God

30 A nd Moses said unto the children of Israel, See, the Lord hath called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah;

Then Moses said to the people of Israel, “See, the Lord has called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the family of Judah.

31 a nd he hath filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship;

The Lord has filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, understanding, much learning, and in all work.

32 a nd to devise curious works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,

So he can make plans for working in gold, silver and brass,

33 a nd in the cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of wood, to make any manner of cunning work.

and cut stones to be set, cut wood, and do good work of every kind.

34 A nd he hath put in his heart that he may teach, both he, and Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan.

The Lord has given him the power to teach also, both he and Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the family of Dan.

35 T hem hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of work, 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 work, and of those that devise cunning work.

He has made them able to do every work: writing words in stone, gold, silver and brass, planning, sewing beautiful work on blue, purple and red cloth and fine linen, making cloth, and all kinds of work done by able workmen.