1 M oses gathered all the congregation of the Israelites together and said to them, These are the things which the Lord has commanded that you do:

Then Moses gathered all the congregation of the children of Israel together, and said to them, “These are the words which the Lord has commanded you to do:

2 S ix days shall work be done, but the seventh day shall be to you a holy day, a Sabbath of rest to the Lord; whoever works shall be put to death.

Work shall be done for six days, but the seventh day shall be a holy day for you, a Sabbath of rest to the Lord. Whoever does any work on it shall be put to death.

3 Y ou shall kindle no fire in all your dwellings on the Sabbath day.

You shall kindle no fire throughout your dwellings on the Sabbath day.” Offerings for the Tabernacle

4 A nd Moses said to all the congregation of the Israelites, This is what the Lord commanded:

And Moses spoke to all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying, “This is the thing which the Lord commanded, saying:

5 T ake from among you an offering to the Lord. Whoever is of a willing and generous heart, let him bring the Lord’s offering: gold, silver, and bronze;

‘Take from among you an offering to the Lord. Whoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it as an offering to the Lord: gold, silver, and bronze;

6 B lue, purple, and scarlet, fine linen; goats’ hair;

blue, purple, and scarlet thread, fine linen, and goats’ hair;

7 A nd rams’ skins tanned red, and skins of dolphins or porpoises; and acacia wood;

ram skins dyed red, badger skins, and acacia wood;

8 A nd oil for the light; and spices for anointing oil and for fragrant incense;

oil for the light, and spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet incense;

9 A nd onyx stones and other stones to be set for the ephod and the breastplate.

onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod and in the breastplate. Articles of the Tabernacle

10 A nd let every able and wisehearted man among you come and make all that the Lord has commanded:

‘All who are gifted artisans among you shall come and make all that the Lord has commanded:

11 T he tabernacle, its tent and its covering, its hooks, its boards, its bars, its pillars, and its sockets or bases;

the tabernacle, its tent, its covering, its clasps, its boards, its bars, its pillars, and its sockets;

12 T he ark and its poles, with the mercy seat, and the veil of the screen;

the ark and its poles, with the mercy seat, and the veil of the covering;

13 T he table and its poles and all its utensils, and the showbread (the bread of the Presence);

the table and its poles, all its utensils, and the showbread;

14 T he lampstand also for the light, and its utensils and its lamps, and the oil for the light;

also the lampstand for the light, its utensils, its lamps, and the oil for the light;

15 A nd the incense altar and its poles, the anointing oil and the fragrant incense, the hanging or screen for the door at the entrance of the tabernacle;

the incense altar, its poles, the anointing oil, the sweet incense, and the screen for the door at the entrance of the tabernacle;

16 T he altar of burnt offering, with its bronze grating, its poles and all its utensils, the laver and its base;

the altar of burnt offering with its bronze grating, its poles, all its utensils, and the laver and its base;

17 T he court’s hangings, its pillars and their sockets or bases, and the hanging or screen for the gate of the court;

the hangings of the court, its pillars, their sockets, and the screen for the gate of the court;

18 T he pegs of the tabernacle and of the court, and their cords,

the pegs of the tabernacle, the pegs of the court, and their cords;

19 T he finely wrought garments for ministering in the Holy Place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest and for his sons to minister as priests.

the garments of ministry, for ministering in the holy place —the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments of his sons, to minister as priests.’” The Tabernacle Offerings Presented

20 T hen all the congregation of the Israelites left Moses’ presence.

And all the congregation of the children of Israel departed from the presence of Moses.

21 A nd they came, each one whose heart stirred him up and whose spirit made him willing, and brought the Lord’s offering to be used for the Tent of Meeting, for all its service, and the holy garments.

Then everyone came whose heart was stirred, and everyone whose spirit was willing, and they brought the Lord ’s offering for the work of the tabernacle of meeting, for all its service, and for the holy garments.

22 T hey came, both men and women, all who were willinghearted, and brought brooches, earrings or nose rings, signet rings, and armlets or necklaces, all jewels of gold, everyone bringing an offering of gold to the Lord.

They came, both men and women, as many as had a willing heart, and brought earrings and nose rings, rings and necklaces, all jewelry of gold, that is, every man who made an offering of gold to the Lord.

23 A nd everyone with whom was found blue or purple or scarlet, or fine linen, or goats’ hair, or rams’ skins made red, or dolphin or porpoise skins brought them.

And every man, with whom was found blue, purple, and scarlet thread, fine linen, and goats’ hair, red skins of rams, and badger skins, brought them.

24 E veryone who could make an offering of silver or bronze brought it as the Lord’s offering, and every man with whom was found any acacia wood for any work of the service brought it.

Everyone who offered an offering of silver or bronze brought the Lord ’s offering. And everyone with whom was found acacia wood for any work of the service, brought it.

25 A ll the women who had ability and were wisehearted spun with their hands and brought what they had spun of blue and purple and scarlet and fine linen;

All the women who were gifted artisans spun yarn with their hands, and brought what they had spun, of blue, purple, and scarlet, and fine linen.

26 A nd all the women who had ability and whose hearts stirred them up in wisdom spun the goats’ hair.

And all the women whose hearts stirred with wisdom spun yarn of goats’ hair.

27 T he leaders brought onyx stones and stones to be set for the ephod and for the breastplate,

The rulers brought onyx stones, and the stones to be set in the ephod and in the breastplate,

28 A nd spice, and oil for the light and for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense.

and spices and oil for the light, for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense.

29 T he Israelites brought a freewill offering to the Lord, all men and women whose hearts made them willing and moved them to bring anything for any of the work which the Lord had commanded by Moses to be done.

The children of Israel brought a freewill offering to the Lord, all the men and women whose hearts were willing to bring material for all kinds of work which the Lord, by the hand of Moses, had commanded to be done. The Artisans Called by God

30 A nd Moses said to the Israelites, See, the Lord called by name Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah;

And Moses said to the children of Israel, “See, the Lord has called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah;

31 A nd He has filled him with the Spirit of God, with ability and wisdom, with intelligence and understanding, and with knowledge and all craftsmanship,

and He has filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom and understanding, in knowledge and all manner of workmanship,

32 T o devise artistic designs, to work in gold, silver, and bronze,

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

33 I n cutting of stones for setting, and in carving of wood, for work in every skilled craft.

in cutting jewels for setting, in carving wood, and to work in all manner of artistic workmanship.

34 A nd God has put in Bezalel’s heart that he may teach, both he and Aholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan.

“And He has put in his heart the ability to teach, in him and Aholiab the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan.

35 H e has filled them with wisdom of heart and ability to do all manner of craftsmanship, of the engraver, of the skillful workman, of the embroiderer in blue, purple, and scarlet and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of those who do or design any skilled work.

He has filled them with skill to do all manner of work of the engraver and the designer and the tapestry maker, in blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine linen, and of the weaver—those who do every work and those who design artistic works.