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 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 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 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 ou shall kindle no fire in all your dwellings on 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 said to all the congregation of the Israelites, This is what the Lord commanded:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9 A nd onyx stones and other stones to be set for the ephod and 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 let every able and wisehearted man among you come and make all that the Lord has commanded:

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

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

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 its poles, with the mercy seat, and the veil of the screen;

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 its poles and all its utensils, and the showbread (the bread of the Presence);

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 lampstand also for the light, and its utensils and its lamps, and 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 its poles, the anointing oil and the fragrant incense, the hanging or screen for the door at the entrance 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 its bronze grating, its poles and all its utensils, the laver and its base;

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 court’s hangings, its pillars and their sockets or bases, and the hanging or screen for the gate 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 pegs of the tabernacle and 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 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 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 T hen all the congregation of the Israelites left Moses’ presence.

Then all the people of Israel went away from 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.

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 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.

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 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 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 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.

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 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 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 who had ability and whose hearts stirred them up in wisdom spun the goats’ hair.

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

27 T he leaders 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 fragrant 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 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 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 to the Israelites, See, the Lord called by name Bezalel 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 has filled him with the Spirit of God, with ability and wisdom, with intelligence and understanding, and with knowledge and all craftsmanship,

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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