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

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 on the seventh day there shall be to you a holy day, a sabbath of solemn rest to Jehovah: whosoever doeth any work therein 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 e shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath day.

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

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

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 ye from among you an offering unto Jehovah; whosoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it, Jehovah's offering: gold, and silver, and brass,

‘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 a nd blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair,

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

7 a nd rams' skins dyed red, and sealskins, and acacia wood,

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

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

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

9 a nd onyx stones, and stones to be set, for the ephod, and for 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 wise-hearted man among you come, and make all that Jehovah hath 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 clasps, and its boards, its bars, its pillars, and its sockets;

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

12 t he ark, and the staves thereof, 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 staves, and all its vessels, and the showbread;

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

14 t he candlestick also for the light, and its vessels, 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 altar of incense, and its staves, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the screen for the door, at the door 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 grating of brass, it staves, and all its vessels, 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 hangings of the court, the pillars thereof, and their sockets, and the 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 pins of the tabernacle, and the pins 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 the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest's office.

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

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

21 A nd they came, every one whose heart stirred him up, and every one whom his spirit made willing, and brought Jehovah's offering, for the work of the tent of meeting, and for all the service thereof, and for 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 A nd they came, both men and women, as many as were willing-hearted, and brought brooches, and ear-rings, and signet-rings, and armlets, all jewels of gold; even every man that offered an offering of gold unto Jehovah.

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 every man, with whom was found blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair, and rams' skins dyed red, and sealskins, 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 very one that did offer an offering of silver and brass brought Jehovah's offering; and every man, with whom was found 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 nd all the women that were wise-hearted did spin with their hands, and brought that which they had spun, the blue, and the purple, the scarlet, and the 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 whose heart stirred them up in wisdom spun the goats' hair.

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

27 A nd the rulers brought the onyx stones, and the 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 the spice, and the oil; for the light, and for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense.

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

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

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 unto the children of Israel, See, Jehovah hath called by name Bezalel the 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 hath filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship;

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

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

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

33 a nd in cutting of stones for setting, and in carving of wood, to work in all manner of skilful workmanship.

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

34 A nd he hath put in his heart that he may teach, both he, and Oholiab, the 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 T hem hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of workmanship, of the engraver, and of the skilful 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 workmanship, and of those that devise skilful works.

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.