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 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 a holy day, a sabbath of solemn rest to Jehovah: whosoever doeth any 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 Jehovah 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 Jehovah; whosoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it, Jehovah's offering: 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 sealskins, and acacia wood,

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

8 a nd oil for the light, and spices for the 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 let every wise-hearted man among you come, and make all that Jehovah hath 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 clasps, and its boards, its bars, its pillars, and its 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, 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 staves, and all its vessels, and the showbread;

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 its vessels, 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 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 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 grating of brass, it staves, and all its vessels, 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 hangings of the court, the pillars thereof, and their sockets, and the 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 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 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 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 brought Jehovah's offering, for the work of the tent of meeting, and for all the service thereof, 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 brooches, and ear-rings, and signet-rings, and armlets, all jewels of gold; even every man that offered an offering of gold unto Jehovah.

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 rams' skins dyed red, and sealskins, 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 Jehovah's offering; and every man, with whom was found 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 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 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 the goats' hair.

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

27 A nd the rulers brought the onyx stones, and the 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 the spice, and the 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 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 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, Jehovah hath called by name Bezalel 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 skilful 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 cutting of stones for setting, and in carving of wood, to work in all manner of skilful workmanship.

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 Oholiab, 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 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 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.