1 ¶ And Moses gathered all the congregation of the sons of Israel together and said unto them, These are the words which the LORD has commanded that ye should do them.

Then Moses assembled all the congregation of the sons of Israel, and said to them, “ These are the things that the Lord has commanded you to do:

2 S ix days shall work be done, but the seventh day shall be holy unto you, a sabbath of rest to the LORD; whoever does work therein shall die.

“ For six days work may be done, but on the seventh day you shall have a holy day, a sabbath of complete rest to the Lord; whoever does any work on it shall be put to death.

3 Y e shall kindle no fire in any of your habitations upon the sabbath day.

You shall not kindle a fire in any of your dwellings on the sabbath day.”

4 A nd Moses spoke unto all the congregation of the sons of Israel, saying, This is what the LORD commanded, saying,

Moses spoke to all the congregation of the sons of Israel, saying, “This is the thing which the Lord has commanded, saying,

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

‘ Take from among you a contribution to the Lord; whoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it as the Lord’s contribution: gold, silver, and bronze,

6 b lue, purple, scarlet, fine linen, goats’ hair;

and blue, purple and scarlet material, fine linen, goats’ hair,

7 r ams’ skins dyed red, badgers’ skins, cedar wood;

and rams’ skins dyed red, and porpoise skins, and acacia wood,

8 o il for the light, spices for anointing oil and for the aromatic incense;

and oil for lighting, and spices for the anointing oil, and for the fragrant incense,

9 o nyx stones, and stones to be set for the ephod, and for the pectoral.

and onyx stones and setting stones for the ephod and for the breastpiece. Tabernacle Workmen

10 A nd everyone that is wise hearted among you shall come and make all that the LORD has commanded:

‘ Let every skillful man among you come, and make all that the Lord has commanded:

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

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

12 t he ark and its staves, the seat of reconciliation, and the veil of the tent,

the ark and its poles, the mercy seat, and the curtain of the screen;

13 t he table and its staves and all its vessels, and the showbread;

the table and its poles, and all its utensils, and the bread of the Presence;

14 t he lampstand also for the light and its vessels and its lamps, and the oil for the light;

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

15 a nd the altar of incense and its staves, and the anointing oil, and the aromatic incense, and the hanging for the door at the entrance of the tabernacle,

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

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

the altar of burnt offering with its bronze grating, its poles, and all its utensils, the basin and its stand;

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

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

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

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

19 t he clothing of service to minister in the sanctuary, that is, the holy garments of Aaron the priest and the garments of his sons to serve in the priesthood.

the woven garments for ministering in the holy place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments of his sons, to minister as priests.’” Gifts Received

20 ¶ And all the congregation of the sons of Israel departed from the presence of Moses.

Then all the congregation of the sons of Israel departed from Moses’ presence.

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

Everyone whose heart stirred him and everyone whose spirit moved him came and brought the Lord’s contribution for the work of the tent of meeting and 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 chains and earrings, rings and bracelets, and all jewels of gold; and anyone that offered an offering of gold unto the LORD.

Then all whose hearts moved them, both men and women, came and brought brooches and earrings and signet rings and bracelets, all articles of gold; so did every man who presented an offering of gold to the Lord.

23 E very man who had blue or purple or scarlet or fine linen or goats’ hair or red skins of rams or badgers’ skins brought them.

Every man, who had in his possession blue and purple and scarlet material and fine linen and goats’ hair and rams’ skins dyed red and porpoise skins, brought them.

24 A nyone that offered an offering of silver or brass brought the offering unto the LORD; and every man, with whom was found cedar wood, brought it for all the work of the service.

Everyone who could make a contribution of silver and bronze brought the Lord’s contribution; and every man who had in his possession acacia wood for any work of the service brought it.

25 A nd all the women that were wise hearted spun with their hands and brought that which they had spun: blue or purple or scarlet or fine linen.

All the skilled women spun with their hands, and brought what they had spun, in blue and purple and scarlet material and in fine linen.

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

All the women whose heart stirred with a skill spun the goats’ hair.

27 A nd the princes brought onyx stones and the stones to be set for the ephod and for the pectoral;

The rulers brought the onyx stones and the stones for setting for the ephod and for the breastpiece;

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

and the spice and the oil for the light and for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense.

29 O f the sons of Israel, men and women, all that had a willing heart to bring for all the work, which the Lord had commanded to be made by the hand of Moses, brought a voluntary offering unto the LORD.

The Israelites, all the men and women, whose heart moved them to bring material for all the work, which the Lord had commanded through Moses to be done, brought a freewill offering to the Lord.

30 ¶ And Moses said unto the sons of Israel, See, the LORD has named Bezaleel, the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah;

Then Moses said to the sons 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, in wisdom, in intelligence, in science, and in all manner of workmanship;

And He has filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding and in knowledge and in all craftsmanship;

32 t o invent and devise, to work in gold and in silver and in brass,

to make designs for working in gold and in silver and in bronze,

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

and in the cutting of stones for settings and in the carving of wood, so as to perform in every inventive work.

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

He also has put in his heart to teach, both he and Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan.

35 A nd he has filled them 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: that they may do any work, and invent every design.

He has filled them with skill to perform every work of an engraver and of a designer and of an embroiderer, in blue and in purple and in scarlet material, and in fine linen, and of a weaver, as performers of every work and makers of designs.