1 T hen 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:

Then Moses gathered together all the people of Israel, saying, “These are the things that the Lord has told you to do.

2 “ 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.

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 not kindle a fire in any of 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 M oses spoke to all the congregation of the sons of Israel, saying, “This is the thing which the Lord has commanded, saying,

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

5 ‘ 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,

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

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

7 a nd rams’ skins dyed red, and porpoise skins, and acacia wood,

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

8 a nd oil for lighting, and spices for the anointing oil, and for the fragrant incense,

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

9 a nd onyx stones and setting stones for the ephod and for the breastpiece. Tabernacle Workmen

onyx stones and stones to be set for the linen vest and the breast-piece. Parts of the Meeting Tent

10 ‘ Let every skillful 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 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 its poles, the mercy seat, and the curtain 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 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 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;

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 basin and its stand;

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, its pillars and its 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 pegs of the tabernacle and the pegs 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 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

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 sons of Israel departed from Moses’ presence.

Then all the people of Israel went away from Moses.

21 E veryone 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.

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 hen 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.

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 E very 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.

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 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.

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 skilled women spun with their hands, and brought what they had spun, in blue and purple and scarlet material and in 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 ll the women whose heart stirred with a skill spun the goats’ hair.

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

27 T he rulers brought the onyx stones and the stones for setting for the ephod and for the breastpiece;

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 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, 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.

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 T hen 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.

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, in wisdom, in understanding and in knowledge and in all craftsmanship;

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

32 t o make designs for working in gold and in silver and in bronze,

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

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

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

34 H e also has put in his heart to 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 H e 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.

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.