Exodus 31 ~ Exodus 31

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1 T hen the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

2 See, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.

See, I have called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah,

3 A nd I have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,

and have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in every work,

4 t o design artistic works, to work in gold, in silver, in bronze,

to devise artistic work—to work in gold, and in silver, and in copper,

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

and in cutting of stones, for setting, and for carving of timber—to work in all manner of work.

6 And I, indeed I, have appointed with him Aholiab the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and I have put wisdom in the hearts of all the gifted artisans, that they may make all that I have commanded you:

And I, behold, I have given with him Aholiab the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and in the heart of every one that is wise-hearted have I given wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded thee—

7 t he tabernacle of meeting, the ark of the Testimony and the mercy seat that is on it, and all the furniture of the tabernacle—

the tent of meeting and the ark of the testimony, and the mercy-seat that is thereupon, and all the utensils of the tent,

8 t he table and its utensils, the pure gold lampstand with all its utensils, the altar of incense,

and the table and its utensils, and the pure lamp-stand and all its utensils, and the altar of incense;

9 t he altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the laver and its base—

and the altar of burnt-offering and all its utensils, and the laver and its stand;

10 t he garments of ministry, the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments of his sons, to minister as priests,

and the garments of service, both the holy garments of Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to serve as priests;

11 a nd the anointing oil and sweet incense for the holy place. According to all that I have commanded you they shall do.” The Sabbath Law

and the anointing oil, and the incense of fragrant drugs for the sanctuary: according to all that I have commanded thee shall they do.

12 A nd the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

13 Speak also to the children of Israel, saying: ‘Surely My Sabbaths you shall keep, for it is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am the Lord who sanctifies you.

And thou, speak thou unto the children of Israel, saying, Surely my sabbaths shall ye keep; for this is a sign between me and you throughout your generations, that ye may know that it is I, Jehovah, who do hallow you.

14 Y ou shall keep the Sabbath, therefore, for it is holy to you. Everyone who profanes it shall surely be put to death; for whoever does any work on it, that person shall be cut off from among his people.

Keep the sabbath, therefore; for it is holy unto you; every one that profaneth it shall certainly be put to death: yea, whoever doeth work on it, that soul shall be cut off from among his peoples.

15 W ork shall be done for six days, but the seventh is the Sabbath of rest, holy to the Lord. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death.

Six days shall work be done; but on the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, holy to Jehovah: whoever doeth work on the sabbath day shall certainly be put to death.

16 T herefore the children of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe the Sabbath throughout their generations as a perpetual covenant.

And the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations— an everlasting covenant.

17 I t is a sign between Me and the children of Israel forever; for in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed.’”

It shall be a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever; for six days Jehovah made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.

18 A nd when He had made an end of speaking with him on Mount Sinai, He gave Moses two tablets of the Testimony, tablets of stone, written with the finger of God.

And he gave to Moses, when he had ended speaking with him on mount Sinai, the two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.