Exodus 35:1–13

Regulations for the Sabbath

35Moses called together the whole community of the people of Israel and said to them, “This is what the Lord has commanded you to do: ^2*You have six days in which to do your work, but the seventh day is to be sacred, a solemn day of rest dedicated to me, the Lord. Anyone who does any work on that day is to be put to death. ³Do not even light a fire in your homes on the Sabbath.”

Offerings for the Sacred Tent

⁴Moses said to all the people of Israel, “This is what the Lord has commanded: ⁵Make an offering to the Lord. Everyone who wishes to do so is to bring an offering of gold, silver, or bronze; ⁶fine linen; blue, purple, and red wool; cloth made of goats’ hair; ⁷rams’ skin dyed red; fine leather; acacia wood;

Making the Tent of the ’s Presence

⁸oil for the lamps; spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet-smelling incense; ⁹carnelians and other jewels to be set in the High Priest’s ephod and in his breast-piece.

Articles for the Tent of the ’s Presence

¹⁰“All the skilled workers among you are to come and make everything that the Lord commanded: ¹¹the Tent, its covering and its outer covering, its hooks and its frames, its crossbars, its posts, and its bases; ¹²the Covenant Box, its poles, its lid, and the curtain to screen it off; ¹³the table, its poles, and all its equipment; the bread offered to God;