Exodus 35:1–13

Rules about the Day of Rest

¹Moses assembled the whole Israelite community and said to them, “These are the things the Lord has commanded you to do: ²You may work for six days, but the seventh day is a holy day of rest, a day when you don’t work. It is dedicated to the Lord. Whoever does any work on this day should be put to death. ³Never light a fire in any of your homes on this day of rest.” 

The People Contribute Their Wealth—Exodus 25:1–7

⁴Then Moses said to the whole Israelite community, “This is what the Lord has commanded: ⁵Choose something of your own to give as a special contribution to the Lord. Let everyone who is willing bring this kind of contribution to the Lord: gold, silver, and bronze, ⁶violet, purple, and bright red yarn, fine linen, goats’ hair, ⁷rams’ skins dyed red, fine leather,acacia wood, ⁸olive oil for the lamps, spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet-smelling incense, ⁹onyx stones, and other precious stones to be set in the ⸤chief priest’s⸥ ephod^band breastplate. 

The Craftsmen for the Tent—Exodus 31:2–6

¹⁰“Have all the skilled craftsmen among you come and make everything the Lord has commanded: ¹¹the inner tent, the outer tent, and cover, along with the fasteners, frames, crossbars, posts, and sockets, ¹²the ark with its poles, the throne of mercy and the canopy over it, ¹³the table with its poles, all the dishes, the bread of the presence,