Exodus 31

Chapter 31

The Skilled Craftsmen

^1aNow the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

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

³“I have ^afilled him with the Spirit of God in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all kinds of ¹craftsmanship,

⁴to ¹make artistic designs for work in gold, in silver, and in ²bronze,

⁵and in the cutting of stones ¹for settings, and in the carving of wood, that he may work in all kinds of ²craftsmanship.

⁶“And behold, I Myself have ¹appointed with him ^aOholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and in the hearts of all who are ²skillful I have put ³skill, that they may make all that I have commanded you:

^7athe tent of meeting, and ^bthe ark of testimony, and ^cthe ¹mercy seat upon it, and all the furniture of the tent,

^8athe table also and its ¹utensils, and the ^bpure gold lampstand with all its utensils, and ^cthe altar of incense,

^9athe altar of burnt offering also with all its ¹utensils, and ^bthe laver and its stand,

¹⁰the ^1awoven garments as well, and the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, with which to ²carry on their priesthood;

^11athe anointing oil also, and the ^bfragrant incense for the holy place, they are to make them according to all that I have commanded you.”

The Sign of the Sabbath

¹²The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

¹³“But as for you, speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘^aYou shall surely observe My sabbaths; for this is ^ba sign between Me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am the Lord who sanctifies you.

¹⁴‘Therefore you are to observe the sabbath, for it is holy to you. ^aEveryone 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.

¹⁵‘^aFor six days work may be done, but on the seventh day there is a ^bsabbath of complete rest, holy to the Lord; ^cwhoever does any work on the sabbath day shall surely be put to death.

¹⁶‘So the sons of Israel shall observe the sabbath, to ¹celebrate the sabbath throughout their generations as a perpetual covenant.’

¹⁷“^aIt is a sign between Me and the sons of Israel forever; ^bfor in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, but on the seventh day He ceased from labor, and was refreshed.”

¹⁸When He had finished speaking with him upon Mount Sinai, He gave Moses ^athe two tablets of the testimony, tablets of stone, ^bwritten by the finger of God.