35Moses gathered the whole community of Israel together. He said to them, “Here are the things the Lord has commanded you to do. ²You must do your work in six days. But the seventh day will be your holy day. It will be a Sabbath in the Lord’s honor. You must rest on it. Anyone who does any work on it must be put to death. ³Do not even light a fire in any of your homes on the Sabbath day.”

Supplies for the Holy Tent

⁴Moses spoke to the whole community of Israel. He said, “Here is what the Lord has commanded. ⁵Take an offering for the Lord from what you have. Those who want to can bring an offering to the Lord. Here is what they can bring.

“gold, silver and bronze

⁶blue, purple and bright red yarn and fine linen

goat hair

⁷ram skins that are dyed red

the hides of sea cows

acacia wood

⁸olive oil for the lights

spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet-smelling incense

⁹onyx stones and other jewels for the linen apron and the chest cloth

¹⁰“All of the skilled workers among you must come. They must make everything the Lord has commanded ¹¹for the holy tent and its covering. Here is what they must make.

“hooks

frames

crossbars

posts

bases

¹²the ark of the covenant

the poles and cover for the ark

the curtain that screens the ark

¹³the table for the holy bread

the poles and all of the articles for the table

the holy bread

¹⁴the lampstand for light and everything that is used with it

the lamps and the olive oil that gives light

¹⁵the altar for burning incense

the poles for the altar

the anointing oil

the sweet-smelling incense

the curtain for the entrance to the holy tent

¹⁶the altar for burnt offerings with its bronze grate

its poles and all of its tools

the large bronze bowl with its stand

¹⁷the curtains of the courtyard with their posts and bases

the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard

¹⁸the ropes and tent stakes for the holy tent and for the courtyard

¹⁹the sacred clothes for Aaron the priest

the clothes for his sons when they serve as priests”

²⁰Then the whole community of Israel left Moses. ²¹Everyone who wanted to give offerings to the Lord brought them to him. The offerings were for the work on the Tent of Meeting, for the sacred clothes, and for any other purpose there.

²²Every man and woman who wanted to give came. They brought gold jewelry of all kinds. They brought pins, earrings, rings and other jewelry. All of them gave their gold as a wave offering to the Lord.

²³People brought what they had. They brought blue, purple or bright red yarn or fine linen. They brought goat hair, ram skins that were dyed red, or the hides of sea cows. ²⁴Some brought silver or bronze as an offering to the Lord. Others brought acacia wood for any part of the work.

²⁵All of the skilled women spun yarn with their hands. They brought blue, purple or bright red yarn or fine linen. ²⁶All of the skilled women who wanted to spin the goat hair did so.

²⁷The leaders brought onyx stones and other jewels for the linen apron and the chest cloth. ²⁸They also brought spices and olive oil. They brought them for the light, for the anointing oil, and for the sweet-smelling incense.

²⁹All of the men and women of Israel who wanted to bring offerings to the Lord brought them to him. The offerings were for all of the work the Lord had commanded Moses to tell them to do.

Bezalel and Oholiab

³⁰Then Moses spoke to the people of Israel. He said, “The Lord has chosen Bezalel, the son of Uri. Uri is the son of Hur. Bezalel is from the tribe of Judah. ³¹The Lord has filled him with the Spirit of God. He has filled him with skill, ability and knowledge in all kinds of crafts. ³²He can make beautiful patterns in gold, silver and bronze. ³³He can cut and set stones. He can work with wood. In fact, he can work in all kinds of arts and crafts.

³⁴“And the Lord has given both him and Oholiab the ability to teach others. Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, is from the tribe of Dan.

36³⁵“The Lord has filled them with skill to do all kinds of work. They carve things and make patterns. They sew skillfully with blue, purple and bright red yarn and on fine linen. They use thread to make beautiful cloth. They have the skill to work in all kinds of crafts.

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