Exodus 31:1–18
Artisans for Building the Tabernacle
31 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 2 a“See, I have called by name Bezalel the bson of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. 3 And I have cfilled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship, 4 to design artistic works, to work in gold, in silver, in bronze, 5 in cutting jewels for setting, in carving wood, and to work in all manner of workmanship.
6 “And I, indeed I, have appointed with him dAholiab the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and I have put wisdom in the hearts of all the egifted artisans, that they may make all that I have commanded you: 7 fthe tabernacle of meeting, gthe ark of the Testimony and hthe mercy seat that is on it, and all the furniture of the tabernacle—8 ithe table and its utensils, jthe pure gold lampstand with all its utensils, the altar of incense, 9 kthe altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and lthe laver and its base—10 mthe 1garments of ministry, the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments of his sons, to minister as priests, 11 nand the anointing oil and osweet incense for the holy place. According to all that I have commanded you they shall do.”
12 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 13 “Speak also to the children of Israel, saying: p‘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 qsanctifies 2you. 14 rYou shall keep the Sabbath, therefore, for it is holy to you. Everyone who 3profanes it shall surely be put to death; for swhoever does any work on it, that person shall be cut off from among his people. 15 Work shall be done for tsix days, but the useventh is the Sabbath of rest, holy to the Lord. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death. 16 Therefore the children of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe the Sabbath throughout their generations as a perpetual covenant. 17 It is va sign between Me and the children of Israel forever; for win six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed.’ ”
18 And when He had made an end of speaking with him on Mount Sinai, He gave Moses xtwo tablets of the Testimony, tablets of stone, written with the finger of God.