Exodus 31

Bezalel and Oholiab

31:2-6^pp — Ex 35:30–35

Then the Lord said to Moses, “See, I have chosen Bezalel^a son of Uri, the son of Hur,^b of the tribe of Judah, and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge^c and with all kinds of skills^d— to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver and bronze, to cut and set stones, to work in wood, and to engage in all kinds of crafts. Moreover, I have appointed Oholiab^e son of Ahisamak, of the tribe of Dan,^f to help him. Also I have given ability to all the skilled workers^g to make everything I have commanded you: the tent of meeting,^h the ark of the covenant lawⁱ with the atonement cover^j on it, and all the other furnishings of the tent— the table^k and its articles, the pure gold lampstand^l and all its accessories, the altar of incense,^m the altar of burnt offeringⁿ and all its utensils, the basin^o with its stand— and also the woven garments^p, both the sacred garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons when they serve as priests, and the anointing oil^q and fragrant incense^r for the Holy Place. They are to make them just as I commanded^s you.”

The Sabbath

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘You must observe my Sabbaths.^a This will be a sign^b between me and you for the generations to come,^c so you may know that I am the Lord, who makes you holy.^d

“ ‘Observe the Sabbath, because it is holy to you. Anyone who desecrates it is to be put to death;^e those who do any work on that day must be cut off from their people. For six days work^f is to be done, but the seventh day is a day of sabbath rest,^g holy to the Lord. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day is to be put to death. The Israelites are to observe the Sabbath,^h celebrating it for the generations to come as a lasting covenant. It will be a signⁱ between me and the Israelites forever, for in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day he abstained from work and rested.^j’ ”^k

When the Lord finished speaking to Moses on Mount Sinai,^l he gave him the two tablets of the covenant law, the tablets of stone^m inscribed by the finger of God.ⁿ