Exodus 35

1 Moses assembled all the congregation of the children of Israel, and said to them, “These are the words which Yahweh has commanded, that you should do them.2 ‘Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be a holy day for you, a Sabbath of solemn rest to Yahweh: whoever does any work in it shall be put to death.

3 You shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations on the Sabbath day.’”
4 Moses spoke to all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying, “This is the thing which Yahweh commanded, saying,5 ‘Take from among you an offering to Yahweh. Whoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it, Yahweh’s offering: gold, silver, brass,6 blue, purple, scarlet, fine linen, goats’ hair,7 rams’ skins dyed red, sea cow hides, acacia wood,8 oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet incense,

9 onyx stones, and stones to be set for the ephod and for the breastplate.
10 “‘Let every wise-hearted man among you come, and make all that Yahweh has commanded:11 the tabernacle, its outer covering, its roof, its clasps, its boards, its bars, its pillars, and its sockets;12 the ark, and its poles, the mercy seat, the veil of the screen;13 the table with its poles and all its vessels, and the show bread;14 the lampstand also for the light, with its vessels, its lamps, and the oil for the light;15 and the altar of incense with its poles, the anointing oil, the sweet incense, the screen for the door, at the door of the tabernacle;16 the altar of burnt offering, with its grating of brass, it poles, and all its vessels, the basin and its base;17 the hangings of the court, its pillars, their sockets, and the screen for the gate of the court;18 the pins of the tabernacle, the pins of the court, and their cords;

19 the finely worked garments, for ministering in the holy place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest’s office.’”
20 All the congregation of the children of Israel departed from the presence of Moses.21 They came, everyone whose heart stirred him up, and everyone whom his spirit made willing, and brought Yahweh’s offering, for the work of the Tent of Meeting, and for all of its service, and for the holy garments.22 They came, both men and women, as many as were willing-hearted, and brought brooches, earrings, signet rings, and armlets, all jewels of gold; even every man who offered an offering of gold to Yahweh.23 Everyone, with whom was found blue, purple, scarlet, fine linen, goats’ hair, rams’ skins dyed red, and sea cow hides, brought them.24 Everyone who offered an offering of silver and brass brought Yahweh’s offering; and everyone, with whom was found acacia wood for any work of the service, brought it.25 All the women who were wise-hearted spun with their hands, and brought that which they had spun, the blue, the purple, the scarlet, and the fine linen.26 All the women whose heart stirred them up in wisdom spun the goats’ hair.27 The rulers brought the onyx stones, and the stones to be set, for the ephod and for the breastplate;28 and the spice, and the oil for the light, for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense.

29 The children of Israel brought a freewill offering to Yahweh; every man and woman, whose heart made them willing to bring for all the work, which Yahweh had commanded to be made by Moses.
30 Moses said to the children of Israel, “Behold, Yahweh has called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.31 He has filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all kinds of workmanship;32 and to make skillful works, to work in gold, in silver, in brass,33 in cutting of stones for setting, and in carving of wood, to work in all kinds of skillful workmanship.34 He has put in his heart that he may teach, both he, and Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan.

35 He has filled them with wisdom of heart, to work all kinds of workmanship, of the engraver, of the skillful workman, and of the embroiderer, in blue, in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of those who do anyworkmanship, and of those who make skillful works.

Exodus 35

The Sabbath Emphasized

1 Then Moses assembled all the congregation of the sons of Israel, and said to them, "These are the things that the LORD has commanded you to do:

2 "For six days work may be done, but on the seventh day you shall have a holy day, a sabbath of complete rest to the LORD; whoever does any work on it shall be put to death.3 You shall not kindle a fire in any of your dwellings on the sabbath day."

4 Moses spoke to all the congregation of the sons of Israel, saying, "This is the thing which the LORD has commanded, saying,5 'Take from among you a contribution to the LORD; whoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it as the LORD'S contribution: gold, silver, and bronze,6 and blue, purple and scarlet material, fine linen, goats' hair, 7 and rams' skins dyed red, and porpoise skins, and acacia wood,8 and oil for lighting, and spices for the anointing oil, and for the fragrant incense,9 and onyx stones and setting stones for the ephod and for the breastpiece.

Tabernacle Workmen

10 'Let every skillful man among you come, and make all that the LORD has commanded:11 the tabernacle, its tent and its covering, its hooks and its boards, its bars, its pillars, and its sockets;12 the ark and its poles, the mercy seat, and the curtain of the screen;13 the table and its poles, and all its utensils, and the bread of the tPresence;14 the lampstand also for the light and its utensils and its lamps and the oil for the light;15 and the altar of incense and its poles, and the anointing oil and the fragrant incense, and the screen for the doorway at the entrance of the tabernacle;16 the altar of burnt offering with its bronze grating, its poles, and all its utensils, the basin and its stand;17 the hangings of the court, its pillars and its sockets, and the screen for the gate of the court;18 the pegs of the tabernacle and the pegs of the court and their cords;19 the woven garments for ministering in the holy place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments of his sons, to minister as priests.'"

Gifts Received

20 Then all the congregation of the sons of Israel departed from Moses' presence.21 Everyone whose heart stirred him and everyone whose spirit moved him came and brought the LORD'S contribution for the work of the tent of meeting and for all its service and for the holy garments.22 Then all whose hearts moved them, both men and women, came and brought brooches and earrings and signet rings and bracelets, all articles of gold; so did every man who presented an offering of gold to the LORD.23 Every man, who had in his possession blue and purple and scarlet material and fine linen and goats' hair and rams' skins dyed red and porpoise skins, brought them.24 Everyone who could make a contribution of silver and bronze brought the LORD'S contribution; and every man who had in his possession acacia wood for any work of the service brought it.25 All the skilled women spun with their hands, and brought what they had spun, in blue and purple and scarlet material and in fine linen.26 All the women whose heart stirred with a skill spun the goats' hair. 27 The rulers brought the onyx stones and the stones for setting for the ephod and for the breastpiece;28 and the spice and the oil for the light and for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense.29 The Israelites, all the men and women, whose heart moved them to bring material for all the work, which the LORD had commanded through Moses to be done, brought a freewill offering to the LORD.

30 Then Moses said to the sons of Israel, "See, the LORD has called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.31 And He has filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding and in knowledge and in all craftsmanship;32 to make designs for working in gold and in silver and in bronze,33 and in the cutting of stones for settings and in the carving of wood, so as to perform in every inventive work.34 He also has put in his heart to teach, both he and Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan.35 He has filled them with skill to perform every work of an engraver and of a designer and of an embroiderer, in blue and in purple and in scarlet material, and in fine linen, and of a weaver, as performers of every work and makers of designs.