Exodus 35

1  MOSES GATHERED all the congregation of the Israelites together and said to them, These are the things which the Lord has commanded that you do:2  Six days shall work be done, but the seventh day shall be to you a holy day, a Sabbath of rest to the Lord; whoever works [on that day] shall be put to death.3  You shall kindle no fire in all your dwellings on the Sabbath day.4  And Moses said to all the congregation of the Israelites, This is what the Lord commanded:5  Take from among you an offering to the Lord. Whoever is of a willing and generous heart, let him bring the Lord’s offering: gold, silver, and bronze;6  Blue, purple, and scarlet [stuff], fine linen; goats’ hair;7  And rams’ skins tanned red, and skins of dolphins or porpoises; and acacia wood;8  And oil for the light; and spices for anointing oil and for fragrant incense;9  And onyx stones and other stones to be set for the ephod and the breastplate.10  And let every able and wisehearted man among you come and make all that the Lord has commanded:11  The tabernacle, its tent and its covering, its hooks, its boards, its bars, its pillars, and its sockets or bases;12  The ark and its poles, with the mercy seat, and the veil of the screen;13  The table and its poles and all its utensils, and the showbread (the bread of the Presence);14  The lampstand also for the light, and its utensils and its lamps, and the oil for the light;15  And the incense altar and its poles, the anointing oil and the fragrant incense, the hanging or screen for the door at the entrance of the tabernacle;16  The altar of burnt offering, with its bronze grating, its poles and all its utensils, the laver and its base;17  The court’s hangings, its pillars and their sockets or bases, and the hanging or screen for the gate of the court;18  The pegs of the tabernacle and of the court, and their cords,19  The finely wrought garments for ministering in the Holy Place, the holy garments for Aaron the [high] priest and for his sons to minister as priests.20  Then all the congregation of the Israelites left Moses’ presence.21  And they came, each one whose heart stirred him up and whose spirit made him willing, and brought the Lord’s offering to be used for the [new] Tent of Meeting, for all its service, and the holy garments.22  They came, both men and women, all who were willinghearted, and brought brooches, earrings or nose rings, signet rings, and armlets or necklaces, all jewels of gold, everyone bringing an offering of gold to the Lord.23  And everyone with whom was found blue or purple or scarlet [stuff], or fine linen, or goats’ hair, or rams’ skins made red [in tanning], or dolphin or porpoise skins brought them.24  Everyone who could make an offering of silver or bronze brought it as the Lord’s offering, and every man with whom was found any acacia wood for any work of the service brought it.25  All the women who had ability and were wisehearted spun with their hands and brought what they had spun of blue and purple and scarlet [stuff] and fine linen;26  And all the women who had ability and whose hearts stirred them up in wisdom spun the goats’ hair.27  The leaders brought onyx stones and stones to be set for the ephod and for the breastplate,28  And spice, and oil for the light and for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense.29  The Israelites brought a freewill offering to the Lord, all men and women whose hearts made them willing and moved them to bring anything for any of the work which the Lord had commanded by Moses to be done.30  And Moses said to the Israelites, See, the Lord called by name Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah;31  And He has filled him with the Spirit of God, with ability and wisdom, with intelligence and understanding, and with knowledge and all craftsmanship,32  To devise artistic designs, to work in gold, silver, and bronze,33  In cutting of stones for setting, and in carving of wood, for work in every skilled craft.34  And God has put in Bezalel’s heart that he may teach, both he and Aholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan.35  He has filled them with wisdom of heart and ability to do all manner of craftsmanship, of the engraver, of the skillful workman, of the embroiderer in blue, purple, and scarlet [stuff] and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of those who do or design any skilled work.

Exodus 35

Chapter 35

Instructions for the Sabbath

1 Then Moses called together the whole community of Israel and told them, “These are the instructions the LORD has commanded you to follow.2 You have six days each week for your ordinary work, but the seventh day must be a Sabbath day of complete rest, a holy day dedicated to the LORD. Anyone who works on that day must be put to death.

3 You must not even light a fire in any of your homes on the Sabbath.”

Offerings for the Tabernacle

4 Then Moses said to the whole community of Israel, “This is what the LORD has commanded:

5 Take a sacred offering for the LORD. Let those with generous hearts present the following gifts to the LORD:
gold, silver, and bronze;6 blue, purple, and scarlet thread;
fine linen and goat hair for cloth;7 tanned ram skins and fine goatskin leather;
acacia wood;8 olive oil for the lamps;
spices for the anointing oil and the fragrant incense;9 onyx stones, and other gemstones to be set in the ephod and the priest’s chestpiece.

10 “Come, all of you who are gifted craftsmen. Construct everything that the LORD has commanded:
11 the Tabernacle and its sacred tent, its covering, clasps, frames, crossbars, posts, and bases;12 the Ark and its carrying poles;
the Ark’s cover—the place of atonement;
the inner curtain to shield the Ark;13 the table, its carrying poles, and all its utensils;
the Bread of the Presence;14 for light, the lampstand, its accessories, the lamp cups, and the olive oil for lighting;15 the incense altar and its carrying poles;
the anointing oil and fragrant incense;
the curtain for the entrance of the Tabernacle;16 the altar of burnt offering;
the bronze grating of the altar and its carrying poles and utensils;
the washbasin with its stand;17 the curtains for the walls of the courtyard;
the posts and their bases;
the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard;18 the tent pegs of the Tabernacle and courtyard and their ropes;19 the beautifully stitched garments for the priests to wear while ministering in the Holy Place—the sacred garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments for his sons to wear as they minister as priests.”20 So the whole community of Israel left Moses and returned to their tents.21 All whose hearts were stirred and whose spirits were moved came and brought their sacred offerings to the LORD. They brought all the materials needed for the Tabernacle,t for the performance of its rituals, and for the sacred garments.22 Both men and women came, all whose hearts were willing. They brought to the LORD their offerings of gold—brooches, earrings, rings from their fingers, and necklaces. They presented gold objects of every kind as a special offering to the LORD.23 All those who owned the following items willingly brought them: blue, purple, and scarlet thread; fine linen and goat hair for cloth; and tanned ram skins and fine goatskin leather.

24 And all who had silver and bronze objects gave them as a sacred offering to the LORD. And those who had acacia wood brought it for use in the project.
25 All the women who were skilled in sewing and spinning prepared blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine linen cloth.26 All the women who were willing used their skills to spin the goat hair into yarn.27 The leaders brought onyx stones and the special gemstones to be set in the ephod and the priest’s chestpiece.28 They also brought spices and olive oil for the light, the anointing oil, and the fragrant incense.

29 So the people of Israel—every man and woman who was eager to help in the work the LORD had given them through Moses—brought their gifts and gave them freely to the LORD.
30 Then Moses told the people of Israel, “The LORD has specifically chosen Bezalel son of Uri, grandson of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.31 The LORD has filled Bezalel with the Spirit of God, giving him great wisdom, ability, and expertise in all kinds of crafts.32 He is a master craftsman, expert in working with gold, silver, and bronze.33 He is skilled in engraving and mounting gemstones and in carving wood. He is a master at every craft.34 And the LORD has given both him and Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, the ability to teach their skills to others.

35 The LORD has given them special skills as engravers, designers, embroiderers in blue, purple, and scarlet thread on fine linen cloth, and weavers. They excel as craftsmen and as designers.