Exodus 35

Sabbath Regulations

1 Then Moses gathered all the congregation of the children of Israel together, and said to them, These are the words which the Lord has commanded you to do:2 Work shall be done for six days, but the seventh day shall be a holy day for you, a Sabbath of rest to the Lord. Whoever does any work on it shall be put to death.3 You shall kindle no fire throughout your dwellings on the Sabbath day.

Offerings for the Tabernacle

4 And Moses spoke to all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which the Lord commanded, saying:5 Take from among you an offering to the Lord. Whoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it as an offering to the Lord: gold, silver, and bronze;6 blue, purple, and scarlet thread, fine linen, and goats hair; 7 ram skins dyed red, badger skins, and acacia wood;8 oil for the light, and spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet incense;9 onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod and in the breastplate.

Articles of the Tabernacle

10 All who are gifted artisans among you shall come and make all that the Lord has commanded:11 the tabernacle, its tent, its covering, its clasps, its boards, its bars, its pillars, and its sockets;12 the ark and its poles, with the mercy seat, and the veil of the covering;13 the table and its poles, all its utensils, and the showbread;14 also the lampstand for the light, its utensils, its lamps, and the oil for the light;15 the incense altar, its poles, the anointing oil, the sweet incense, and the screen for the door at the entrance of the tabernacle;16 the altar of burnt offering with its bronze grating, its poles, all its utensils, and the laver and its base;17 the hangings of the court, its pillars, their sockets, and the screen for the gate of the court;18 the pegs of the tabernacle, the pegs of the court, and their cords;19 the garments of ministry, for ministering in the holy place the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments of his sons, to minister as priests.

The Tabernacle Offerings Presented

20 And all the congregation of the children of Israel departed from the presence of Moses.21 Then everyone came whose heart was stirred, and everyone whose spirit was willing, and they brought the Lords offering for the work of the tabernacle of meeting, for all its service, and for the holy garments.22 They came, both men and women, as many as had a willing heart, and brought earrings and nose rings, rings and necklaces, all jewelry of gold, that is, every man who made an offering of gold to the Lord.23 And every man, with whom was found blue, purple, and scarlet thread , fine linen, goats hair, red skins of rams, and badger skins, brought them. 24 Everyone who offered an offering of silver or bronze brought the Lords offering. And everyone with whom was found acacia wood for any work of the service, brought it. 25 All the women who were gifted artisans spun yarn with their hands, and brought what they had spun, of blue, purple, and scarlet, and fine linen.26 And all the women whose hearts stirred with wisdom spun yarn of goats hair. 27 The rulers brought onyx stones, and the stones to be set in the ephod and in the breastplate,28 and spices and oil for the light, for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense.29 The children of Israel brought a freewill offering to the Lord, all the men and women whose hearts were willing to bring material for all kinds of work which the Lord, by the hand of Moses, had commanded to be done.

The Artisans Called by God

30 And Moses said to the children 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 and understanding, in knowledge and all manner of workmanship,32 to design artistic works, to work in gold and silver and bronze,33 in cutting jewels for setting, in carving wood, and to work in all manner of artistic workmanship.34 And He has put in his heart the ability to teach, in him and Aholiab the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan.35 He has filled them with skill to do all manner of work of the engraver and the designer and the tapestry maker, in blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine linen, and of the weaverthose who do every work and those who design artistic works.

EXODUS 35

Laws for the Sabbath

1 Moses called together the people of Israel and told them that the [Lord] had said:
2  t You have six days in which to do your work. But the seventh day must be dedicated to me, your [Lord], as a day of rest. Whoever works on the Sabbath will be put to death.

3 Don't even build a cooking fire at home on the Sabbath.

Offerings for the Sacred Tent

(Exodus 25.1-9; 35.10-19)

4 Moses told the people of Israel that the [Lord] had said:
5 I will welcome an offering from anyone who wants to give something. You may bring gold, silver, or bronze; 6 blue, purple, or red wool; fine linen; goat hair; 7 tanned ram skin or fine leather; acacia wood; 8 olive oil for the lamp; sweet-smelling spices for the oil of dedication and for the incense; or

9 onyxt stones or other gems for the sacred vest and breastpiece.
10 If you have any skills, you should use them to help make what I have commanded: 11 the sacred tent with its covering and hooks, its framework and crossbars, and its post and stands; 12 the sacred chest with its carrying poles, its place of mercy, and the curtain in front of it; 13 the table with its carrying poles and all that goes on it, including the sacred bread; 14 the lamp with its equipment and oil; 15 the incense altar with its carrying poles and sweet-smelling incense; the ordination oil; the curtain for the entrance to the sacred tent; 16 the altar for sacrifices with its bronze grating, its carrying poles, and its equipment; the large bronze bowl with its stand; 17 the curtains with the posts and stands that go around the courtyard and the curtain at the entrance; 18 the pegs and ropes for the tent and the courtyard;

19 and the finely woven priestly clothes for Aaron and his sons.

Gifts for the [Lord]

24 Anyone who had silver or bronze or acacia wood brought it as a gift to the [Lord].
25 The women who were good at weaving cloth brought the blue, purple, and red wool and the fine linen they had made.

26 And the women who knew how to make cloth from goat hair were glad to do so.
27 The leaders brought different kinds of jewels to be sewn on the special clothes and the breastpiece for the high priest. 28 They also brought sweet-smelling spices to be mixed with the incense and olive oil that were for the lamps and for ordaining the priests.

29 Moses had told the people what the [Lord] wanted them to do, and many of them decided to bring their gifts.

Bezalel and Oholiab

(Exodus 31.1-11)

30 Moses said to the people of Israel:
The [Lord] has chosen Bezalelt of the Judah tribe. 31-33 Not only has the [Lord] filled him with his Spirit, but he has given him wisdom and made him a skilled craftsman who can create objects of art with gold, silver, bronze, precious stones, and wood. 34 The [Lord] is urging him and Oholiabt from the tribe of Dan to teach others. 35 And he has given them all kinds of artistic skills, including the ability to design and embroider with blue, purple, and red wool and to weave fine linen.