Exodus 35

Instructions for the Sabbath

35Then Moses called together the whole community of Israel and told them, "These are the instructions the LORD has commanded you to follow.H4872H6950H5712H1121H3478H6950H559H1697H3068H6680H62132You 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.H8337H3117H4399H6213H7637H3117H6944H7676H7677H3068H6213H4399H41913You must not even light a fire in any of your homes on the Sabbath."H1197H784H4186H7676H3117

Offerings for the Tabernacle

4Then Moses said to the whole community of Israel, "This is what the LORD has commanded.H4872H559H5712H1121H3478H559H1697H3068H6680H5595Take a sacred offering for the LORD. Let those with generous hearts present the following gifts to the LORD: gold, silver, and bronze;H3947H8641H3068H3605H5081H3820H935H8641H3068H2091H3701H51786blue, purple, and scarlet thread; fine linen and goat hair for cloth;H8504H713H8144H8438H8336H57957tanned ram skins and fine goatskin leather; acacia wood;H352H5785H119H8476H5785H7848H60868olive oil for the lamps; spices for the anointing oil and the fragrant incense;H8081H3974H1314H4888H8081H5561H70049onyx stones, and other gemstones to be set in the ephod and the priest's chestpiece.H7718H68H68H4394H646H283310"Come, all of you who are gifted craftsmen. Construct everything that the LORD has commanded.H2450H3820H935H6213H3068H668011the Tabernacle and its sacred tent, its covering, clasps, frames, crossbars, posts, and bases;H4908H168H4372H7165H7175H1280H5982H13412the Ark and its carrying poles; the Ark's cover—the place of atonement; the inner curtain to shield the Ark;H727H905H3727H6532H453913the table, its carrying poles, and all its utensils; the Bread of the Presence;H7979H905H3627H6440H389914for light, the lampstand, its accessories, the lamp cups, and the olive oil for lighting;H4501H3974H3627H5216H8081H397415the incense altar and its carrying poles; the anointing oil and fragrant incense; the curtain for the entrance of the Tabernacle;H7004H4196H905H4888H8081H5561H7004H4539H6607H490816the altar of burnt offering; the bronze grating of the altar and its carrying poles and utensils; the washbasin with its stand;H4196H5930H5178H4345H905H3627H3595H365317the curtains for the walls of the courtyard; the posts and their bases; the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard;H7050H2691H5982H134H4539H8179H269118the tent pegs of the Tabernacle and courtyard and their ropes;H3489H4908H3489H2691H434019the 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."H899H8278H8334H6944H6944H899H175H3548H899H1121H354720So the whole community of Israel left Moses and returned to their tents.H5712H1121H3478H3318H6440H487221All 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

, for the performance of its rituals, and for the sacred garments.H935H376H834H3820H5375H7307H5068H935H3068H8641H4399H168H4150H5656H6944H89922Both 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.H935H5921H582H802H3605H5081H3820H935H2397H5141H2885H3558H3627H2091H376H5130H8573H2091H306823All 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.H376H4672H8504H713H8144H8438H8336H5795H119H5785H352H8476H5785H93524And 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.H7311H8641H3701H5178H935H3068H8641H4672H7848H6086H4399H5656H93525All the women who were skilled in sewing and spinning prepared blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine linen cloth.H802H2450H3820H2901H3027H935H4299H8504H713H8144H8438H833626All the women who were willing used their skills to spin the goat hair into yarn.H802H3820H5375H2451H2901H579527The leaders brought onyx stones and the special gemstones to be set in the ephod and the priest's chestpiece.H5387H935H7718H68H68H4394H646H283328They also brought spices and olive oil for the light, the anointing oil, and the fragrant incense.H1314H8081H3974H4888H8081H5561H700429So 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.H1121H3478H935H5071H3068H376H802H834H3820H5068H935H4399H3068H6680H6213H3027H487230Then Moses told the people of Israel, "The LORD has specifically chosen Bezalel son of Uri, grandson of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.H4872H559H1121H3478H7200H3068H7121H8034H1212H1121H221H1121H2354H4294H306331The LORD has filled Bezalel with the Spirit of God, giving him great wisdom, ability, and expertise in all kinds of crafts.H4390H7307H430H2451H8394H1847H439932He is a master craftsman, expert in working with gold, silver, and bronze.H2803H4284H6213H2091H3701H517833He is skilled in engraving and mounting gemstones and in carving wood. He is a master at every craft.H2799H68H4390H2799H6086H6213H4284H439934And the LORD has given both him and Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, the ability to teach their skills to others.H5414H3820H3384H171H1121H294H4294H183535The 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.H4390H2451H3820H6213H4399H2796H2803H7551H8504H713H8144H8438H8336H707H6213H3605H4399H2803H4284