Then Moses assembled all the congregation of the sons of Israel and said to them, “aThese are the things that Yahweh has commanded you to 1do:Lit do themEx 34:32
2 “aSix days work may be done, but on the seventh day you shall have a holy day, ba sabbath of complete rest to Yahweh; cwhoever does any work on it shall be put to death.Ex 20:9, 10; 23:12; 31:15; 34:21; Lev 23:3; Deut 5:13fEx 16:23Num 15:32-36 3 aYou shall not kindle a fire in any of your places of habitation on the sabbath day.”Ex 12:16; 16:23
4 And Moses spoke to all the congregation of the sons of Israel, saying, “This is the thing which Yahweh has commanded, saying, 5 ‘aTake from among you a 1contribution to Yahweh; whoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it as a 2contribution to Yahweh: gold, silver, and 3bronze,Or heave offeringOr copperEx 25:1-9 6 and 1blue, purple, and scarlet material, fine linen, goats’ hair,Or violet 7 and rams’ skins 1dyed red, and porpoise skins, and acacia wood,Or tanned 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 1breastpiece.Or pouch
10 ‘aAnd let everyone 1wise at heart among you come and make all that Yahweh has commanded:Or skillfulEx 31:6 11 the 1atabernacle, its tent and its covering, its clasps and its boards, its bars, its pillars, and its bases;Lit dwelling placeEx 26:1-30 12 the aark and its poles, the 1mercy seat, and the curtain of the screen;Or propitiatory seat, place of atonementEx 25:10-22 13 the atable and its poles, and all its 1utensils, and the bread of the 2Presence;Or vesselsLit FaceEx 25:23-30 14 the alampstand also for the light and its utensils and its lamps and the oil for the light;Ex 25:31ff 15 and the aaltar of incense and its poles, and the banointing oil and the cfragrant incense, and the screen for the doorway at the 1entrance of the tabernacle;Or doorwayEx 30:1-6Ex 30:25Ex 30:34-38 16 athe altar of burnt offering with its 1bronze grating, its poles, and all its 2utensils, the laver and its stand;Or copperOr vesselsEx 27:1-8 17 athe hangings of the court, its pillars and its bases, and the screen for the gate of the court;Ex 27:9-18 18 the pegs of the tabernacle and the pegs of the court and their cords; 19 the 1awoven garments for ministering in the holy place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments of his sons, to minister as priests.’”Or service garmentsEx 31:10; 39:1
20 Then all the congregation of the sons of Israel went out from Moses’ presence. 21 aAnd everyone whose heart 1stirred him and everyone whose spirit was willing came and brought the 2contribution to Yahweh for the work of the tent of meeting and for all its service and for the holy garments.Lit lifted upOr heave offeringEx 25:2; 35:5, 22, 26, 29; 36:2 22 Then all whose hearts were willing, both men and women, came and brought brooches and 1earrings and signet rings and bracelets, all articles of gold; so did every man who waved it as a wave offering of gold to Yahweh.Or nose rings 23 And every man, 1who had in his possession 2blue and purple and scarlet material and fine linen and goats’ hair and rams’ skins 3dyed red and porpoise skins, brought them.Lit with whom was foundOr violetOr tanned 24 Everyone who could raise up a 1contribution of silver and 2bronze brought the 3contribution to Yahweh; and every man 4who had in his possession acacia wood for any work of the service brought it.Or heave offeringOr copperLit with whom was found 25 All the women 1wise at heart spun with their hands and brought what they had spun, in 2blue and purple and scarlet material and in fine linen.Or skilledOr violet 26 And all the women whose heart 1stirred with wisdom spun the goats’ hair.Lit lifted them up in wisdom 27 And the rulers brought the onyx stones and the stones for setting for the ephod and for the 1breastpiece;Or pouch 28 and athe spice and the oil for the light and for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense.Ex 30:23ff 29 The sons of Israel—all the men and women whose heart was willing to bring material for all the work, which Yahweh had commanded through the hand of Moses to do—brought a afreewill offering to Yahweh.Ex 35:21; 1 Chr 29:9
30 aThen Moses said to the sons of Israel, “See, Yahweh has called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.Ex 31:1-6 31 And He has filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in discernment, and in knowledge, and in all 1craftsmanship;Or work 32 to devise 1designs for working in gold and in silver and in 2bronze,Lit devicesOr copper 33 and in the cutting of stones for settings and in the carving of wood, so as to do well in every work of thoughtful design. 34 He also has put in his heart to teach, both he and aOholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan.Ex 31:6 35 aHe has filled them with 1wisdom in their heart to do every work of an engraver and of a designer and of an embroiderer, in 2blue and in purple and in scarlet material and in fine linen, and of a weaver, as those who do every work and make designs.Or skillOr violetEx 31:3, 6; 35:31; 1 Kin 7:14