Then Moses assembled all the congregation of the sons of Israel, and said to them, “aThese are the things that the LORD has commanded you to 1do:Lit do themEx 34:32
2 “aFor six days work may be done, but on the seventh day you shall have a holy day, ba Sabbath of complete rest to the LORD; 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 dwellings on the Sabbath day.”Ex 12:16; 16:23
4 Moses spoke to all the congregation of the sons of Israel, saying, “This is the thing which the LORD has commanded, saying, 5 ‘aTake from among you a 1contribution to the LORD; whoever is of a willing heart is to bring it as the LORD’S 2contribution: gold, silver, and 3bronze,Or uplifted offeringOr copperEx 25:1-9 6 and 1violet, purple, and scarlet material, fine linen, goats’ hair,Or bluish; LXX hyacinth in color, and so throughout the ch 7 and rams’ skins 1dyed red, and 2fine leather, and acacia wood,Or tannedMeaning of the Heb uncertain, and so throughout the ch 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 ‘aHave every skillful person among you come and make all that the LORD has commanded:Ex 31:6 11 the 1atabernacle, its tent and its covering, its hooks and its boards, its bars, its pillars, and its bases;Lit dwelling placeEx 26:1-30 12 the aark and its poles, the 1atoning cover, and the covering curtain;Also called mercy seat; i.e., where blood was sprinkled on the Day 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 curtain 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 basin and its stand;Or copperOr vesselsEx 27:1-8 17 athe hangings of the courtyard, its pillars and its bases, and the curtain for the gate of the courtyard;Ex 27:9-18 18 the pegs of the tabernacle and the pegs of the courtyard and their ropes; 19 the 1awoven garments for ministering in the Holy Place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments of his sons, to serve as priests.’”Or service garmentsEx 31:10; 39:1
20 Then all the congregation of the sons of Israel departed from Moses’ presence. 21 And aeveryone whose heart 1stirred him and everyone whose spirit 2moved him came and brought the LORD’S 3contribution for the work of the tent of meeting and for all its service, and for the holy garments.Lit lifted him upOr made him willingOr uplifted offeringEx 25:2; 35:5, 22, 26, 29; 36:2 22 Then all 1whose hearts moved them, both men and women, came and brought brooches and 2earrings and signet rings and bracelets, all articles of gold; so did everyone who 3presented an offering of gold to the LORD.Or who were willing-heartedOr nose ringsLit waved a wave offering 23 Everyone 1who was in possession of violet, purple, or scarlet material or fine linen or goats’ hair, or rams’ skins 2dyed red or fine leather, brought them.Lit with whom was foundOr tanned 24 Everyone who could make a 1contribution of silver and 2bronze brought the LORD’S 3contribution; and everyone 4who was in possession of acacia wood for any work of the service brought it.Or uplifted offeringOr copperLit with whom was found 25 And all the 1skilled women spun with their hands, and brought what they had spun, in violet, purple, and scarlet material, and in fine linen.Lit women wise of heart 26 And all the women whose heart 1stirred with a skill spun the goats’ hair.Lit lifted them up in wisdom 27 The rulers, moreover, 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 1Israelites, all the men and women, whose heart 2moved them to bring material for all the work, which the LORD had commanded through Moses to be done, brought a 3avoluntary offering to the LORD.Lit sons of IsraelLit made them willingOr freewill offeringEx 35:21; 1 Chr 29:9
30 aThen 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.Ex 31:1-6 31 And He has filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all 1craftsmanship;Or work 32 to create 1designs for working in gold, 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 perform in every inventive work. 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 1skill to perform every work of an engraver, of a designer, and of an embroiderer, in violet, purple, and in scarlet material, and in fine linen, and of a weaver, as performers of every work and makers of designs.Lit wisdom of heartEx 31:3, 6; 35:31; 1 Kin 7:14