Exodus 31

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1 The LORD said to Moses,	1 The LORD said to Moses,
2 "See, I have chosen Bezalel, son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah,	2 "See, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah:
3 and I have filled him with a divine spirit of skill and understanding and knowledge in every craft:	3 and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with ability and intelligence, with knowledge and all craftsmanship,
4 in the production of embroidery, in making things of gold, silver or bronze,	4 to devise artistic designs, to work in gold, silver, and bronze,
5 in cutting and mounting precious stones, in carving wood, and in every craft.	5 in cutting stones for setting, and in carving wood, for work in every craft.
6 As his assistant I have appointed Oholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan. I have also endowed all the experts with the necessary skill to make all the things I have ordered you to make:	6 And behold, I have appointed with him Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and I have given to all able men ability, that they may make all that I have commanded you:
7 the meeting tent, the ark of the commandments with the propitiatory on top of it, all the furnishings of the tent,	7 the tent of meeting, and the ark of the testimony, and the mercy seat that is thereon, and all the furnishings of the tent,
8 the table with its appurtenances, the pure gold lampstand with all its appurtenances, the altar of incense,	8 the table and its utensils, and the pure lampstand with all its utensils, and the altar of incense,
9 the altar of holocausts with all its appurtenances, the laver with its base,	9 and the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the laver and its base,
10 the service cloths, the sacred vestments for Aaron the priest, the vestments for his sons in their ministry,	10 and the finely worked garments, the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments of his sons, for their service as priests,
11 the anointing oil, and the fragrant incense for the sanctuary. All these things they shall make just as I have commanded you."	11 and the anointing oil and the fragrant incense for the holy place. According to all that I have commanded you they shall do."
12 The LORD said to Moses,	12 And the LORD said to Moses,
13 "You must also tell the Israelites: Take care to keep my sabbaths, for that is to be the token between you and me throughout the generations, to show that it is I, the LORD, who make you holy.	13 "Say to the people of Israel, 'You shall keep my sabbaths, for this is a sign between me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I, the LORD, sanctify you.
14 Therefore, you must keep the sabbath as something sacred. Whoever desecrates it shall be put to death. If anyone does work on that day, he must be rooted out of his people.	14 You shall keep the sabbath, because it is holy for you; every one who profanes it shall be put to death; whoever does any work on it, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.
15 Six days there are for doing work, but the seventh day is the sabbath of complete rest, sacred to the LORD. Anyone who does work on the sabbath day shall be put to death.	15 Six days shall work be done, but the seventh day is a sabbath of solemn rest, holy to the LORD; whoever does any work on the sabbath day shall be put to death.
16 So shall the Israelites observe the sabbath, keeping it throughout their generations as a perpetual covenant.	16 Therefore the people of Israel shall keep the sabbath, observing the sabbath throughout their generations, as a perpetual covenant.
17 Between me and the Israelites it is to be an everlasting token; for in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, but on the seventh day he rested at his ease."	17 It is a sign for ever between me and the people of Israel that in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.'"
18 When the LORD had finished speaking to Moses on Mount Sinai, he gave him the two tablets of the commandments, the stone tablets inscribed by God's own finger.	18 And he gave to Moses, when he had made an end of speaking with him upon Mount Sinai, the two tables of the testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.