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Instructions for the Sabbath

Then Moses called together the whole community of Israel and told them, “These are the instructions the LORD has commanded you to follow.

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Sabbath Regulations

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:

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You 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.

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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.

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You must not even light a fire in any of your homes on the Sabbath.”

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You shall kindle no fire throughout your dwellings on the Sabbath day.”

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Offerings for the Tabernacle

Then Moses said to the whole community of Israel, “This is what the LORD has commanded:

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Offerings for the Tabernacle

And Moses spoke to all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying, “This is the thing which the Lord commanded, saying:

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Take a sacred offering for the LORD. Let those with generous hearts present the following gifts to the LORD:
gold, silver, and bronze;

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‘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;

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blue, purple, and scarlet thread;
fine linen and goat hair for cloth;

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blue, purple, and scarlet thread, fine linen, and goats’ hair;

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tanned ram skins and fine goatskin leather;
acacia wood;

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ram skins dyed red, badger skins, and acacia wood;

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olive oil for the lamps;
spices for the anointing oil and the fragrant incense;

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oil for the light, and spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet incense;

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onyx stones, and other gemstones to be set in the ephod and the priest’s chestpiece.

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onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod and in the breastplate.

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“Come, all of you who are gifted craftsmen. Construct everything that the LORD has commanded:

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Articles of the Tabernacle

‘All who are gifted artisans among you shall come and make all that the Lord has commanded:

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the Tabernacle and its sacred tent, its covering, clasps, frames, crossbars, posts, and bases;

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the tabernacle, its tent, its covering, its clasps, its boards, its bars, its pillars, and its sockets;

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the Ark and its carrying poles;
the Ark’s cover — the place of atonement;
the inner curtain to shield the Ark;

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the ark and its poles, with the mercy seat, and the veil of the covering;

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the table, its carrying poles, and all its utensils;
the Bread of the Presence;

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the table and its poles, all its utensils, and the showbread;

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for light, the lampstand, its accessories, the lamp cups, and the olive oil for lighting;

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also the lampstand for the light, its utensils, its lamps, and the oil for the light;

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the incense altar and its carrying poles;
the anointing oil and fragrant incense;
the curtain for the entrance of the Tabernacle;

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the incense altar, its poles, the anointing oil, the sweet incense, and the screen for the door at the entrance of the tabernacle;

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the altar of burnt offering;
the bronze grating of the altar and its carrying poles and utensils;
the washbasin with its stand;

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the altar of burnt offering with its bronze grating, its poles, all its utensils, and the laver and its base;

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the curtains for the walls of the courtyard;
the posts and their bases;
the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard;

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the hangings of the court, its pillars, their sockets, and the screen for the gate of the court;

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the tent pegs of the Tabernacle and courtyard and their ropes;

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the pegs of the tabernacle, the pegs of the court, and their cords;

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the 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.”

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the [a]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.’ ”

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So the whole community of Israel left Moses and returned to their tents.

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The Tabernacle Offerings Presented

And all the congregation of the children of Israel departed from the presence of Moses.

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All 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,a for the performance of its rituals, and for the sacred garments.

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Then everyone came whose heart [b]was stirred, and everyone whose spirit was willing, and they brought the Lord’s offering for the work of the tabernacle of meeting, for all its service, and for the holy garments.

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Both 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.

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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.

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All 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.

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And every man, with whom was found blue, purple, and scarlet thread, fine linen, and goats’ hair, red skins of rams, and [c]badger skins, brought them.

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And 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.

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Everyone who offered an offering of silver or bronze brought the Lord’s offering. And everyone with whom was found acacia wood for any work of the service, brought it.

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All the women who were skilled in sewing and spinning prepared blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine linen cloth.

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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.

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All the women who were willing used their skills to spin the goat hair into yarn.

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And all the women whose hearts [d]stirred with wisdom spun yarn of goats’ hair.

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The leaders brought onyx stones and the special gemstones to be set in the ephod and the priest’s chestpiece.

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The rulers brought onyx stones, and the stones to be set in the ephod and in the breastplate,

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They also brought spices and olive oil for the light, the anointing oil, and the fragrant incense.

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and spices and oil for the light, for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense.

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So 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.

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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.

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Then Moses told the people of Israel, “The LORD has specifically chosen Bezalel son of Uri, grandson of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.

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The Artisans Called by God

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;

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The LORD has filled Bezalel with the Spirit of God, giving him great wisdom, ability, and expertise in all kinds of crafts.

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and He has filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom and understanding, in knowledge and all manner of workmanship,

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He is a master craftsman, expert in working with gold, silver, and bronze.

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to design artistic works, to work in gold and silver and bronze,

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He is skilled in engraving and mounting gemstones and in carving wood. He is a master at every craft.

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in cutting jewels for setting, in carving wood, and to work in all manner of artistic workmanship.

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And the LORD has given both him and Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, the ability to teach their skills to others.

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“And He has put in his heart the ability to teach, in him and Aholiab the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan.

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The 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.

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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 weaver — those who do every work and those who design artistic works.

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Exodus 35

Exodus 35