Exodus 31

1 Then the LORD said to Moses,

The Lord told Moses,

2 “See, I have called by name Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.

“I have chosen by name Bezalel, son of Uri, son of Hur, from the tribe of Judah.

3 And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability, and knowledge in all kinds of craftsmanship,

I have filled him with the Spirit of God giving him ability, creativity, and expertise in all kinds of craftsmanship.

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

He can produce designs in gold, silver, and bronze,

5 to cut gemstones for settings, and to carve wood, so that he may be a master of every craft.

he can cut gemstones to place in settings, and he can carve wood. He is a master of every craft.

6 Moreover, I have selected Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, as his assistant. I have also given skill to all the craftsmen, that they may fashion all that I have commanded you:

I have also chosen Oholiab, son of Ahisamach, from the tribe of Dan, to help him. I have also given all the craftsmen the skills needed to make everything that I have ordered you to make:

7 the Tent of Meeting, the ark of the Testimony and the mercy seat upon it, and all the other furnishings of the tent—

the Tent of Meeting, the Ark of the Testimony and its atonement cover, and all the other furniture in the Tent:

8 the table with its utensils, the pure gold lampstand with all its utensils, the altar of incense,

the table with its equipment, the pure gold lampstand with all its equipment, the altar of incense,

9 the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the basin with its stand—

the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the basin plus its stand;

10 as well as the woven garments, both the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons to serve as priests,

as well as the woven clothes for both Aaron the priest and for his sons to serve as priests,

11 in addition to the anointing oil and fragrant incense for the Holy Place. They are to make them according to all that I have commanded you.”

as well as anointing oil and fragrant incense for the Holy Place. They are to make them following all the instructions I have given you.”

12 And the LORD said to Moses,

The Lord told Moses,

13 “Tell the Israelites, ‘Surely you must keep My Sabbaths, for this will be a sign between Me and you for the generations to come, so that you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you.

“Tell the Israelites, ‘It's absolutely essential that you keep my Sabbaths. The Sabbath will be a sign between me and you for generations to come, so that you'll know that I am the Lord who makes you holy.

14 Keep the Sabbath, for it is holy to you. Anyone who profanes it must surely be put to death. Whoever does any work on that day must be cut off from among his people.

You shall keep the Sabbath because it is holy to you. Anyone who dishonors it must be killed. Anyone who works on that day must be cut off from their people.

15 For six days work may be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, holy to the LORD. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day must surely be put to death.

Six days you can work, but the seventh day is to be a Sabbath of rest, holy to the Lord. Anyone who does any work on the Sabbath day must be killed.

16 The Israelites must keep the Sabbath, celebrating it as a permanent covenant for the generations to come.

The Israelites must keep the Sabbath, observing the Sabbath as an everlasting agreement for generations to come.

17 It is a sign between Me and the Israelites forever; for in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, but on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed.’”

It's a sign between me and the Israelites forever, for the Lord made the heavens and the earth in six days, but on the seventh day he stopped and he rested.’”

18 When the LORD had finished speaking with Moses on Mount Sinai, He gave him the two tablets of the Testimony, tablets of stone inscribed by the finger of God.

When the Lord finished speaking with Moses on Mount Sinai, he gave him the two tablets of the Testimony, stone tablets written on by the finger of God.