Exodus 35

1 Then Moses assembled the whole congregation of Israel and said to them, “These are the things that the LORD has commanded you to do:

Therefore, when all the multitude of the sons of Israel had gathered together, he said to them: “These are the things that the Lord has ordered to be done:

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

For six days you shall do work; the seventh day, the Sabbath and the rest of the Lord, will be holy to you; whoever will have done any work in it shall be killed.

3 Do not light a fire in any of your dwellings on the Sabbath day.”

You shall not kindle a fire in any of your dwelling places throughout the day of the Sabbath.”

4 Moses also told the whole congregation of Israel, “This is what the LORD has commanded:

And Moses said to the entire crowd of the sons of Israel: “This is the word which the Lord has instructed, saying:

5 Take from among you an offering to the LORD. Let everyone whose heart is willing bring an offering to the LORD: gold, silver, and bronze;

Separate from among you the first-fruits to the Lord. Let all who are willing and have a ready soul offer these to the Lord: gold, and silver, and brass,

6 blue, purple, and scarlet yarn; fine linen and goat hair;

hyacinth, and purple, and twice-dyed scarlet, and fine linen, the hair of goats,

7 ram skins dyed red and fine leather; acacia wood;

and the skins of rams, dyed red, and violet skins, setim wood,

8 olive oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;

and oil to prepare lights and to produce ointment, and most sweet incense,

9 and onyx stones and gemstones to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece.

onyx stones and gems, to adorn the ephod and the breastplate.

10 Let every skilled craftsman among you come and make everything that the LORD has commanded:

And whoever among you is wise, let him come and make what the Lord has commanded:

11 the tabernacle with its tent and covering, its clasps and frames, its crossbars, posts, and bases;

the tabernacle, certainly, and its roof, and also the covering, the rings, and the panels with the bars, the tent pegs and the bases,

12 the ark with its poles and mercy seat, and the veil to shield it;

the ark and its bars, the propitiatory, and the veil that is drawn before it,

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

the table with its bars and vessels, and the bread of the presence,

14 the lampstand for light with its accessories and lamps and oil for the light;

the lampstand to hold up the lights, its vessels and lamps, and the oil to the nourish the fire,

15 the altar of incense with its poles; the anointing oil and fragrant incense; the curtain for the doorway at the entrance to the tabernacle;

the altar of incense and its bars, and the oil of unction, and the incense of aromatics, the tent at the door of the tabernacle,

16 the altar of burnt offering with its bronze grate, its poles, and all its utensils; the basin with its stand;

the altar of holocaust and its grate of brass, with the bars and vessels, the washtub and its base,

17 the curtains of the courtyard with its posts and bases, and the curtain for the gate of the courtyard;

the curtains of the atrium, with the columns and the bases, the hanging at the doors of the vestibule,

18 the tent pegs for the tabernacle and for the courtyard, along with their ropes;

the tent pegs of the tabernacle and the atrium, with their little cords,

19 and the woven garments for ministering in the holy place—both the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons to serve as priests.”

the vestments, which are to be used in the ministry of the Sanctuary, the vestments of Aaron, the high priest, as well as those of his sons, in order to exercise the priesthood to me.”

20 Then the whole congregation of Israel withdrew from the presence of Moses.

And all the multitude of the sons of Israel, departing from the sight of Moses,

21 And everyone whose heart stirred him and whose spirit prompted him came and brought an offering to the LORD for the work on the Tent of Meeting, for all its services, and for the holy garments.

offered the first-fruits to the Lord with a most ready and devout mind, to accomplish the work of the tabernacle of the testimony. Whatever was needed for worship and for the holy vestments,

22 So all who had willing hearts, both men and women, came and brought brooches and earrings, rings and necklaces, and all kinds of gold jewelry. And they all presented their gold as a wave offering to the LORD.

men along with women provided: arm bands and earrings, rings and bracelets. And every vessel of gold was separated, to be donated to the Lord.

23 Everyone who had blue, purple, or scarlet yarn, or fine linen, goat hair, ram skins dyed red, or articles of fine leather, brought them.

If anyone had hyacinth, and purple, and twice-dyed scarlet, fine linen and the hair of goats, the skins of rams, dyed red, and violet skins,

24 And all who could present an offering of silver or bronze brought it as a contribution to the LORD. Also, everyone who had acacia wood for any part of the service brought it.

metal of silver and brass, they offered it to the Lord, along with setim wood for various uses.

25 Every skilled woman spun with her hands and brought what she had spun: blue, purple, or scarlet yarn, or fine linen.

But the skillful women also gave whatever they had spun: hyacinth, purple, and vermillion, as well as fine linen,

26 And all the skilled women whose hearts were stirred spun the goat hair.

and the hair of goats, donating everything of their own accord.

27 The leaders brought onyx stones and gemstones to mount on the ephod and breastpiece,

Yet truly, the leaders offered onyx stones and gems, for the ephod and the breastplate,

28 as well as spices and olive oil for the light, for the anointing oil, and for the fragrant incense.

and aromatics and oil, to maintain the lights, and to prepare ointment, and also to produce incense with a most sweet odor.

29 So all the men and women of the Israelites whose hearts prompted them brought a freewill offering to the LORD for all the work that the LORD through Moses had commanded them to do.

All the men and women offered donations with a devout mind, so that the works might be done which the Lord had ordered by the hand of Moses. All the sons of Israel dedicated voluntary offerings to the Lord.

30 Then Moses said to the Israelites, “See, the LORD has called by name Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.

And Moses said to the sons of Israel: “Behold, the Lord has called by name Bezalel, the son of Uri, the son of Hur, from the tribe of Judah,

31 And He has filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability, and knowledge in all kinds of craftsmanship,

and he has filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, and understanding, and knowledge, and all teaching,

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

to design and to fashion, with gold and silver and brass,

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

and with engraving stones, and with the skill of a carpenter. Whatever can be skillfully invented,

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

he has given to his heart. It is likewise with Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach from the tribe of Dan.

35 He has filled them with skill to do all kinds of work as engravers, designers, embroiderers in blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine linen, and as weavers—as artistic designers of every kind of craft.

He has taught both of them wisdom, in order to do the work of carpentry, tapestry, and embroidery, from hyacinth, and purple, and twice-dyed scarlet, and fine linen, and every textile, and to discover whatever may be new.”