Exodus 31

1 And YHWH speaks to Moses, saying,

Then the LORD said to Moses,

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

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

3 and I fill him [with] the Spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all work,

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

4 to devise inventions to work in gold, and in silver, and in bronze,

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

5 and in a carving of stone for settings, and in a carving of wood to work in all work.

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

6 And I, behold, have given with him Aholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, and I have given wisdom in the heart of every wise-hearted one, and they have made all that which I have commanded you.

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:

7 The Tent of Meeting, and the Ark of Testimony, and the propitiatory covering which [is] on it, and all the vessels of the tent,

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

8 and the table and its vessels, and the pure lampstand and all its vessels, and the altar of the incense,

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

9 and the altar of the burnt-offering and all its vessels, and the laver and its base,

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

10 and the colored garments, and the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, for acting as priests in;

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

11 and the anointing oil, and the incense of the spices for the holy place; according to all that I have commanded you—they do.”

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.”

12 And YHWH speaks to Moses, saying,

And the LORD said to Moses,

13 “And you, speak to the sons of Israel, saying, Surely you keep My Sabbaths, for it [is] a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, to know that I, YHWH, am sanctifying you;

“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.

14 and you have kept the Sabbath, for it [is] holy to you, he who is defiling it is certainly put to death—for any who does work in it—that person has even been cut off from the midst of his people.

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.

15 [For] six days work is done, and in the seventh day [is] a Sabbath of holy rest to YHWH; any who does work in the Sabbath day is certainly put to death,

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.

16 and the sons of Israel have observed the Sabbath; to keep the Sabbath throughout their generations [is] a perpetual covenant—

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

17 it [is] a sign between Me and the sons of Israel for all time; for [in] six days YHWH made the heavens and the earth, and in the seventh day He has ceased and is refreshed.”

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.’”

18 And He gives to Moses, when He finishes speaking with him in Mount Sinai, two tablets of the Testimony, tablets of stone, written by the finger of God.

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.