Exodus 31

1 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses and said,

And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying,

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

See, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Chur, of the tribe of Judah:

3 I have filled Bezalel with my Spirit, to give him wisdom, understanding, and knowledge, for all kinds of craftsmanship,

And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,

4 to make artistic designs and to work in gold, silver, and bronze;

To devise works of art, to work in gold, and in silver, and in copper,

5 also to cut and set stones and to carve wood—to do all kinds of craftsmanship.

And in the cutting of stones, to set them, and in the carving of wood, to work in all manner of workmanship.

6 In addition to him, I have appointed Oholiab son of Ahisamak, from the tribe of Dan. I have put skill into the hearts of all who are wise so that they may make all that I have commanded you. This includes

And behold, I have also given with him Aholiab, the son of Achissamach, of the tribe of Dan, and in the heart of all that are wise-hearted have l put wisdom; and they shall make all that I have commanded thee;

7 the tent of meeting, the ark of the testimony, the atonement lid on the ark, and all the furniture of the tent—

The tabernacle of the congregation, and the ark of the testimony, and the cover that is thereupon, and all the vessels of the tabernacle;

8 the table and its utensils, the pure lampstand with all its equipment, the incense altar,

And the table and its vessels, and the pure candlestick with all its vessels, and the altar of incense;

9 the altar for burnt offerings with all its equipment, and the large basin with its base.

And the altar of burnt-offering with all its vessels, and the laver and its foot;

10 This also includes the finely-woven garments—the holy garments for Aaron the priest and those of his sons, reserved for me so that they may serve as priests.

And the cloths of service, and the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister therein;

11 This also includes the anointing oil and the sweet incense for the holy place. These craftsmen must make all these things just as I have commanded you.”

And the anointing oil, and the incense of spices for the holy place: all as I have commanded thee shall they do.

12 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses and said,

And the Lord said unto Moses as followeth,

13 “Tell the Israelites: 'You must certainly keep Yahweh's Sabbath days, for these will be a sign between him and you throughout your people's generations so that you may know that he is Yahweh, who sets you apart for himself.

And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Above all, my sabbaths shall ye keep; for a sign it is between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the Lord who doth sanctify you.

14 So you must keep the Sabbath, for it must be treated by you as holy, reserved for him. Everyone who defiles it must surely be put to death. Whoever works on the Sabbath, that person must surely be cut off from his people.

And ye shall keep the sabbath, for it is holy unto you; every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death; for whosoever doeth any work thereon, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

15 Work will be done for six days, but the seventh day is to be a Sabbath of complete rest, holy before Yahweh. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day must surely be put to death.

Six days may work be done; but on the seventh is the sabbath of rest, holy to the Lord: whosoever doeth any work on the sabbath-day, shall surely be put to death.

16 Therefore the Israelites must keep the Sabbath. They must observe it throughout their people's generations as a permanent law.

And the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.

17 The Sabbath will always be a sign between Yahweh and the Israelites, for in six days Yahweh made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested and was refreshed.'”

Between me and the children of Israel it shall be a sign for ever; for in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed:

18 When God had finished talking with Moses on Mount Sinai, he gave him two tablets of covenant decrees, made of stone, written on by his own hand.

And he gave unto Moses, when he had finished speaking with him upon mount Sinai, the two tables of the testimony, tables of stone, inscribed with the finger of God.