The Skilled Craftsmen

31 ^(A)Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ² “See, I have called by name Bezalel, the ^(B)son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. ³ And I have ^(C)filled him with the Spirit of God in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all kinds of ^[a]craftsmanship, ⁴ to create ^[b]artistic designs for work in gold, in silver, and in ^[c]bronze, ⁵ and in the cutting of stones ^[d]for settings, and in the carving of wood, so that he may work in all kinds of ^[e]craftsmanship. ⁶ And behold, I Myself have ^[f]appointed with him ^(D)Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and in the hearts of all who are ^[g]skillful I have put ^[h]skill, so that they may make everything that I have commanded you: ^7 (E)the tent of meeting, ^(F)the ark of testimony, ^(G)the ^[i]atoning cover that is on it, and all the furniture of the tent, ^8 (H)the table and its ^[j]utensils, the ^(I)pure gold lampstand with all its ^[k]utensils, and ^(J)the altar of incense, ^9 (K)the altar of burnt offering with all its ^[l]utensils, and ^(L)the basin and its stand, ¹⁰ the ^[m](M)woven garments as well: the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments of his sons, with which to ^[n]carry out their priesthood; ^11 (N)the anointing oil also, and the ^(O)fragrant incense for the Holy Place, they are to make them according to everything that I have commanded you.”

The Sign of the Sabbath

¹² Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ¹³ “Now as for you, speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘^(P)You must keep My Sabbaths; for this is ^(Q)a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, so that you may know that I am the Lord who sanctifies you. ¹⁴ Therefore you are to keep the Sabbath, for it is holy to you. ^(R)Everyone who profanes it must be put to death; for whoever does any work on it, that person shall be cut off from among his people. ^15 (S)For six days work may be done, but on the seventh day there is a ^(T)Sabbath of complete rest, holy to the Lord; ^(U)whoever does any work on the Sabbath day must be put to death. ¹⁶ So the sons of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to ^[o]celebrate the Sabbath throughout their generations as a permanent covenant.’ ^17 (V)It is a sign between Me and the sons of Israel forever; ^(W)for in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, but on the seventh day He ceased from labor, and was refreshed.”

¹⁸ When He had finished speaking with him on Mount Sinai, He gave Moses ^(X)the two tablets of the testimony, tablets of stone, ^(Y)written by the finger of God.