Then Moses assembled
all
the congregation
of the sons
of Israel
, and said
to them, " aThese
are the things
that the LORD
has commanded
you to 1do
:
" aFor six days
work
may be done
, but on the seventh
day
you shall have
a holy
day, ba sabbath
of complete
rest
to the LORD
; cwhoever
does
any work
on it shall be put
to death
.
" aYou shall not kindle a fire
in any
of your dwellings
on the sabbath
day
."
Moses spoke
to all
the congregation
of the sons
of Israel
, saying
, "This
is the thing
which
the LORD
has commanded
, saying
,
` aTake from among you a 1contribution
to the LORD
; whoever
is of a willing
heart
, let him bring
it as the LORD'S
1contribution
: gold
, silver
, and 2bronze
,
and 1blue, purple
and scarlet
material, fine
linen
, goats'
hair,
and rams' skins
1dyed
red
, and porpoise
skins
, and acacia
wood
,
and oil for lighting
, and spices
for the anointing
oil
, and for the fragrant
incense
,
and onyx stones
and setting
stones
for the ephod
and for the 1breastpiece
.
` aLet every skillful
man
among you come
, and make
all
that the LORD
has commanded
:
the 1 atabernacle, its tent
and its covering
, its hooks
and its boards
, its bars
, its pillars
, and its 2sockets
;
the aark and its poles
, the 1mercy
seat
, and the curtain
of the screen
;
the atable and its poles
, and all
its 1utensils
, and the bread
of the 2Presence
;
the alampstand also for the light
and its utensils
and its lamps
and the oil
for the light
;
and the aaltar of incense
and its poles
, and the banointing
oil
and the cfragrant
incense
, and the screen
for the doorway
at the 1entrance
of the tabernacle
;
athe altar of burnt
offering
with its 1bronze
grating
, its poles
, and all
its 2utensils
, the 3basin
and its stand
;
athe hangings of the court
, its pillars
and its 1sockets
, and the screen
for the gate
of the court
;
the pegs of the tabernacle
and the pegs
of the court
and their cords
;
the 1 awoven garments
for ministering
in the holy
place, the holy
garments
for Aaron
the priest
and the garments
of his sons
, to minister
as priests
.' "
Then all the congregation
of the sons
of Israel
departed
from Moses'
presence
.
aEveryone whose
heart
1stirred
him and everyone
whose
spirit
2moved
him came
and brought
the LORD'S
3contribution
for the work
of the tent
of meeting
and for all
its service
and for the holy
garments
.
Then all 1whose hearts
moved
them, both men
and women
, came
and brought
brooches
and 2earrings
and signet
rings
and bracelets
, all
articles
of gold
; so did every
man
who
3presented
an offering
of gold
to the LORD
.
Every man
, 1who
had
in his possession
2blue
and purple
and scarlet
material and fine
linen
and goats'
hair and rams'
skins
3dyed
red
and porpoise
skins
, brought
them.
Everyone who could make
a 1contribution
of silver
and 2bronze
brought
the LORD'S
1contribution
; and every
man 3who
had
in his possession
acacia
wood
for any
work
of the service
brought
it.
All the 1skilled
women
spun
with their hands
, and brought
what
they had spun
, in 2blue
and purple
and scarlet
material and in fine
linen
.
All the women
whose
heart
1stirred
with a skill
spun
the goats'
hair.
The rulers brought
the onyx
stones
and the stones
for setting
for the ephod
and for the 1breastpiece
;
and athe spice and the oil
for the light
and for the anointing
oil
and for the fragrant
incense
.
The 1Israelites, all
the men
and women
, whose
heart
2moved
them to bring
material for all
the work
, which
the LORD
had commanded
through
Moses
to be done
, brought
a afreewill
offering
to the LORD
.
aThen Moses said
to the sons
of Israel
, "See
, the LORD
has called
by name
Bezalel
the son
of Uri
, the son
of Hur
, of the tribe
of Judah
.
"And He has filled him with the Spirit
of God
, in wisdom
, in understanding
and in knowledge
and in all
1craftsmanship
;
1to make designs
for working
in gold
and in silver
and in 2bronze
,
and in the cutting of stones
for settings
and in the carving
of wood
, so as to perform
in every
inventive
work
.
"He also has put in his heart
to teach
, both he and aOholiab
, the son
of Ahisamach
, of the tribe
of Dan
.
" aHe has filled them with 1skill
to perform
every
work
of an engraver
and of a designer
and of an embroiderer
, in 2blue
and in purple
and in scarlet
material, and in fine
linen
, and of a weaver
, as performers
of every
work
and makers
of designs
.