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Exodus 31 :: English Standard Version (ESV)

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Oholiab and Bezalel

(Exo 35:30—36:1 )
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:1 - The LORD said to Moses,
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:2 - “See, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah,
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:3 - and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with ability and intelligence, with knowledge and all craftsmanship,
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:4 - to devise artistic designs, to work in gold, silver, and bronze,
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:5 - in cutting stones for setting, and in carving wood, to work in every craft.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:6 - And behold, I have appointed with him Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan. And I have given to all able men ability, that they may make all that I have commanded you:
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:7 - the tent of meeting, and the ark of the testimony, and the mercy seat that is on it, and all the furnishings of the tent,
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:8 - the table and its utensils, and the pure lampstand with all its utensils, and the altar of incense,
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:9 - and the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the basin and its stand,
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:10 - and the finely worked garments,[fn] the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments of his sons, for their service as priests,
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:11 - and the anointing oil and the fragrant incense for the Holy Place. According to all that I have commanded you, they shall do.”

The Sabbath

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:12 - And the LORD said to Moses,
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:13 - “You are to speak to the people of Israel and say, ‘Above all you shall keep my Sabbaths, for this is a sign between me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I, the LORD, sanctify you.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:14 - You shall keep the Sabbath, because it is holy for you. Everyone who profanes it shall be put to death. Whoever does any work on it, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:15 - Six days shall work be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, holy to the LORD. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day shall be put to death.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:16 - Therefore the people of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, observing the Sabbath throughout their generations, as a covenant forever.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:17 - It is a sign forever between me and the people of Israel that in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested and was refreshed.’”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:18 - And he gave to Moses, when he had finished speaking with him on Mount Sinai, the two tablets of the testimony, tablets of stone, written with the finger of God.
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