Exodus 31 — NETB

31Verse 1The Lord spoke to Moses:^{Verse 2}“See, I have chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah,^{Verse 3}and I have filled him with the Spirit of God in skill, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all kinds of craftsmanship,^{Verse 4}to make artistic designs for work with gold, with silver, and with bronze,^{Verse 5}and with cutting and setting stone, and with cutting wood, to work in all kinds of craftsmanship.^{Verse 6}Moreover, I have also given him Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, and I have given ability to all the specially skilled, that they may make everything I have commanded you:^{Verse 7}the tent of meeting, the ark of the testimony, the atonement lid that is on it, all the furnishings of the tent,^{Verse 8}the table with its utensils, the pure lampstand with all its utensils, the altar of incense,^{Verse 9}the altar for the burnt offering with all its utensils, the large basin with its base,^{Verse 10}the woven garments, the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons, to minister as priests,^{Verse 11}the anointing oil, and sweet incense for the Holy Place. They will make all these things just as I have commanded you.”

Sabbath Observance

^{Verse 12}The Lord said to Moses,^{Verse 13}“Tell the Israelites, ‘Surely you must keep my Sabbaths, for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am the Lord who sanctifies you.^{Verse 14}So you must keep the Sabbath, for it is holy for you. Everyone who defiles it must surely be put to death; indeed, if anyone does any work on it, then that person will be cut off from among his people.^{Verse 15}Six days work may be done, but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, holy to the Lord; anyone who does work on the Sabbath day must surely be put to death.^{Verse 16}The Israelites must keep the Sabbath by observing the Sabbath throughout their generations as a perpetual covenant.^{Verse 17}It is a sign between me and the Israelites forever; for in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day he rested and was refreshed.’”^{Verse 18}He gave Moses two tablets of testimony when he had finished speaking with him on Mount Sinai, tablets of stone written by the finger of God.