Exodus, 31

¹ Jehovah continued to speak to Moses, saying:

² “See, I have chosen^*1 Bezʹal·el the son of Uʹri the son of Hur of the tribe of Judah.

³ I will fill him with the spirit of God, giving him wisdom, understanding, and knowledge of every kind of craftsmanship,

⁴ for making artistic designs, for working with gold, silver, and copper,

⁵ for cutting and setting stones, and for making every kind of wood product.

⁶ Moreover, to assist him I have appointed O·hoʹli·ab the son of A·hisʹa·mach of the tribe of Dan, and I am putting wisdom into the heart of all those who are skillful,^*1 so that they may make everything I have commanded you:

⁷ the tent of meeting, the ark of the Testimony and the cover that is on it, all the equipment of the tent,

⁸ the table and its utensils, the lampstand of pure gold and all its utensils, the altar of incense,

⁹ the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, the basin and its stand,

¹⁰ the finely woven garments, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, the garments of his sons to serve as priests,

¹¹ the anointing oil, and the perfumed incense for the sanctuary. They will do everything I have commanded you.”

¹² Jehovah said further to Moses:

¹³ “Speak to the Israelites and tell them, ‘Especially, you are to keep my sabbaths, for it is a sign between me and you during your generations in order that you may know that I, Jehovah, am sanctifying you.

¹⁴ You must keep the Sabbath, for it is something holy to you. Whoever profanes it must be put to death. If anyone does any work on it, then that person^*1 must be cut off^*2 from among his people.

¹⁵ Six days work may be done, but on the seventh day is a sabbath of complete rest. It is something holy to Jehovah. Anyone doing work on the Sabbath day must be put to death.

¹⁶ The Israelites must keep the Sabbath; they must observe the Sabbath during all their generations. It is a lasting covenant.

¹⁷ It is an enduring sign between me and the people of Israel, for in six days Jehovah made the heavens and the earth and on the seventh day he rested and refreshed himself.’”

¹⁸ Now as soon as he had finished speaking with him on Mount Siʹnai, he gave Moses two tablets of the Testimony, tablets of stone written on by God’s finger.