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31:1  And Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
31:2  “See, I have called by name Bezalel, the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.
31:3  And I have filled him with the Spirit of God in wisdom, in discernment, in knowledge, and in all kinds of craftsmanship,
31:4  to devise artistic designs for work in gold, in silver, and in bronze,
31:5  and in the cutting of stones for settings, and in the carving of wood, in order for him to work in all kinds of craftsmanship.
31:6  And behold, I Myself have appointed with him Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and in the hearts of all who are wise at heart I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded you:
31:7  the tent of meeting, and the ark of testimony, and the mercy seat upon it, and all the furniture of the tent,
31:8  the table also and its utensils, and the pure gold lampstand with all its utensils, and the altar of incense,
31:9  the altar of burnt offering also with all its utensils, and the laver and its stand,
31:10  the woven garments as well, and the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, with which to minister as priests;
31:11  the anointing oil also, and the fragrant incense for the holy place, they shall make them according to all that I have commanded you.”
31:12  Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
31:13  “But as for you, speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘You shall surely keep My sabbaths; for this is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am Yahweh who makes you holy.
31:14  Therefore you shall keep the sabbath, for it is holy to you. Everyone who profanes it shall surely be put to death; for whoever does any work on it, that person shall be cut off from among his people.
31:15  Six days work may be done, but on the seventh day there is a sabbath of complete rest, holy to Yahweh; whoever does any work on the sabbath day shall surely be put to death.
31:16  So the sons of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to celebrate the sabbath throughout their generations as an everlasting covenant.’
31:17  It is a sign between Me and the sons of Israel forever; for in six days Yahweh made heaven and earth, but on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed.”
31:18  When He had finished speaking with him upon Mount Sinai, He gave Moses the two tablets of the testimony, tablets of stone, written by the finger of God.