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31:1  The Lord spoke to Moses,
31:2  “See, I have called by name Bezalel son of Uri son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah,
31:3  and I have filled him with a divine spirit, with ability, intelligence, and knowledge, and every kind of skill,
31:4  to devise artistic designs, to work in gold, silver, and bronze,
31:5  in cutting stones for setting, and in carving wood, to work in every kind of craft.
31:6  Moreover, I have appointed with him Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, and I have given skill to all the skillful, so that they may make all that I have commanded you:
31:7  the tent of meeting, and the ark of the covenant, and the cover that is on it, and all the furnishings of the tent,
31:8  the table and its utensils, and the pure lampstand with all its utensils, and the altar of incense,
31:9  and the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the basin with its stand,
31:10  and the finely worked vestments, the holy vestments for the priest Aaron and the vestments of his sons, for their service as priests,
31:11  and the anointing oil and the fragrant incense for the holy place. They shall do just as I have commanded you.”
31:12  The Lord said to Moses,
31:13  “You yourself are to speak to the Israelites, ‘You shall surely keep my Sabbaths, for this is a sign between me and you throughout your generations, given in order that you may know that I, the Lord, sanctify you.
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 shall be cut off from among the people.
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.
31:16  Therefore the Israelites shall keep the Sabbath, observing the Sabbath throughout their generations, as a perpetual covenant.
31:17  It is a sign forever between me and the Israelites that in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested and was refreshed.’ ”
31:18  When God finished speaking with Moses on Mount Sinai, he gave him the two tablets of the covenant, tablets of stone, written with the finger of God.