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31:1  Now the Lord said to Moses,
31:2  “See, I have called by name Bezalel, son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.
31:3  I have filled him with the Spirit of God in wisdom and skill, in understanding and intelligence, in knowledge, and in all kinds of craftsmanship,
31:4  to make 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, to work in all kinds of craftsmanship.
31:6  And behold, I Myself have appointed with him Oholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; to all who are wise-hearted I have given the skill and ability to make everything that I have commanded you:
31:7  the Tent of Meeting, the ark of the Testimony, the mercy seat that is upon it, all the furnishings of the tent—
31:8  the table [for the bread] and its utensils, the pure gold lampstand with all its utensils, the [golden] altar of incense,
31:9  the [bronze] altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, the basin and its base—
31:10  the finely worked garments, the holy garments for Aaron the [high] priest and the garments for his sons to minister as priests,
31:11  and the anointing oil and the sweet and fragrant incense for the Holy Place. They are to make them according to all that I have commanded you.”
31:12  And the Lord said to Moses,
31:13  “But as for you, say to the Israelites, ‘You shall most certainly observe My Sabbaths, for it is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, so that you may know [without any doubt] and acknowledge that I am the Lord who sanctifies you and sets you apart [for Myself].
31:14  Therefore, you shall keep the Sabbath, for it is holy to you. Everyone who profanes it must be put to death; for whoever does work on the Sabbath, that person (soul) shall be cut off from among his people [excluding him from the atonement made for them].
31:15  For six days work may be done, but the seventh is the Sabbath of complete rest, sacred to the Lord; whoever does work on the Sabbath day must be put to death.
31:16  So the Israelites shall observe the Sabbath, to celebrate the Sabbath throughout their generations as a perpetual covenant.’
31:17  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 ceased and was refreshed.”
31:18  When He had finished speaking with him on Mount Sinai, He gave Moses the two tablets of the Testimony, tablets of stone, written with the finger of God.