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Exodus 31

CHAPTER 31 Bezaleel Appointed Chief of Construction

1 And the lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 Behold, I have called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. 3 And I filled him [²spirit ¹a divine] of wisdom, and understanding, and higher knowledge, [²in ³every ⁴work ¹to consider], 4 and to supervise construction; to work the gold, and the silver, and the brass, and the blue, and the purple and the [²scarlet ¹spun], 5 and the linen being twined, and the stonecutting works, and for the woodworkers of the works of wood -- to work according to all the works. 6 And I have given him even Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan. And to every one discerning in heart I have given understanding. And they shall make all as much as I gave orders to you -- 7 the tent of the testimony, and the ark of the covenant, and the atonement-seat, the one upon it, and the equipment of the tent, 8 and the altars, and the table, and all the utensils for it, and the [²lamp-stand ¹pure], and all the utensils for it, 9 and the bathing tub, and its base, 10 and the [²apparels ¹ministry] of Aaron, and the apparels of his sons in the officiating as priest to me, 11 and the [²oil ¹anointing], and the incense of the composition of the holy place -- according to all as much as I gave charge to you they shall make.

The Sabbath

12 And the lord spoke to Moses, saying, 13 You also speak to the sons of Israel! saying, Perceive, and [²my Sabbaths ¹guard]! For it is a sign by me and among you unto your generations, that you might know that I the lord am the one sanctifying you. 14 And you shall guard the Sabbath, for [²holy ¹it is] to you. The one profaning it, unto death shall be put to death. Every one who shall do [²on ³it ¹work], [²shall be utterly destroyed ¹that soul] from the midst of his people. 15 Six days you shall do works, but the [²day ¹seventh ⁴Sabbath ⁵rest ³is a holy] to the lord. All who shall do work on the day of the Sabbaths shall be put to death. 16 And [⁴shall guard ¹the ²sons ³of Israel] the Sabbaths to observe them unto their generations. 17 [²covenant ¹It is an eternal] with me and the sons of Israel, [³sign ¹it is ²an eternal]. For in six days the lord made the heaven and the earth, and on the [²day ¹seventh] he ceased and rested. 18 And he gave to Moses, when he rested from speaking to him in mount Sinai, the two tablets of the testimony -- tablets of stone, written by the finger of God.