Exo 35 | NASB1995 | STEP | Then Moses assembled all the congregation of the sons of Israel , and said to them, “ These are the things that the Lord has commanded you to do :

Exodus 35

The Sabbath Emphasized

1 Then Moses assembled all the congregation of the sons of Israel, and said to them, ^a“These are the things that the Lord has commanded you to ^{▼▼ Lit do them}do:

2 ^c“For six days work may be done, but on the seventh day you shall have a holy day, ^da sabbath of complete rest to the Lord; ^ewhoever does any work on it shall be put to death. 3 ^f“You shall not kindle a fire in any of your dwellings on the sabbath day.”

4 Moses spoke to all the congregation of the sons of Israel, saying, “This is the thing which the Lord has commanded, saying, 5 ‘ ^gTake from among you a ^{▼▼ Or heave offering}contribution to the Lord; whoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it as the Lord’s ^{▼▼ Or heave offering}contribution: gold, silver, and ^{▼▼ Or copper}bronze, 6 and ^{▼▼ Or violet}blue, purple and scarlet material, fine linen, goats’ hair, 7 and rams’ skins ^{▼▼ Or tanned}dyed red, and porpoise skins, and acacia wood, 8 and oil for lighting, and spices for the anointing oil, and for the fragrant incense, 9 and onyx stones and setting stones for the ephod and for the ^{▼▼ Or pouch}breastpiece.

Tabernacle Workmen

10 ‘ ⁿLet every skillful man among you come, and make all that the Lord has commanded: 11 the ^{▼▼ Lit dwelling place
,} ^ptabernacle, its tent and its covering, its hooks and its boards, its bars, its pillars, and its ^{▼▼ Or bases}sockets; 12 the ^rark and its poles, the ^{▼▼ Lit propitiatory}mercy seat, and the curtain of the screen; 13 the ^ttable and its poles, and all its ^{▼▼ Or vessels}utensils, and the bread of the ^{▼▼ Lit Face}Presence; 14 the ^wlampstand also for the light and its utensils and its lamps and the oil for the light; 15 and the ^xaltar of incense and its poles, and the ^yanointing oil and the ^zfragrant incense, and the screen for the doorway at the ^{▼▼ Or doorway}entrance of the tabernacle; 16 ^abthe altar of burnt offering with its ^{▼▼ Or copper}bronze grating, its poles, and all its ^{▼▼ Or vessels}utensils, the ^{▼▼ Or laver}basin and its stand; 17 ^afthe hangings of the court, its pillars and its ^{▼▼ Or bases}sockets, and the screen for the gate of the court; 18 the pegs of the tabernacle and the pegs of the court and their cords; 19 the ^{▼▼ Or service garments
,} ^aiwoven garments for ministering in the holy place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments of his sons, to minister as priests.’”

Gifts Received

20 Then all the congregation of the sons of Israel departed from Moses’ presence. 21 ^ajEveryone whose heart ^{▼▼ Lit lifted up}stirred him and everyone whose spirit ^{▼▼ Or made him willing}moved him came and brought the Lord’s ^{▼▼ Or heave offering}contribution for the work of the tent of meeting and for all its service and for the holy garments. 22 Then all ^{▼▼ Or who were willing-hearted}whose hearts moved them, both men and women, came and brought brooches and ^{▼▼ Or nose rings}earrings and signet rings and bracelets, all articles of gold; so did every man who ^{▼▼ Lit waved a wave offering}presented an offering of gold to the Lord. 23 Every man, ^{▼▼ Lit with whom was found}who had in his possession ^{▼▼ Or violet}blue and purple and scarlet material and fine linen and goats’ hair and rams’ skins ^{▼▼ Or tanned}dyed red and porpoise skins, brought them. 24 Everyone who could make a ^{▼▼ Or heave offering}contribution of silver and ^{▼▼ Or copper}bronze brought the Lord’s ^{▼▼ Or heave offering}contribution; and every man ^{▼▼ Lit with whom was found}who had in his possession acacia wood for any work of the service brought it. 25 All the ^{▼▼ Lit women wise of heart}skilled women spun with their hands, and brought what they had spun, in ^{▼▼ Or violet}blue and purple and scarlet material and in fine linen. 26 All the women whose heart ^{▼▼ Lit lifted them up in wisdom}stirred with a skill spun the goats’ hair. 27 The rulers brought the onyx stones and the stones for setting for the ephod and for the ^{▼▼ Or pouch}breastpiece; 28 and ^bbthe spice and the oil for the light and for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense. 29 The ^{▼▼ Lit sons of Israel}Israelites, all the men and women, whose heart ^{▼▼ Lit made them willing}moved them to bring material for all the work, which the Lord had commanded through Moses to be done, brought a ^befreewill offering to the Lord.

30 ^bfThen Moses said to the sons of Israel, “See, the Lord has called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. 31 “And He has filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding and in knowledge and in all ^{▼▼ Or work}craftsmanship; 32 ^{▼▼ Lit devise devices}to make designs for working in gold and in silver and in ^{▼▼ Or copper}bronze, 33 and in the cutting of stones for settings and in the carving of wood, so as to perform in every inventive work. 34 “He also has put in his heart to teach, both he and ^bjOholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan. 35 ^bk“He has filled them with ^{▼▼ Lit wisdom of heart}skill to perform every work of an engraver and of a designer and of an embroiderer, in ^{▼▼ Or violet}blue and in purple and in scarlet material, and in fine linen, and of a weaver, as performers of every work and makers of designs.