Exo 35 | NASB2020 | 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, “ ^aThese are the things that the Lord has commanded you to ^{▼▼Lit do them}do:

2 “ ^cFor 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 ^fYou 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 uplifted offering}contribution to the Lord; whoever is of a willing heart is to bring it as the Lord’s ^{▼▼Or uplifted offering}contribution: gold, silver, and ^{▼▼Or copper}bronze, 6 and ^{▼▼Or bluish; LXX hyacinth in color, and so throughout the ch}violet, purple, and scarlet material, fine linen, goats’ hair, 7 and rams’ skins ^{▼▼Or tanned}dyed red, and ^{▼▼Meaning of the Heb uncertain, and so throughout the ch}fine leather, 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 Artisans

10 ‘ ^oHave every skillful person among you come and make all that the Lord has commanded: 11 the ^{▼▼Lit dwelling place
,} ^qtabernacle, its tent and its covering, its hooks and its boards, its bars, its pillars, and its bases; 12 the ^rark and its poles, the ^{▼▼Also called mercy seat; i.e., where blood was sprinkled on the Day of Atonement}atoning cover, and the covering curtain; 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 curtain 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 basin and its stand; 17 ^aethe hangings of the courtyard, its pillars and its bases, and the curtain for the gate of the courtyard; 18 the pegs of the tabernacle and the pegs of the courtyard and their ropes; 19 the ^{▼▼Or service garments
,} ^agwoven garments for ministering in the Holy Place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments of his sons, to serve as priests.’”

Gifts Received

20 Then all the congregation of the sons of Israel departed from Moses’ presence. 21 And ^aheveryone whose heart ^{▼▼Lit lifted him up}stirred him and everyone whose spirit ^{▼▼Or made him willing}moved him came and brought the Lord’s ^{▼▼Or uplifted 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 everyone who ^{▼▼Lit waved a wave offering}presented an offering of gold to the Lord. 23 Everyone ^{▼▼Lit with whom was found}who was in possession of violet, purple, or scarlet material or fine linen or goats’ hair, or rams’ skins ^{▼▼Or tanned}dyed red or fine leather, brought them. 24 Everyone who could make a ^{▼▼Or uplifted offering}contribution of silver and ^{▼▼Or copper}bronze brought the Lord’s ^{▼▼Or uplifted offering}contribution; and everyone ^{▼▼Lit with whom was found}who was in possession of acacia wood for any work of the service brought it. 25 And all the ^{▼▼Lit women wise of heart}skilled women spun with their hands, and brought what they had spun, in violet, purple, and scarlet material, and in fine linen. 26 And all the women whose heart ^{▼▼Lit lifted them up in wisdom}stirred with a skill spun the goats’ hair. 27 The rulers, moreover, brought the onyx stones and the stones for setting for the ephod and for the ^{▼▼Or pouch}breastpiece; 28 and ^axthe 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 ^{▼▼Or freewill offering
,} ^bbvoluntary offering to the Lord.

30 ^bcThen 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, in knowledge, and in all ^{▼▼Or work}craftsmanship; 32 to create ^{▼▼Lit devices}designs for working in gold, 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 ^bgOholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan. 35 ^bhHe has filled them with ^{▼▼Lit wisdom of heart}skill to perform every work of an engraver, of a designer, and of an embroiderer, in violet, purple, and in scarlet material, and in fine linen, and of a weaver, as performers of every work and makers of designs.