The Sabbath 1 UDB Moses gathered all the Israelite people together and said to them, "This is what Yahweh has commanded you to do. BSB BSB: Then Moses assembled the whole congregation of Israel and said to them, “These are the things that the LORD has commanded you to do:
2 UDB Each week you may work for six days, but on the seventh day you must rest. It is a sacred day, dedicated to Yahweh. Anyone who does any work on the seventh day must be killed. BSB BSB: For six days work may be done, but the seventh day shall be your holy day, a Sabbath of complete rest to the LORD. Whoever does any work on that day must be put to death.
3 UDB Do not light a fire in your homes on the rest days." BSB BSB: Do not light a fire in any of your dwellings on the Sabbath day.”
Offerings for the Tabernacle (Exodus 25:1–9)
4 UDB Moses also said to all the Israelite people, "This is what Yahweh has commanded. BSB BSB: Moses also told the whole congregation of Israel, “This is what the LORD has commanded:
5 UDB Make offerings to Yahweh. Everyone who wants to should bring to Yahweh an offering. The offerings can be gold, silver, or bronze; BSB BSB: Take from among you an offering to the LORD. Let everyone whose heart is willing bring an offering to the LORD: gold, silver, and bronze;
6 UDB fine white linen; blue, purple or red woolen cloth; cloth made from goats' hair; BSB BSB: blue, purple, and scarlet yarn; fine linen and goat hair;
7 UDB rams' skins that are tanned; fine leather skins; wood from acacia trees; BSB BSB: ram skins dyed red and fine leather; acacia wood;
8 UDB oil for the lamps; spices to put into the olive oil for anointing and to put into the sweet-smelling incense; and BSB BSB: olive oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;
9 UDB onyx stones or other valuable stones to fasten onto the priest's sacred apron and to put on his sacred chest pouch. BSB BSB: and onyx stones and gemstones to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece.
The Skilled Craftsmen 10 UDB All the skilled workers among you should come and make all the things that Yahweh has commanded: BSB BSB: Let every skilled craftsman among you come and make everything that the LORD has commanded:
11 UDB the sacred tent with its covering, its fasteners, its frames, its crossbars, its posts, and its bases; BSB BSB: the tabernacle with its tent and covering, its clasps and frames, its crossbars, posts, and bases;
12 UDB the sacred chest with its poles and its lid; and the curtain that will separate the holy place from the very holy place. BSB BSB: the ark with its poles and mercy seat, and the veil to shield it;
13 UDB The workers also should come and make the table with the poles for carrying it and all the things that will be used with the table, the bread to display before God, BSB BSB: the table with its poles, all its utensils, and the Bread of the Presence;
14 UDB the lampstand for the lamps with all the things that will be used to take care of them, the oil for the lamps, BSB BSB: the lampstand for light with its accessories and lamps and oil for the light;
15 UDB the altar for burning incense and the poles for carrying the altar, the oil for anointing and the sweet-smelling incense, the curtain for the entrance of the sacred tent, BSB BSB: the altar of incense with its poles; the anointing oil and fragrant incense; the curtain for the doorway at the entrance to the tabernacle;
16 UDB the altar for offering sacrifices that will be burned and its bronze grating, the poles for carrying the altar and all the things that will be used with it, and the washbasin and its base. BSB BSB: the altar of burnt offering with its bronze grate, its poles, and all its utensils; the basin with its stand;
17 UDB The workers should come and make the curtains to surround the courtyard and the posts and bases for the posts to support the curtains, the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard, BSB BSB: the curtains of the courtyard with its posts and bases, and the curtain for the gate of the courtyard;
18 UDB the pegs and ropes for the sacred tent, BSB BSB: the tent pegs for the tabernacle and for the courtyard, along with their ropes;
19 UDB and the beautiful clothes that Aaron and his sons are to wear when they do their work in the holy place." BSB BSB: and the woven garments for ministering in the holy place—both the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons to serve as priests.”
The People Offer Gifts 20 UDB Then all the Israelite people returned to their tents. BSB BSB: Then the whole congregation of Israel withdrew from the presence of Moses.
21 UDB Everyone who wished to bring an offering to Yahweh did so. They brought some of the things that would be used to make the sacred tent, all the other items that would be used in the rituals, and everything needed to make the sacred clothes for the priests. BSB BSB: And everyone whose heart stirred him and whose spirit prompted him came and brought an offering to the LORD for the work on the Tent of Meeting, for all its services, and for the holy garments.
22 UDB All the men and women who wished to brought gold ornaments, earrings, rings, necklaces, and many other kinds of things made of gold, and they dedicated them to Yahweh. BSB BSB: So all who had willing hearts, both men and women, came and brought brooches and earrings, rings and necklaces, and all kinds of gold jewelry. And they all presented their gold as a wave offering to the LORD.
23 UDB Many people who had blue, purple, or red woolen cloth or fine white linen or cloth made from goats' hair, or rams' skins that were tanned, or leather made from fine skins, brought some of these things. BSB BSB: Everyone who had blue, purple, or scarlet yarn, or fine linen, goat hair, ram skins dyed red, or articles of fine leather, brought them.
24 UDB All those who had silver or bronze brought them as offerings to Yahweh. All those who had some acacia wood that could be used for any of the work for the people to worship Yahweh brought it. BSB BSB: And all who could present an offering of silver or bronze brought it as a contribution to the LORD. Also, everyone who had acacia wood for any part of the service brought it.
25 UDB All the women who were skilled to make cloth brought fine linen thread and blue, purple, or red woolen yarn that they had made. BSB BSB: Every skilled woman spun with her hands and brought what she had spun: blue, purple, or scarlet yarn, or fine linen.
26 UDB All the women who wanted to made thread from goats' hair. BSB BSB: And all the skilled women whose hearts were stirred spun the goat hair.
27 UDB All the leaders brought onyx stones and other fine stones to be fastened to Aaron's sacred apron and his sacred chest pouch. BSB BSB: The leaders brought onyx stones and gemstones to mount on the ephod and breastpiece,
28 UDB They also brought spices to put into the sweet-smelling incense, and they brought olive oil for the lamps and for the oil for anointing and for putting in the sweet-smelling incense. BSB BSB: as well as spices and olive oil for the light, for the anointing oil, and for the fragrant incense.
29 UDB All the Israelite men and women who wanted to brought these things to offer them to Yahweh for doing the work that he had commanded Moses to do. BSB BSB: So all the men and women of the Israelites whose hearts prompted them brought a freewill offering to the LORD for all the work that the LORD through Moses had commanded them to do.
Bezalel and Oholiab (Exodus 31:1–11)
30 UDB Moses said to the Israelite people, "Listen carefully. Yahweh has chosen Bezalel son of Uri and grandson of Hur, from the tribe of Judah. BSB BSB: Then Moses said to the Israelites, “See, the LORD has called by name Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.
31 UDB Yahweh has enabled his Spirit to live in Bezalel, has given him ability and knowledge, and has enabled him to know how to do very skilled work. BSB BSB: And He has filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability, and knowledge in all kinds of craftsmanship,
32 UDB He can engrave skillful designs in gold, silver, and bronze. BSB BSB: to design artistic works in gold, silver, and bronze,
33 UDB He can cut jewels and enclose them in tiny gold frames and can carve things from wood and do other skilled work. BSB BSB: to cut gemstones for settings, and to carve wood, so that he may be a master of every artistic craft.
34 UDB Yahweh has also given to him and to Oholiab son of Ahisamak, from the tribe of Dan, the ability to teach their skills to others. BSB BSB: And the LORD has given both him and Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, the ability to teach others.
35 UDB He has given to them the ability to do all kinds of work that is done by craftsmen—those who create artistic things; those who make fine white linen; those who embroider designs using blue, purple, or red woolen yarn; and those who make linen cloth. They are able to plan many kinds of artistic work. BSB BSB: He has filled them with skill to do all kinds of work as engravers, designers, embroiderers in blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine linen, and as weavers—as artistic designers of every kind of craft.
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