Exodus 31:1-15

New King James Version

Artisans for Building the Tabernacle^(A)

31 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: ²^(B)“See, I have called by name Bezalel the ^(C)son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. ³And I have ^(D)filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship, ⁴to design artistic works, to work in gold, in silver, in bronze, ⁵in cutting jewels for setting, in carving wood, and to work in all manner of workmanship.

⁶“And I, indeed I, have appointed with him ^(E)Aholiab the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and I have put wisdom in the hearts of all the ^(F)gifted artisans, that they may make all that I have commanded you: ⁷^(G)the tabernacle of meeting, ^(H)the ark of the Testimony and ^(I)the mercy seat that is on it, and all the furniture of the tabernacle— ⁸^(J)the table and its utensils, ^(K)the pure gold lampstand with all its utensils, the altar of incense, ⁹^(L)the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and ^(M)the laver and its base— ¹⁰^(N)the ^[a]garments of ministry, the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments of his sons, to minister as priests, ¹¹^(O)and the anointing oil and ^(P)sweet incense for the holy place. According to all that I have commanded you they shall do.”

The Sabbath Law

¹²And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ¹³“Speak also to the children of Israel, saying: ^(Q)‘Surely My Sabbaths you shall keep, for it is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am the Lord who ^(R)sanctifies^[b] you. ¹⁴^(S)You shall keep the Sabbath, therefore, for it is holy to you. Everyone who ^[c]profanes it shall surely be put to death; for ^(T)whoever does any work on it, that person shall be cut off from among his people. ¹⁵Work shall be done for ^(U)six days, but the ^(V)seventh is the Sabbath of rest, holy to the Lord. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death.