Craftsmen for the Tent

31 The Lord told Moses, ² “Look, I’ve called^[a] Uri’s son Bezalel, grandson of Hur from Judah’s tribe ³ and I’ve filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, understanding, knowledge, and all kinds of craftsmanship ⁴ to create plans^[b] for work in gold, silver, and bronze, ⁵ and for cutting stones to set them, for carving wood, and for doing all kinds of craftsmanship. ⁶ Along with him I’m appointing Ahisamach’s son Oholiab from the tribe of Dan, and I’ve given wisdom^[c] to all who are skilled^[d] so they can make everything that I’ve commanded you, ⁷ including the Tent of Meeting, the Ark of the Testimony, the Mercy Seat^[e] that is on it, all the furnishings of the tent— ⁸ the table and its furnishings, the lamp stand of pure gold,^[f] all its furnishings, the altar of incense, ⁹ the altar for burnt offerings, its furnishings, the basin, its base, ¹⁰ the woven garments, the holy garments of Aaron the priest, the garments of his sons as they serve as priests, ¹¹ the anointing oil, and the fragrant incense for the Holy Place. They are to make them in accordance with everything that I commanded you.”

¹² The Lord told Moses, ¹³ “You are to tell the Israelis: ‘You are to certainly observe my Sabbaths because it’s a sign between me and you from generation to generation, so you may know that I am the Lord who sanctifies you. ¹⁴ You are to observe the Sabbath, because it’s holy for you. Whoever profanes it is certainly to die; indeed, whoever does work on it is to be cut off from among his people. ¹⁵ Work may be done for six days, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, holy to the Lord. Whoever does work on the Sabbath is certainly to die. ¹⁶ The Israelis are to keep the Sabbath to make the Sabbath observance a perpetual covenant from generation to generation. ¹⁷ It is a sign forever between me and the Israelis, because the Lord made the heavens and the earth in six days, but on the seventh day he rested and was refreshed.’”

¹⁸ When he finished speaking with Moses^[g] on Mount Sinai, he gave him^[h] the two Tablets of the Testimony, tablets of stone written by the finger of God.