¹⁸ Then Moses said, “Now show me your glory.”^(A)

¹⁹ And the Lord said, “I will cause all my goodness to pass^(B) in front of you, and I will proclaim my name,^(C) the Lord, in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.^{(D) 20} But,” he said, “you cannot see my face, for no one may see^(E) me and live.”

²¹ Then the Lord said, “There is a place near me where you may stand on a rock. ²² When my glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft in the rock^(F) and cover you with my hand^(G) until I have passed by. ²³ Then I will remove my hand and you will see my back; but my face must not be seen.”

The New Stone Tablets

34 The Lord said to Moses, “Chisel out two stone tablets like the first ones,^(H) and I will write on them the words that were on the first tablets,^(I) which you broke.^{(J) 2} Be ready in the morning, and then come up on Mount Sinai.^(K) Present yourself to me there on top of the mountain. ³ No one is to come with you or be seen anywhere on the mountain;^(L) not even the flocks and herds may graze in front of the mountain.”

⁴ So Moses chiseled^(M) out two stone tablets like the first ones and went up Mount Sinai early in the morning, as the Lord had commanded him; and he carried the two stone tablets in his hands.^{(N) 5} Then the Lord came down in the cloud^(O) and stood there with him and proclaimed his name, the Lord.^{(P) 6} And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, “The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate^(Q) and gracious God, slow to anger,^(R) abounding in love^(S) and faithfulness,^{(T) 7} maintaining love to thousands,^(U) and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin.^(V) Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished;^(W) he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation.”^(X)

Materials for the Tabernacle^(A)(B)

⁴ Moses said to the whole Israelite community, “This is what the Lord has commanded: ⁵ From what you have, take an offering for the Lord. Everyone who is willing is to bring to the Lord an offering of gold, silver and bronze; ⁶ blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen; goat hair; ⁷ ram skins dyed red and another type of durable leather^[a]; acacia wood; ⁸ olive oil^(C) for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense; ⁹ and onyx stones and other gems to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece.

¹⁰ “All who are skilled among you are to come and make everything the Lord has commanded:^{(D) 11} the tabernacle^(E) with its tent and its covering, clasps, frames, crossbars, posts and bases; ¹² the ark^(F) with its poles and the atonement cover and the curtain^(G) that shields it; ¹³ the table^(H) with its poles and all its articles and the bread of the Presence; ¹⁴ the lampstand^(I) that is for light with its accessories, lamps and oil for the light; ¹⁵ the altar^(J) of incense with its poles, the anointing oil^(K) and the fragrant incense;^(L) the curtain for the doorway at the entrance to the tabernacle;^{(M) 16} the altar^(N) of burnt offering with its bronze grating, its poles and all its utensils; the bronze basin^(O) with its stand; ¹⁷ the curtains of the courtyard with its posts and bases, and the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard;^{(P) 18} the tent pegs^(Q) for the tabernacle and for the courtyard, and their ropes; ¹⁹ the woven garments worn for ministering in the sanctuary—both the sacred garments^(R) for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons when they serve as priests.”

²⁰ Then the whole Israelite community withdrew from Moses’ presence, ²¹ and everyone who was willing and whose heart moved them came and brought an offering to the Lord for the work on the tent of meeting, for all its service, and for the sacred garments. ²² All who were willing, men and women alike, came and brought gold jewelry of all kinds: brooches, earrings, rings and ornaments. They all presented their gold as a wave offering to the Lord. ²³ Everyone who had blue, purple or scarlet yarn^(S) or fine linen, or goat hair, ram skins dyed red or the other durable leather brought them. ²⁴ Those presenting an offering of silver or bronze brought it as an offering to the Lord, and everyone who had acacia wood for any part of the work brought it. ²⁵ Every skilled woman^(T) spun with her hands and brought what she had spun—blue, purple or scarlet yarn or fine linen. ²⁶ And all the women who were willing and had the skill spun the goat hair. ²⁷ The leaders^(U) brought onyx stones and other gems^(V) to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece. ²⁸ They also brought spices and olive oil for the light and for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense.^{(W) 29} All the Israelite men and women who were willing^(X) brought to the Lord freewill offerings^(Y) for all the work the Lord through Moses had commanded them to do.

Bezalel and Oholiab^(Z)

³⁰ Then Moses said to the Israelites, “See, the Lord has chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, ³¹ and he has filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills^(AA)— ³² to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver and bronze, ³³ to cut and set stones, to work in wood and to engage in all kinds of artistic crafts. ³⁴ And he has given both him and Oholiab^(AB) son of Ahisamak, of the tribe of Dan, the ability to teach^(AC) others. ³⁵ He has filled them with skill to do all kinds of work^(AD) as engravers, designers, embroiderers in blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen, and weavers—all of them skilled workers and designers. 36 ¹ So Bezalel, Oholiab and every skilled person^(AE) to whom the Lord has given skill and ability to know how to carry out all the work of constructing the sanctuary^(AF) are to do the work just as the Lord has commanded.”

² Then Moses summoned Bezalel^(AG) and Oholiab^(AH) and every skilled person to whom the Lord had given ability and who was willing^(AI) to come and do the work. ³ They received from Moses all the offerings^(AJ) the Israelites had brought to carry out the work of constructing the sanctuary. And the people continued to bring freewill offerings morning after morning. ⁴ So all the skilled workers who were doing all the work on the sanctuary left what they were doing ⁵ and said to Moses, “The people are bringing more than enough^(AK) for doing the work the Lord commanded to be done.”

⁶ Then Moses gave an order and they sent this word throughout the camp: “No man or woman is to make anything else as an offering for the sanctuary.” And so the people were restrained from bringing more, ⁷ because what they already had was more^(AL) than enough to do all the work.