Then the king of Egypt said to them, “Moses and Aaron, why do you take the people from their work? Get back to your labor.”

Let more work be laid on the men, that they may labor in it, and let them not regard false words.”

Go, get yourselves straw where you can find it; yet none of your work will be reduced.’ ”

And the taskmasters forced them to hurry, saying, “Fulfill your work, your daily quota, as when there was straw.”

Therefore go now and work; for no straw shall be given you, yet you shall deliver the quota of bricks.”

Now the magicians so worked with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not. So there were lice on man and beast.

On the first day there shall be a holy convocation, and on the seventh day there shall be a holy convocation for you. No manner of work shall be done on them; but that which everyone must eat—that only may be prepared by you.

Thus Israel saw the great work which the Lord had done in Egypt; so the people feared the Lord, and believed the Lord and His servant Moses.

And you shall teach them the statutes and the laws, and show them the way in which they must walk and the work they must do.

Six days you shall labor and do all your work,

but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates.

Six days you shall do your work, and on the seventh day you shall rest, that your ox and your donkey may rest, and the son of your female servant and the stranger may be refreshed.

You shall not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do according to their works; but you shall utterly overthrow them and completely break down their sacred pillars.

and they saw the God of Israel. And there was under His feet as it were a paved work of sapphire stone, and it was like the very heavens in its clarity.

And you shall make two cherubim of gold; of hammered work you shall make them at the two ends of the mercy seat.

The Gold Lampstand

“You shall also make a lampstand of pure gold; the lampstand shall be of hammered work. Its shaft, its branches, its bowls, its ornamental knobs, and flowers shall be of one piece.

and they shall make the ephod of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen, artistically worked.

And the intricately woven band of the ephod, which is on it, shall be of the same workmanship, made of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen.

With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, you shall engrave the two stones with the names of the sons of Israel. You shall set them in settings of gold.

The Breastplate

“You shall make the breastplate of judgment. Artistically woven according to the workmanship of the ephod you shall make it: of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen, you shall make it.

“You shall skillfully weave the tunic of fine linen thread, you shall make the turban of fine linen, and you shall make the sash of woven work.

And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,

to design artistic works, to work in gold, in silver, in bronze,

in cutting jewels for setting, in carving wood, and to work in all manner of workmanship.

You shall keep the Sabbath, therefore, for it is holy to you. Everyone who profanes it shall surely be put to death; for whoever does any work on it, that person shall be cut off from among his people.