| Holman Christian Standard Bible | International Standard Version |
| 1Moses assembled the entire Israelite community and said to them, "These are the things that the LORD has commanded you to do: | 1Moses assembled the entire congregation of the Israelis and told them, "These are the things that the LORD has commanded you to do: |
| 2For six days work is to be done, but on the seventh day you are to have a holy day, a Sabbath of complete rest to the LORD. Anyone who does work on it must be executed. | 2For six days work is to be done, but on the seventh day you are to have a holy day, a Sabbath of complete rest in dedication to the LORD. Anyone who does work on that day is to be executed. |
| 3Do not light a fire in any of your homes on the Sabbath day." | 3You are not to light a fire in any of your dwellings on the Sabbath." |
| 4Then Moses said to the entire Israelite community, "This is what the LORD has commanded: | 4Then Moses told the entire congregation of the Israelis, "This is what the LORD has commanded, |
| 5Take up an offering among you for the LORD. Let everyone whose heart is willing bring this as the LORD's offering: gold, silver, and bronze; | 5Take from among yourselves an offering for the LORD. Everyone whose heart is willing is to bring as an offering for the LORD: gold, silver, and bronze; |
| 6blue, purple, and scarlet yarn; fine linen and goat hair; | 6blue, purple, and scarlet material; fine linen and goat hair; |
| 7ram skins dyed red and manatee skins; acacia wood; | 7ram skins dyed red, dolphin skins, acacia wood, |
| 8oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense; | 8oil for lighting, spices for the anointing oil and for aromatic incense, |
| 9and onyx with gemstones to mount on the ephod and breastpiece." | 9onyx stones, and stones for setting in the ephod and the breast piece. |
| 10Let all the skilled craftsmen among you come and make everything that the LORD has commanded: | 10"'Let everyone who is skilled among you come and make everything that the LORD has commanded: |
| 11the tabernacle--its tent and covering, its clasps and planks, its crossbars, its posts and bases; | 11the tent, its tent, its covering, its clasps, its boards, its bars, its pillars, and its sockets, |
| 12the ark with its poles, the mercy seat, and the veil for the screen; | 12the ark, its poles, the Mercy Seat, the curtain, |
| 13the table with its poles, all its utensils, and the bread of the Presence; | 13the table, its poles, all its furnishings, and the bread of the presence, |
| 14the lampstand for light with its utensils and lamps as well as the oil for the light; | 14the lamp stand for light, its furnishings, its lamps, and oil for the light, |
| 15the altar of incense with its poles; the anointing oil and the fragrant incense; the entryway screen for the entrance to the tabernacle; | 15the altar of incense, its poles, the anointing oil, the aromatic incense, and the screen for the doorway at the entrance to the tent, |
| 16the altar of burnt offering with its bronze grate, its poles, and all its utensils; the basin with its stand; | 16the altar for burnt offerings, the bronze lattice for it, its poles, and all its furnishings, the basin and its base, |
| 17the hangings of the courtyard, its posts and bases, and the screen for the gate of the courtyard; | 17the hangings for the court, its pillars, its sockets, the screen for the gate of the court, |
| 18the tent pegs for the tabernacle and the tent pegs for the courtyard, along with their ropes; | 18the pegs for the tent, the pegs for the court, and their cords, |
| 19and the specially woven garments for ministering in the sanctuary--the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons to serve as priests." | 19the woven garments for ministering in the Holy Place, the holy garments of Aaron the priest and the garments of his sons for serving as priests.'" |
| 20Then the entire Israelite community left Moses' presence. | 20Then the entire congregation of the Israelis withdrew from Moses' presence, |
| 21Everyone whose heart was moved 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. | 21and every person whose heart moved him and all whose spirits prompted them, brought an offering to the LORD for constructing the Tent of Meeting, for all its service, and for the holy garments. |
| 22Both men and women came; all who had willing hearts brought brooches, earrings, rings, necklaces, and all kinds of gold jewelry--everyone who waved a presentation offering of gold to the LORD. | 22Both the men and women came—all whose hearts prompted them—and brought brooches, earrings, rings, pendants, and all kinds of gold jewelry. Every person presented a wave offering of gold to the LORD. |
| 23Everyone who had in his possession blue, purple, or scarlet yarn, fine linen or goat hair, ram skins dyed red or manatee skins, brought them. | 23Everyone who had blue, purple, and scarlet material, fine linen, goat hair, ram skins dyed red, and dolphin skins brought them. |
| 24Everyone making an offering of silver or bronze brought it as a contribution to the LORD. Everyone who possessed acacia wood useful for any task in the work brought it. | 24Everyone who could give an offering of silver and bronze brought it as a contribution for the LORD. Also all who had acacia wood for any use in the work brought it. |
| 25Every skilled woman spun yarn with her hands and brought it: blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and fine linen. | 25Every skilled woman spun with her hands, and brought what she had spun: blue, purple, and scarlet material, and fine linen. |
| 26And all the women whose hearts were moved spun the goat hair by virtue of their skill. | 26All the women who were skilled artisans spun the goat hair. |
| 27The leaders brought onyx and gemstones to mount on the ephod and breastpiece, | 27The leaders brought onyx stones and stones to be set in the ephod and the breast piece, |
| 28as well as the spice and oil for the light, for the anointing oil, and for the fragrant incense. | 28spices and oil for the light and for the anointing oil and the aromatic incense. |
| 29So the Israelites brought a freewill offering to the LORD, all the men and women whose hearts prompted them to bring something for all the work that the LORD, through Moses, had commanded to be done. | 29Each Israeli man and woman whose heart was prompted brought something as a freewill offering to the LORD for all the work that the LORD had commanded them to do through Moses. |
| 30Moses then said to the Israelites: "Look, the LORD has appointed by name Bezalel son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. | 30Moses told the Israelis, "Look, the LORD has called Uri's son Bezalel, grandson of Hur, from the tribe of Judah, |
| 31He has filled him with God's Spirit, with wisdom, understanding, and ability in every kind of craft | 31and he has filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, and with knowledge of all kinds of work, |
| 32to design artistic works in gold, silver, and bronze, | 32to make artistic designs, to work in gold, silver, and bronze, |
| 33to cut gemstones for mounting, and to carve wood for work in every kind of artistic craft. | 33to cut stones for setting, to carve wood, and to engage in all kinds of artistic work. |
| 34He has also given both him and Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, the ability to teach others. | 34And he has given both him and Ahisamach's son Oholiab from the tribe of Dan the ability to teach. |
| 35He has filled them with skill to do all the work of a gem cutter; a designer; an embroiderer in blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine linen; and a weaver. They can do every kind of craft and design artistic designs. | 35He has equipped them to do all kinds of work done by an engraver, designer, embroider in blue, purple and scarlet material and in fine linen, or as a weaver. They were able to do all kinds of work and were skilled designers. |
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