| NET Bible | International Standard Version |
| 1The LORD spoke to Moses: | 1The LORD told Moses, |
| 2"See, I have chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, | 2"Look, I've called Uri's son Bezalel, grandson of Hur from Judah's tribe |
| 3and I have filled him with the Spirit of God in skill, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all kinds of craftsmanship, | 3and I've filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, understanding, knowledge, and all kinds of craftsmanship |
| 4to make artistic designs for work with gold, with silver, and with bronze, | 4to create plans for work in gold, silver, and bronze, |
| 5and with cutting and setting stone, and with cutting wood, to work in all kinds of craftsmanship. | 5and for cutting stones to set them, for carving wood, and for doing all kinds of craftsmanship. |
| 6Moreover, I have also given him Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, and I have given ability to all the specially skilled, that they may make everything I have commanded you: | 6Along with him I'm appointing Ahisamach's son Oholiab from the tribe of Dan, and I've given wisdom to all who are skilled so they can make everything that I've commanded you, |
| 7the tent of meeting, the ark of the testimony, the atonement lid that is on it, all the furnishings of the tent, | 7including the Tent of Meeting, the Ark of the Testimony, the Mercy Seat that is on it, all the furnishings of the tent— |
| 8the table with its utensils, the pure lampstand with all its utensils, the altar of incense, | 8the table and its furnishings, the lamp stand of pure gold, all its furnishings, the altar of incense, |
| 9the altar for the burnt offering with all its utensils, the large basin with its base, | 9the altar for burnt offerings, its furnishings, the basin, its base, |
| 10the woven garments, the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons, to minister as priests, | 10the woven garments, the holy garments of Aaron the priest, the garments of his sons as they serve as priests, |
| 11the anointing oil, and sweet incense for the Holy Place. They will make all these things just as I have commanded you." | 11the anointing oil, and the fragrant incense for the Holy Place. They are to make them in accordance with everything that I commanded you." |
| 12The LORD said to Moses, | 12The LORD told Moses, |
| 13"Tell the Israelites, 'Surely you must keep my Sabbaths, for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you. | 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. |
| 14So you must keep the Sabbath, for it is holy for you. Everyone who defiles it must surely be put to death; indeed, if anyone does any work on it, then that person will be cut off from among his people. | 14You 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. |
| 15Six days work may be done, but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, holy to the LORD; anyone who does work on the Sabbath day must surely be put to death. | 15Work 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. |
| 16The Israelites must keep the Sabbath by observing the Sabbath throughout their generations as a perpetual covenant. | 16The Israelis are to keep the Sabbath to make the Sabbath observance a perpetual covenant from generation to generation. |
| 17It is a sign between me and the Israelites forever; for in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day he rested and was refreshed.'" | 17It 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.'" |
| 18He gave Moses two tablets of testimony when he had finished speaking with him on Mount Sinai, tablets of stone written by the finger of God. | 18When he finished speaking with Moses on Mount Sinai, he gave him the two Tablets of the Testimony, tablets of stone written by the finger of God. |
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