| New International Version | NET Bible |
| 1Moses assembled the whole Israelite community and said to them, "These are the things the LORD has commanded you to do: | 1Moses assembled the whole community of the Israelites and said to them, "These are the things that the LORD has commanded you to do. |
| 2For six days, work is to be done, but the seventh day shall be your holy day, a day of sabbath rest to the LORD. Whoever does any work on it is to be put to death. | 2In six days work may be done, but on the seventh day there must be a holy day for you, a Sabbath of complete rest to the LORD. Anyone who does work on it will be put to death. |
| 3Do not light a fire in any of your dwellings on the Sabbath day." | 3You must not kindle a fire in any of your homes on the Sabbath day." |
| 4Moses said to the whole Israelite community, "This is what the LORD has commanded: | 4Moses spoke to the whole community of the Israelites, "This is the word that the LORD has commanded: |
| 5From 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; | 5Take an offering for the LORD. Let everyone who has a willing heart bring an offering to the LORD: gold, silver, bronze, |
| 6blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen; goat hair; | 6blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, fine linen, goat's hair, |
| 7ram skins dyed red and another type of durable leather; acacia wood; | 7ram skins dyed red, fine leather, acacia wood, |
| 8olive oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense; | 8olive oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense, |
| 9and onyx stones and other gems to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece. | 9onyx stones, and other gems for mounting on the ephod and the breastpiece. |
| 10"All who are skilled among you are to come and make everything the LORD has commanded: | 10Every skilled person among you is to come and make all that the LORD has commanded: |
| 11the tabernacle with its tent and its covering, clasps, frames, crossbars, posts and bases; | 11the tabernacle with its tent, its covering, its clasps, its frames, its crossbars, its posts, and its bases; |
| 12the ark with its poles and the atonement cover and the curtain that shields it; | 12the ark, with its poles, the atonement lid, and the special curtain that conceals it; |
| 13the table with its poles and all its articles and the bread of the Presence; | 13the table with its poles and all its vessels, and the Bread of the Presence; |
| 14the lampstand that is for light with its accessories, lamps and oil for the light; | 14the lampstand for the light and its accessories, its lamps, and oil for the light; |
| 15the altar of incense with its poles, the anointing oil and the fragrant incense; the curtain for the doorway at the entrance to the tabernacle; | 15and the altar of incense with its poles, the anointing oil, and the fragrant incense; the hanging for the door at the entrance of the tabernacle; |
| 16the altar of burnt offering with its bronze grating, its poles and all its utensils; the bronze basin with its stand; | 16the altar for the burnt offering with its bronze grating that is on it, its poles, and all its utensils; the large basin and its pedestal; |
| 17the curtains of the courtyard with its posts and bases, and the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard; | 17the hangings of the courtyard, its posts and its bases, and the curtain for the gateway to the courtyard; |
| 18the tent pegs for the tabernacle and for the courtyard, and their ropes; | 18tent pegs for the tabernacle and tent pegs for the courtyard and their ropes; |
| 19the woven garments worn for ministering in the sanctuary--both the sacred garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons when they serve as priests." | 19the woven garments for serving in the holy place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments for his sons to minister as priests." |
| 20Then the whole Israelite community withdrew from Moses' presence, | 20So the whole community of the Israelites went out from the presence of Moses. |
| 21and 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. | 21Everyone whose heart stirred him to action and everyone whose spirit was willing came and brought the offering for the LORD for the work of the tent of meeting, for all its service, and for the holy garments. |
| 22All 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. | 22They came, men and women alike, all who had willing hearts. They brought brooches, earrings, rings and ornaments, all kinds of gold jewelry, and everyone came who waved a wave offering of gold to the LORD. |
| 23Everyone who had blue, purple or scarlet yarn or fine linen, or goat hair, ram skins dyed red or the other durable leather brought them. | 23Everyone who had blue, purple, or scarlet yarn, fine linen, goats' hair, ram skins dyed red, or fine leather brought them. |
| 24Those 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. | 24Everyone making an offering of silver or bronze brought it as an offering to the LORD, and everyone who had acacia wood for any work of the service brought it. |
| 25Every skilled woman spun with her hands and brought what she had spun--blue, purple or scarlet yarn or fine linen. | 25Every woman who was skilled spun with her hands and brought what she had spun, blue, purple, or scarlet yarn, or fine linen, |
| 26And all the women who were willing and had the skill spun the goat hair. | 26and all the women whose heart stirred them to action and who were skilled spun goats' hair. |
| 27The leaders brought onyx stones and other gems to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece. | 27The leaders brought onyx stones and other gems to be mounted for the ephod and the breastpiece, |
| 28They also brought spices and olive oil for the light and for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense. | 28and spices and olive oil for the light, for the anointing oil, and for the fragrant incense. |
| 29All the Israelite men and women who were willing brought to the LORD freewill offerings for all the work the LORD through Moses had commanded them to do. | 29The Israelites brought a freewill offering to the LORD, every man and woman whose heart was willing to bring materials for all the work that the LORD through Moses had commanded them to do. |
| 30Then Moses said to the Israelites, "See, the LORD has chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, | 30Moses said to the Israelites, "See, the LORD has chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. |
| 31and he has filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills-- | 31He has filled him with the Spirit of God--with skill, with understanding, with knowledge, and in all kinds of work, |
| 32to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver and bronze, | 32to design artistic designs, to work in gold, in silver, and in bronze, |
| 33to cut and set stones, to work in wood and to engage in all kinds of artistic crafts. | 33and in cutting stones for their setting, and in cutting wood, to do work in every artistic craft. |
| 34And he has given both him and Oholiab son of Ahisamak, of the tribe of Dan, the ability to teach others. | 34And he has put it in his heart to teach, he and Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan. |
| 35He has filled them with skill to do all kinds of work as engravers, designers, embroiderers in blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen, and weavers--all of them skilled workers and designers. | 35He has filled them with skill to do all kinds of work as craftsmen, as designers, as embroiderers in blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and in fine linen, and as weavers. They are craftsmen in all the work and artistic designers. |
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