Exodus 35

1 Moses assembled the entire congregation of the Israelis and told them, “These are the things that the LORD has commanded you to do: ^{a35:1 Lit. to do them}ISV — Exodus 35:1

2 For 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.ISV — Exodus 35:2

3 You are not to light a fire in any of your dwellings on the Sabbath.”ISV — Exodus 35:3

4 Then Moses told the entire congregation of the Israelis, “This is what the LORD has commanded,ISV — Exodus 35:4

5 ‘Take 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;ISV — Exodus 35:5

6 blue, purple, and scarlet material; ^{b35:6 The Heb. lacks material} fine linen and goat hair;ISV — Exodus 35:6

7 ram skins dyed red, ^{c35:7 Or tanned} dolphin ^{d35:7 Or dugong; i.e. a marine animal similar to a walrus or manatee} skins, acacia wood,ISV — Exodus 35:7

8 oil for lighting, spices for the anointing oil and for aromatic incense,ISV — Exodus 35:8

9 onyx stones, and stones for setting in the ephod and the breast piece.ISV — Exodus 35:9

10 “‘Let everyone who is skilled ^{e35:10 Lit. wise of heart} among you come and make everything that the LORD has commanded:ISV — Exodus 35:10

11 the tent, its tent, its covering, its clasps, its boards, its bars, its pillars, and its sockets,ISV — Exodus 35:11

12 the ark, its poles, the Mercy Seat, the curtain, ^{f35:12 i.e. the one that separated the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place}ISV — Exodus 35:12

13 the table, its poles, all its furnishings, and the bread of the presence,ISV — Exodus 35:13

14 the lamp stand for light, its furnishings, its lamps, and oil for the light,ISV — Exodus 35:14

15 the altar of incense, its poles, the anointing oil, the aromatic incense, and the screen for the doorway at the entrance to the tent,ISV — Exodus 35:15

16 the altar for burnt offerings, the bronze lattice for it, its poles, and all its furnishings, the basin and its base,ISV — Exodus 35:16

17 the hangings for the court, its pillars, its sockets, ^{g35:17 Or its bases} the screen for the gate of the court,ISV — Exodus 35:17

18 the pegs for the tent, the pegs for the court, and their cords,ISV — Exodus 35:18

19 the 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.’”ISV — Exodus 35:19

20 Then the entire congregation of the Israelis withdrew from Moses’ presence,ISV — Exodus 35:20

21 and every person whose heart moved him and all whose spirits prompted them, brought an offering to the LORD for constructing ^{h35:21 Lit. for the work of} the Tent of Meeting, for all its service, and for the holy garments.ISV — Exodus 35:21

22 Both 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.ISV — Exodus 35:22

23 Everyone who had blue, purple, and scarlet material, fine linen, goat hair, ram skins dyed red, ^{i35:23 Or tanned} and dolphin ^{j35:23 Or dugong, a marine animal similar to a walrus or manatee} skins brought them.ISV — Exodus 35:23

24 Everyone 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 ^{k35:24 Lit. work of the service} brought it.ISV — Exodus 35:24

25 Every skilled ^{l35:25 Lit. wise of heart} woman spun with her hands, and brought what she had spun: blue, purple, and scarlet material, and fine linen.ISV — Exodus 35:25

26 All the women who were skilled artisans ^{m35:26 Lit. whose hearts stirred them with skill (or wisdom)} spun the goat hair.ISV — Exodus 35:26

27 The leaders brought onyx stones and stones to be set in the ephod and the breast piece,ISV — Exodus 35:27

28 spices and oil for the light and for the anointing oil and the aromatic incense.ISV — Exodus 35:28

29 Each Israeli man and woman whose heart was prompted brought something ^{n35:29 The Heb. lacks something} as a freewill offering to the LORD for all the work that the LORD had commanded them to do through ^{o35:29 Lit. by the hand of} Moses.ISV — Exodus 35:29

30 Moses told the Israelis, “Look, the LORD has called ^{p35:30 Lit. called by name} Uri’s son Bezalel, grandson of Hur, from the tribe of Judah,ISV — Exodus 35:30

31 and he has filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, and with knowledge of all kinds of work,ISV — Exodus 35:31

32 to make artistic designs, to work in gold, silver, and bronze,ISV — Exodus 35:32

33 to cut stones for setting, to carve wood, and to engage in all kinds of artistic work.ISV — Exodus 35:33

34 And he has given both him and Ahisamach’s son Oholiab from the tribe of Dan the ability to teach.ISV — Exodus 35:34

35 He has equipped them ^{q35:35 Lit. has given them wisdom of heart} 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 ^{r35:35 Lit. doers of} all kinds of work and were skilled designers.ISV — Exodus 35:35