35Exodus 35

Laws for the Sabbath

1Moses called together the people of Israel and told them that the Lord had said:Select Exodus 35:1

2You have six days in which to do your work. But the seventh day must be dedicated to me, your Lord, as a day of rest. Whoever works on the Sabbath will be put to death.Select Exodus 35:2

3Don't even build a cooking fire at home on the Sabbath.Select Exodus 35:3

Offerings for the Sacred Tent

4Moses told the people of Israel that the Lord had said:Select Exodus 35:4

5I will welcome an offering from anyone who wants to give something. You may bring gold, silver, or bronze;Select Exodus 35:5

6blue, purple, or red wool; fine linen; goat hair;Select Exodus 35:6

7tanned ram skin or fine leather; acacia wood;Select Exodus 35:7

8olive oil for the lamp; sweet-smelling spices for the oil of dedication and for the incense; orSelect Exodus 35:8

9onyx stones or other gems for the sacred vest and breastpiece.Select Exodus 35:9

10If you have any skills, you should use them to help make what I have commanded:Select Exodus 35:10

11the sacred tent with its covering and hooks, its framework and crossbars, and its post and stands;Select Exodus 35:11

12the sacred chest with its carrying poles, its place of mercy, and the curtain in front of it;Select Exodus 35:12

13the table with its carrying poles and all that goes on it, including the sacred bread;Select Exodus 35:13

14the lamp with its equipment and oil;Select Exodus 35:14

15the incense altar with its carrying poles and sweet-smelling incense; the ordination oil; the curtain for the entrance to the sacred tent;Select Exodus 35:15

16the altar for sacrifices with its bronze grating, its carrying poles, and its equipment; the large bronze bowl with its stand;Select Exodus 35:16

17the curtains with the posts and stands that go around the courtyard and the curtain at the entrance;Select Exodus 35:17

18the pegs and ropes for the tent and the courtyard;Select Exodus 35:18

19and the finely woven priestly clothes for Aaron and his sons.Select Exodus 35:19

Gifts for the

20Moses finished speaking, and everyone left.Select Exodus 35:20

21Then those who wanted to bring gifts to the Lord, brought them to be used for the sacred tent, the worship services, and the priestly clothes.Select Exodus 35:21

22Men and women came willingly and gave all kinds of gold jewelry such as pins, earrings, rings, and necklaces.Select Exodus 35:22

23Everyone brought their blue, purple, and red wool, their fine linen, and their cloth made of goat hair, as well as their ram skins dyed red and their fine leather.Select Exodus 35:23

24Anyone who had silver or bronze or acacia wood brought it as a gift to the Lord.Select Exodus 35:24

25The women who were good at weaving cloth brought the blue, purple, and red wool and the fine linen they had made.Select Exodus 35:25

26And the women who knew how to make cloth from goat hair were glad to do so.Select Exodus 35:26

27The leaders brought different kinds of jewels to be sewn on the special clothes and the breastpiece for the high priest.Select Exodus 35:27

28They also brought sweet-smelling spices to be mixed with the incense and olive oil that were for the lamps and for ordaining the priests.Select Exodus 35:28

29Moses had told the people what the Lord wanted them to do, and many of them decided to bring their gifts.Select Exodus 35:29

Bezalel and Oholiab

30Moses said to the people of Israel: The Lord has chosen Bezalel of the Judah tribe.Select Exodus 35:30

33Not only has the Lord filled him with his Spirit, but he has given him wisdom and made him a skilled craftsman who can create objects of art with gold, silver, bronze, precious stones, and wood.Select Exodus 35:33

34The Lord is urging him and Oholiab from the tribe of Dan to teach others.Select Exodus 35:34

35And he has given them all kinds of artistic skills, including the ability to design and embroider with blue, purple, and red wool and to weave fine linen.Select Exodus 35:35