Exodus 31

Revised Geneva Translation

31 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

² “Behold, I have called Bezalel by name, the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah,

³ “I have filled him with the Spirit of God—in wisdom and in understanding and in knowledge and in all workmanship—

⁴ “to design artistic works (to work in gold and in silver and in copper)

⁵ “with the cutting of stones, the carving of wood, and in all manner of workmanship.

⁶ “And behold, I have given him Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan. And I have put wisdom into the hearts of all who are wise-hearted, to make all that I have commanded you:

⁷ “the Tabernacle of the Congregation, the Ark of the Testimony and the Mercy Seat that shall be upon it, with all instruments of the Tabernacle,

⁸ “the Table and its instruments, the pure Lampstand with all its instruments, the Altar of Incense,

⁹ “the Altar of Burnt Offering with all its instruments, the Basin with its pedestal,

¹⁰ “the garments of the ministration, the holy garment for Aaron the Priest and the garments of his sons (to minister in the Priest’s office),

¹¹ “and the anointing oil and sweet incense for the Sanctuary. They shall do according to all that I have commanded you.”

¹² Afterward the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

¹³ “Also, speak to the children of Israel, and say, ‘Nevertheless, keep My Sabbaths. For it is a sign between Me and you, in your generations, so that you may know that I, the LORD, sanctify you.

¹⁴ ‘Therefore, you shall keep the Sabbath. For it is holy to you. He who defiles it shall die the death. Therefore, whoever works thereon, that same person shall be cut off from among his people.

¹⁵ ‘Six days you shall work; but the seventh day is the Sabbath of holy rest to the LORD. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day, shall die the death.

¹⁶ ‘Therefore, the children of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, so that they may observe this rest throughout their generations, for an everlasting Covenant.

¹⁷ ‘It is a sign between Me and the children of Israel, forever. For in six days the LORD made the sky and the Earth. And on the seventh day, He ceased and rested.’”

¹⁸ Thus (when the LORD had ended communing with Moses upon Mount Sinai) He gave him two Tablets of the Testimony, tablets of stone, written with the finger of God.