Thematic Bible

Exodus 31:1

Now the Lord said to Moses,

Exodus 31:2

“See, I have called by name Bezalel, son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.

Exodus 31:3

I have filled him with the Spirit of God in wisdom and skill, in understanding and intelligence, in knowledge, and in all kinds of craftsmanship,

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to make artistic designs for work in gold, in silver, and in bronze,

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and in the cutting of stones for settings, and in the carving of wood, to work in all kinds of craftsmanship.

Exodus 31:6

And behold, I Myself have appointed with him Oholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; to all who are wise-hearted I have given the skill and ability to make everything that I have commanded you:

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the Tent of Meeting, the ark of the Testimony, the mercy seat that is upon it, all the furnishings of the tent—

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the table [for the bread] and its utensils, the pure gold lampstand with all its utensils, the [golden] altar of incense,

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the [bronze] altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, the basin and its base—

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the finely worked garments, the holy garments for Aaron the [high] priest and the garments for his sons to minister as priests,

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and the anointing oil and the sweet and fragrant incense for the Holy Place. They are to make them according to all that I have commanded you.”

Exodus 31:12

And the Lord said to Moses,

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“But as for you, say to the Israelites, ‘You shall most certainly observe My Sabbaths, for it is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, so that you may know [without any doubt] and acknowledge that I am the Lord who sanctifies you and sets you apart [for Myself].

Exodus 31:14

Therefore, you shall keep the Sabbath, for it is holy to you. Everyone who profanes it must be put to death; for whoever does work on the Sabbath, that person (soul) shall be cut off from among his people [excluding him from the atonement made for them].

Exodus 31:15

For six days work may be done, but the seventh is the Sabbath of complete rest, sacred to the Lord; whoever does work on the Sabbath day must be put to death.

Exodus 31:16

So the Israelites shall observe the Sabbath, to celebrate the Sabbath throughout their generations as a perpetual covenant.’

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It 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 ceased and was refreshed.”

Exodus 31:18

When He had finished speaking with him on Mount Sinai, He gave Moses the two tablets of the Testimony, tablets of stone, written with the finger of God.