Thematic Bible

Exodus 31:1

And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,

Exodus 31:2

See, I have called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah;

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and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom and in intelligence and in science and in all manner of workmanship,

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to devise cunning works, to work in gold and in silver and in brass,

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and in cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of timber, to work in all manner of workmanship.

Exodus 31:6

And I, behold, I have given with him Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and in the desire of all that are wise hearted I have put wisdom that they may make all that I have commanded thee:

Exodus 31:7

The tabernacle of the testimony and the ark of the testimony and the seat of reconciliation that shall be upon it and all the vessels of the tabernacle

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and the table and its vessels and the pure lampstand with all its vessels and the altar of incense,

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and the altar of burnt offering with all its vessels and the laver and its base

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and the clothes of service and the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments of his sons that they may be priests,

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and the anointing oil and aromatic incense for the sanctuary; they shall do according to all that I have commanded thee.

Exodus 31:12

And the LORD spoke further unto Moses, saying,

Exodus 31:13

And thou shalt speak unto the sons of Israel, saying, With all this ye shall keep my sabbaths; for it is a sign between me and you throughout your ages; that ye may know that I am the LORD that doth sanctify you.

Exodus 31:14

Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you; those that defile it shall surely be put to death; for whoever does any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

Exodus 31:15

Six days shall work be done; but the seventh, the sabbath of rest, shall be holy to the LORD; whoever does any work in the sabbath day shall surely be put to death.

Exodus 31:16

Therefore the sons of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their ages for a perpetual covenant.

Exodus 31:17

It is a sign between me and the sons of Israel for ever; for in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day he rested and was refreshed.

Exodus 31:18

And he gave unto Moses, when he finished speaking with him upon Mount Sinai, two tables of the testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.