| Christian Standard Bible | English Standard Version |
| 1The LORD also spoke to Moses: | 1The LORD said to Moses, |
| 2"Look, I have appointed by name Bezalel son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. | 2“See, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, |
| 3I have filled him with God's Spirit, with wisdom, understanding, and ability in every craft | 3and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with ability and intelligence, with knowledge and all craftsmanship, |
| 4to design artistic works in gold, silver, and bronze, | 4to devise artistic designs, to work in gold, silver, and bronze, |
| 5to cut gemstones for mounting, and to carve wood for work in every craft. | 5in cutting stones for setting, and in carving wood, to work in every craft. |
| 6I have also selected Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, to be with him. I have put wisdom in the heart of every skilled artisan in order to make all that I have commanded you: | 6And behold, I have appointed with him Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan. And I have given to all able men ability, that they may make all that I have commanded you: |
| 7the tent of meeting, the ark of the testimony, the mercy seat that is on top of it, and all the other furnishings of the tent-- | 7the tent of meeting, and the ark of the testimony, and the mercy seat that is on it, and all the furnishings of the tent, |
| 8the table with its utensils, the pure gold lampstand with all its utensils, the altar of incense, | 8the table and its utensils, and the pure lampstand with all its utensils, and the altar of incense, |
| 9the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, the basin with its stand-- | 9and the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the basin and its stand, |
| 10the specially woven garments, both the holy garments for the priest Aaron and the garments for his sons to serve as priests, | 10and the finely worked garments, the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments of his sons, for their service as priests, |
| 11the anointing oil, and the fragrant incense for the sanctuary. They must make them according to all that I have commanded you." | 11and the anointing oil and the fragrant incense for the Holy Place. According to all that I have commanded you, they shall do.” |
| 12The LORD said to Moses: | 12And the LORD said to Moses, |
| 13"Tell the Israelites: You must observe my Sabbaths, for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations, so that you will know that I am the LORD who consecrates you. | 13“You are to speak to the people of Israel and say, ‘Above all you shall keep my Sabbaths, for this is a sign between me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I, the LORD, sanctify you. |
| 14Observe the Sabbath, for it is holy to you. Whoever profanes it must be put to death. If anyone does work on it, that person must be cut off from his people. | 14You shall keep the Sabbath, because it is holy for you. Everyone who profanes it shall be put to death. Whoever does any work on it, that soul shall be cut off from among his people. |
| 15Work may be done for six days, but on the seventh day there must be a Sabbath of complete rest, holy to the LORD. Anyone who does work on the Sabbath day must be put to death. | 15Six days shall work be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, holy to the LORD. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day shall be put to death. |
| 16The Israelites must observe the Sabbath, celebrating it throughout their generations as a permanent covenant. | 16Therefore the people of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, observing the Sabbath throughout their generations, as a covenant forever. |
| 17It is a sign forever between me and the Israelites, for in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, but on the seventh day he rested and was refreshed." | 17It is a sign forever between me and the people of Israel that in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested and was refreshed.’” |
| 18When he finished speaking with Moses on Mount Sinai, he gave him the two tablets of the testimony, stone tablets inscribed by the finger of God. | 18And he gave to Moses, when he had finished speaking with him on Mount Sinai, the two tablets of the testimony, tablets of stone, written with the finger of God. |
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