| Christian Standard Bible | NET Bible |
| 1Moses assembled the entire Israelite community and said to them, "These are the things that the LORD has commanded you to do: | 1Moses assembled the whole community of the Israelites and said to them, "These are the things that the LORD has commanded you to do. |
| 2For six days work is to be done, but on the seventh day you are to have a holy day, a Sabbath of complete rest to the LORD. Anyone who does work on it must be executed. | 2In six days work may be done, but on the seventh day there must be a holy day for you, a Sabbath of complete rest to the LORD. Anyone who does work on it will be put to death. |
| 3Do not light a fire in any of your homes on the Sabbath day." | 3You must not kindle a fire in any of your homes on the Sabbath day." |
| 4Then Moses said to the entire Israelite community, "This is what the LORD has commanded: | 4Moses spoke to the whole community of the Israelites, "This is the word that the LORD has commanded: |
| 5Take up an offering among you for the LORD. Let everyone whose heart is willing bring this as the LORD's offering: gold, silver, and bronze; | 5Take an offering for the LORD. Let everyone who has a willing heart bring an offering to the LORD: gold, silver, bronze, |
| 6blue, purple, and scarlet yarn; fine linen and goat hair; | 6blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, fine linen, goat's hair, |
| 7ram skins dyed red and fine leather; acacia wood; | 7ram skins dyed red, fine leather, acacia wood, |
| 8oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense; | 8olive oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense, |
| 9and onyx with gemstones to mount on the ephod and breastpiece. | 9onyx stones, and other gems for mounting on the ephod and the breastpiece. |
| 10"Let all the skilled artisans among you come and make everything that the LORD has commanded: | 10Every skilled person among you is to come and make all that the LORD has commanded: |
| 11the tabernacle--its tent and covering, its clasps and supports, its crossbars, its pillars and bases; | 11the tabernacle with its tent, its covering, its clasps, its frames, its crossbars, its posts, and its bases; |
| 12the ark with its poles, the mercy seat, and the curtain for the screen; | 12the ark, with its poles, the atonement lid, and the special curtain that conceals it; |
| 13the table with its poles, all its utensils, and the Bread of the Presence; | 13the table with its poles and all its vessels, and the Bread of the Presence; |
| 14the lampstand for light with its utensils and lamps as well as the oil for the light; | 14the lampstand for the light and its accessories, its lamps, and oil for the light; |
| 15the altar of incense with its poles; the anointing oil and the fragrant incense; the entryway screen for the entrance to the tabernacle; | 15and the altar of incense with its poles, the anointing oil, and the fragrant incense; the hanging for the door at the entrance of the tabernacle; |
| 16the altar of burnt offering with its bronze grate, its poles, and all its utensils; the basin with its stand; | 16the altar for the burnt offering with its bronze grating that is on it, its poles, and all its utensils; the large basin and its pedestal; |
| 17the hangings of the courtyard, its posts and bases, and the screen for the gate of the courtyard; | 17the hangings of the courtyard, its posts and its bases, and the curtain for the gateway to the courtyard; |
| 18the tent pegs for the tabernacle and the tent pegs for the courtyard, along with their ropes; | 18tent pegs for the tabernacle and tent pegs for the courtyard and their ropes; |
| 19and the specially woven garments for ministering in the sanctuary--the holy garments for the priest Aaron and the garments for his sons to serve as priests." | 19the woven garments for serving in the holy place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments for his sons to minister as priests." |
| 20Then the entire Israelite community left Moses's presence. | 20So the whole community of the Israelites went out from the presence of Moses. |
| 21Everyone whose heart was moved and whose spirit prompted him came and brought an offering to the LORD for the work on the tent of meeting, for all its services, and for the holy garments. | 21Everyone whose heart stirred him to action and everyone whose spirit was willing came and brought the offering for the LORD for the work of the tent of meeting, for all its service, and for the holy garments. |
| 22Both men and women came; all who had willing hearts brought brooches, earrings, rings, necklaces, and all kinds of gold jewelry--everyone who presented a presentation offering of gold to the LORD. | 22They came, men and women alike, all who had willing hearts. They brought brooches, earrings, rings and ornaments, all kinds of gold jewelry, and everyone came who waved a wave offering of gold to the LORD. |
| 23Everyone who possessed blue, purple, or scarlet yarn, fine linen or goat hair, ram skins dyed red or fine leather, brought them. | 23Everyone who had blue, purple, or scarlet yarn, fine linen, goats' hair, ram skins dyed red, or fine leather brought them. |
| 24Everyone making an offering of silver or bronze brought it as a contribution to the LORD. Everyone who possessed acacia wood useful for any task in the work brought it. | 24Everyone making an offering of silver or bronze brought it as an offering to the LORD, and everyone who had acacia wood for any work of the service brought it. |
| 25Every skilled woman spun yarn with her hands and brought it: blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and fine linen. | 25Every woman who was skilled spun with her hands and brought what she had spun, blue, purple, or scarlet yarn, or fine linen, |
| 26And all the women whose hearts were moved spun the goat hair by virtue of their skill. | 26and all the women whose heart stirred them to action and who were skilled spun goats' hair. |
| 27The leaders brought onyx and gemstones to mount on the ephod and breastpiece, | 27The leaders brought onyx stones and other gems to be mounted for the ephod and the breastpiece, |
| 28as well as the spice and oil for the light, for the anointing oil, and for the fragrant incense. | 28and spices and olive oil for the light, for the anointing oil, and for the fragrant incense. |
| 29So the Israelites brought a freewill offering to the LORD, all the men and women whose hearts prompted them to bring something for all the work that the LORD, through Moses, had commanded to be done. | 29The Israelites brought a freewill offering to the LORD, every man and woman whose heart was willing to bring materials for all the work that the LORD through Moses had commanded them to do. |
| 30Moses then said to the Israelites: "Look, the LORD has appointed by name Bezalel son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. | 30Moses said to the Israelites, "See, the LORD has chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. |
| 31He has filled him with God's Spirit, with wisdom, understanding, and ability in every kind of craft | 31He has filled him with the Spirit of God--with skill, with understanding, with knowledge, and in all kinds of work, |
| 32to design artistic works in gold, silver, and bronze, | 32to design artistic designs, to work in gold, in silver, and in bronze, |
| 33to cut gemstones for mounting, and to carve wood for work in every kind of artistic craft. | 33and in cutting stones for their setting, and in cutting wood, to do work in every artistic craft. |
| 34He has also given both him and Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, the ability to teach others. | 34And he has put it in his heart to teach, he and Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan. |
| 35He has filled them with skill to do all the work of a gem cutter; a designer; an embroiderer in blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine linen; and a weaver. They can do every kind of craft and design artistic designs. | 35He has filled them with skill to do all kinds of work as craftsmen, as designers, as embroiderers in blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and in fine linen, and as weavers. They are craftsmen in all the work and artistic designers. |
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