| English Standard Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Moses assembled all the congregation of the people of Israel and said to them, “These are the things that the LORD has commanded you to do. | 1Moses assembled the entire Israelite community and said to them, "These are the things that the LORD has commanded you to do: |
| 2Six days work shall be done, but on the seventh day you shall have a Sabbath of solemn rest, holy to the LORD. Whoever does any work on it shall be put to death. | 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. |
| 3You shall kindle no fire in all your dwelling places on the Sabbath day.” | 3Do not light a fire in any of your homes on the Sabbath day." |
| 4Moses said to all the congregation of the people of Israel, “This is the thing that the LORD has commanded. | 4Then Moses said to the entire Israelite community, "This is what the LORD has commanded: |
| 5Take from among you a contribution to the LORD. Whoever is of a generous heart, let him bring the LORD’s contribution: gold, silver, and bronze; | 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; |
| 6blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen; goats’ hair, | 6blue, purple, and scarlet yarn; fine linen and goat hair; |
| 7tanned rams’ skins, and goatskins; acacia wood, | 7ram skins dyed red and manatee skins; acacia wood; |
| 8oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense, | 8oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense; |
| 9and onyx stones and stones for setting, for the ephod and for the breastpiece. | 9and onyx with gemstones to mount on the ephod and breastpiece." |
| 10“Let every skillful craftsman among you come and make all that the LORD has commanded: | 10Let all the skilled craftsmen among you come and make everything that the LORD has commanded: |
| 11the tabernacle, its tent and its covering, its hooks and its frames, its bars, its pillars, and its bases; | 11the tabernacle--its tent and covering, its clasps and planks, its crossbars, its posts and bases; |
| 12the ark with its poles, the mercy seat, and the veil of the screen; | 12the ark with its poles, the mercy seat, and the veil for the screen; |
| 13the table with its poles and all its utensils, and the bread of the Presence; | 13the table with its poles, all its utensils, and the bread of the Presence; |
| 14the lampstand also for the light, with its utensils and its lamps, and the oil for the light; | 14the lampstand for light with its utensils and lamps as well as the oil for the light; |
| 15and the altar of incense, with its poles, and the anointing oil and the fragrant incense, and the screen for the door, at the door of the tabernacle; | 15the altar of incense with its poles; the anointing oil and the fragrant incense; the entryway screen for the entrance to the tabernacle; |
| 16the altar of burnt offering, with its grating of bronze, its poles, and all its utensils, the basin and its stand; | 16the altar of burnt offering with its bronze grate, its poles, and all its utensils; the basin with its stand; |
| 17the hangings of the court, its pillars and its bases, and the screen for the gate of the court; | 17the hangings of the courtyard, its posts and bases, and the screen for the gate of the courtyard; |
| 18the pegs of the tabernacle and the pegs of the court, and their cords; | 18the tent pegs for the tabernacle and the tent pegs for the courtyard, along with their ropes; |
| 19the finely worked garments for ministering in the Holy Place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, for their service as priests.” | 19and the specially woven garments for ministering in the sanctuary--the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons to serve as priests." |
| 20Then all the congregation of the people of Israel departed from the presence of Moses. | 20Then the entire Israelite community left Moses' presence. |
| 21And they came, everyone whose heart stirred him, and everyone whose spirit moved him, and brought the LORD’s contribution to be used for the tent of meeting, and for all its service, and for the holy garments. | 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. |
| 22So they came, both men and women. All who were of a willing heart brought brooches and earrings and signet rings and armlets, all sorts of gold objects, every man dedicating an offering of gold to the LORD. | 22Both men and women came; all who had willing hearts brought brooches, earrings, rings, necklaces, and all kinds of gold jewelry--everyone who waved a presentation offering of gold to the LORD. |
| 23And every one who possessed blue or purple or scarlet yarns or fine linen or goats’ hair or tanned rams’ skins or goatskins brought them. | 23Everyone who had in his possession blue, purple, or scarlet yarn, fine linen or goat hair, ram skins dyed red or manatee skins, brought them. |
| 24Everyone who could make a contribution of silver or bronze brought it as the LORD’s contribution. And every one who possessed acacia wood of any use in the work brought it. | 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. |
| 25And every skillful woman spun with her hands, and they all brought what they had spun in blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen. | 25Every skilled woman spun yarn with her hands and brought it: blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and fine linen. |
| 26All the women whose hearts stirred them to use their skill spun the goats’ hair. | 26And all the women whose hearts were moved spun the goat hair by virtue of their skill. |
| 27And the leaders brought onyx stones and stones to be set, for the ephod and for the breastpiece, | 27The leaders brought onyx and gemstones to mount on the ephod and breastpiece, |
| 28and spices and oil for the light, and for the anointing oil, and for the fragrant incense. | 28as well as the spice and oil for the light, for the anointing oil, and for the fragrant incense. |
| 29All the men and women, the people of Israel, whose heart moved them to bring anything for the work that the LORD had commanded by Moses to be done brought it as a freewill offering to the LORD. | 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. |
| 30Then Moses said to the people of Israel, “See, the LORD has called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah; | 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. |
| 31and he has filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, with intelligence, with knowledge, and with all craftsmanship, | 31He has filled him with God's Spirit, with wisdom, understanding, and ability in every kind of craft |
| 32to devise artistic designs, to work in gold and silver and bronze, | 32to design artistic works in gold, silver, and bronze, |
| 33in cutting stones for setting, and in carving wood, for work in every skilled craft. | 33to cut gemstones for mounting, and to carve wood for work in every kind of artistic craft. |
| 34And he has inspired him to teach, both him and Oholiab the son of Ahisamach of the tribe of Dan. | 34He has also given both him and Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, the ability to teach others. |
| 35He has filled them with skill to do every sort of work done by an engraver or by a designer or by an embroiderer in blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen, or by a weaver—by any sort of workman or skilled designer. | 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. |
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