| New American Standard Bible 1995 | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Then Moses assembled all the congregation of the sons 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: |
| 2"For six days work may be done, but on the seventh day you shall have a holy day, a sabbath of complete rest 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. |
| 3"You shall not kindle a fire in any of your dwellings on the sabbath day." | 3Do not light a fire in any of your homes on the Sabbath day." |
| 4Moses spoke to all the congregation of the sons of Israel, saying, "This is the thing which the LORD has commanded, saying, | 4Then Moses said to the entire Israelite community, "This is what the LORD has commanded: |
| 5'Take from among you a contribution to the LORD; whoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it as 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; |
| 6and blue, purple and scarlet material, fine linen, goats' hair, | 6blue, purple, and scarlet yarn; fine linen and goat hair; |
| 7and rams' skins dyed red, and porpoise skins, and acacia wood, | 7ram skins dyed red and manatee skins; acacia wood; |
| 8and oil for lighting, and 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 setting stones for the ephod and for the breastpiece. | 9and onyx with gemstones to mount on the ephod and breastpiece." |
| 10'Let every skillful man 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 boards, its bars, its pillars, and its sockets; | 11the tabernacle--its tent and covering, its clasps and planks, its crossbars, its posts and bases; |
| 12the ark and its poles, the mercy seat, and the curtain of the screen; | 12the ark with its poles, the mercy seat, and the veil for the screen; |
| 13the table and 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 and 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 and its poles, and the anointing oil and the fragrant incense, and the screen for the doorway at the entrance 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 bronze grating, 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 sockets, 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 woven garments for ministering in the holy place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments of his sons, to minister 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 sons of Israel departed from Moses' presence. | 20Then the entire Israelite community left Moses' presence. |
| 21Everyone whose heart stirred him and everyone whose spirit moved him came and brought the LORD'S contribution for the work of 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. |
| 22Then all whose hearts moved them, both men and women, came and brought brooches and earrings and signet rings and bracelets, all articles of gold; so did every man who presented 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. |
| 23Every man, who had in his possession blue and purple and scarlet material and fine linen and goats' hair and rams' skins dyed red and porpoise skins, 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 and bronze brought the LORD'S contribution; and every man who had in his possession acacia wood for any work of the service 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. |
| 25All the skilled women spun with their hands, and brought what they had spun, in blue and purple and scarlet material and in fine linen. | 25Every skilled woman spun yarn with her hands and brought it: blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and fine linen. |
| 26All the women whose heart stirred with a skill spun the goats' hair. | 26And all the women whose hearts were moved spun the goat hair by virtue of their skill. |
| 27The rulers brought the onyx stones and the stones for setting for the ephod and for the breastpiece; | 27The leaders brought onyx and gemstones to mount on the ephod and breastpiece, |
| 28and the spice and the 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. |
| 29The Israelites, all the men and women, whose heart moved them to bring material for all the work, which the LORD had commanded through Moses to be done, brought 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 sons of Israel, "See, the LORD has called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the 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. |
| 31"And He has filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding and in knowledge and in all craftsmanship; | 31He has filled him with God's Spirit, with wisdom, understanding, and ability in every kind of craft |
| 32to make designs for working in gold and in silver and in bronze, | 32to design artistic works in gold, silver, and bronze, |
| 33and in the cutting of stones for settings and in the carving of wood, so as to perform in every inventive work. | 33to cut gemstones for mounting, and to carve wood for work in every kind of artistic craft. |
| 34"He also has put in his heart to teach, both he 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. |
| 35"He has filled them with skill to perform every work of an engraver and of a designer and of an embroiderer, in blue and in purple and in scarlet material, and in fine linen, and of a weaver, as performers of every work and makers of designs. | 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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