Exodus 31

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

1 And the Lord said to Moses,

2 Ref I have made selection of Bezalel, the son of Uri, by name, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah:

3 Ref And I have given him the spirit of God and made him wise and full of knowledge and expert in every sort of handwork,

4 Ref To do all sorts of delicate work in gold and silver and brass;

5 Ref In cutting stones for framing, and to do every form of woodwork.

6 Ref And I have made selection of Oholiab with him, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and in the hearts of all who are wise I have put the knowledge to make whatever I have given you orders to have made;

7 Ref The Tent of meeting, and the ark of the law, and the cover which is on it, and all the things for the tent,

8 Ref And the table with its vessels, and the holy light-support with all its vessels, and the altar for the burning of spices,

9 Ref And the altar of burned offerings with all its vessels, and the washing-vessel with its base,

10 Ref And the robes of needlework, the holy robes for Aaron and for his sons, for their use when acting as priests,

11 Ref And the holy oil, and the perfume of sweet spices for the holy place; they will do whatever I have given you orders to have done.

12 And the Lord said to Moses,

13 Ref Say to the children of Israel that they are to keep my Sabbaths; for the Sabbath day is a sign between me and you through all your generations; so that you may see that I am the Lord who makes you holy.

14 Ref So you are to keep the Sabbath as a holy day; and anyone not honouring it will certainly be put to death: whoever does any work on that day will be cut off from his people.

15 Ref Six days may work be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, holy to the Lord; whoever does any work on the Sabbath day is to be put to death.

16 Ref And the children of Israel are to keep the Sabbath holy, from generation to generation, by an eternal agreement.

17 Ref It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever; because in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he took his rest and had pleasure in it.

18 Ref And when his talk with Moses on Mount Sinai was ended, he gave him the two stones of the law, two stones on which was the writing made by the finger of God.

American Standard-ASV1901 (ASV)

1 And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

2 Ref See, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah:

3 Ref and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,

4 Ref to devise skilful works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,

5 Ref and in cutting of stones for setting, and in carving of wood, to work in all manner of workmanship.

6 Ref And I, behold, I have appointed with him Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and in the heart of all that are wise-hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded thee:

7 Ref the tent of meeting, and the ark of the testimony, and the mercy-seat that is thereupon, and all the furniture of the Tent,

8 Ref and the table and its vessels, and the pure candlestick with all its vessels, and the altar of incense,

9 Ref and the altar of burnt-offering with all its vessels, and the laver and its base,

10 Ref and the finely wrought garments, and the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest's office,

11 Ref and the anointing oil, and the incense of sweet spices for the holy place: according to all that I have commanded thee shall they do.

12 And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

13 Ref Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily ye shall keep my sabbaths: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am Jehovah who sanctifieth you.

14 Ref Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that profaneth it shall surely be put to death; for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

15 Ref Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day is a sabbath of solemn rest, holy to Jehovah: whosoever doeth any work on the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death.

16 Ref Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.

17 Ref It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days Jehovah made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.

18 Ref And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, the two tables of the testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.

World English Bible (WEB)

1 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

2 Ref "Behold, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah:

3 Ref and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,

4 Ref to devise skillful works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,

5 Ref and in cutting of stones for setting, and in carving of wood, to work in all manner of workmanship.

6 Ref I, behold, I have appointed with him Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and in the heart of all who are wise-hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded you:

7 Ref the tent of meeting, the ark of the testimony, the mercy seat that is on it, all the furniture of the Tent,

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

9 Ref the altar of burnt offering with all its vessels, the basin and its base,

10 Ref the finely worked garments--the holy garments for Aaron the priest--the garments of his sons to minister in the priest's office,

11 Ref the anointing oil, and the incense of sweet spices for the holy place: according to all that I have commanded you they shall do."

12 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

13 Ref "Speak also to the children of Israel, saying, 'Most assuredly you shall keep my Sabbaths: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that you may know that I am Yahweh who sanctifies you.

14 Ref You shall keep the Sabbath therefore; for it is holy to you. Everyone who profanes it shall surely be put to death; for whoever does any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

15 Ref Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, holy to Yahweh. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day shall surely be put to death.

16 Ref Therefore the children of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe the Sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.

17 Ref It is a sign between me and the children of Israel forever; for in six days Yahweh made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.'"

18 Ref He gave to Moses, when he finished speaking with him on Mount Sinai, the two tablets of the testimony, stone tablets, written with God's finger.

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