Exodus 31

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.

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.

King James Version (KJV)

1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

2 Ref See, I have called by name Bezaleel 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 cunning works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,

5 Ref And in cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of timber, to work in all manner of workmanship.

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

7 Ref The tabernacle of the congregation, and the ark of the testimony, and the mercy seat that is thereupon, and all the furniture of the tabernacle,

8 Ref And the table and his furniture, and the pure candlestick with all his furniture, and the altar of incense,

9 Ref And the altar of burnt offering with all his furniture, and the laver and his foot,

10 Ref And the cloths of service, 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 sweet incense for the holy place: according to all that I have commanded thee shall they do.

12 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

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

14 Ref Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that defileth 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 may work be done; but in the seventh is the sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD: whosoever doeth any work in 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 the LORD 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, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.

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