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Moses assembled the whole Israelite community and said to them, "These are the things the LORD has commanded you to do:
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You may work for six days, but the seventh day is a holy day of worship, a day when you don't work. It is dedicated to the LORD. Whoever does any work on this day should be put to death.
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Never light a fire in any of your homes on this day of worship."
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Then Moses said to the whole Israelite community, "This is what the LORD has commanded:
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Choose something of your own to give as a special contribution to the LORD. Let everyone who is willing bring this kind of contribution to the LORD: gold, silver, and bronze,
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violet, purple, and bright red yarn, fine linen, goats' hair,
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rams' skins dyed red, fine leather, acacia wood,
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olive oil for the lamps, spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet-smelling incense,
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onyx stones, and other precious stones to be set in the [chief priest's] ephod and breastplate.
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"Have all the skilled craftsmen among you come and make everything the LORD has commanded:
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the inner tent, the outer tent, and cover, along with the fasteners, frames, crossbars, posts, and sockets,
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the ark with its poles, the throne of mercy and the canopy over it,
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the table with its poles, all the dishes, the bread of the presence,
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the lamp stand used for the light with its utensils, its lamps and the olive oil for the lamps,
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the altar for incense with its poles, the anointing oil, the sweet-smelling incense, the screen for the entrance to the tent,
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the altar for burnt offerings with its bronze grate, its poles, and all its accessories, the basin with its stand,
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the curtains for the courtyard, the posts, bases, and the screen for the entrance to the courtyard,
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the pegs for the tent and the courtyard with their ropes,
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the special clothes worn for official duties in the holy place--both the holy clothes for Aaron the priest and the clothes for his sons when they serve as priests."