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| 1 Moses assembled all the congregation of the people of Israel, and said to them, "These are the things which the LORD has commanded you to do. | 1 Moses assembled the whole Israelite community and said to them, "These are the things the LORD has commanded you to do: |
| 2 Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day you shall have a holy sabbath of solemn rest to the LORD; whoever does any work on it shall be put to death; | 2 For six days, work is to be done, but the seventh day shall be your holy day, a Sabbath of rest to the LORD. Whoever does any work on it must be put to death. |
| 3 you shall kindle no fire in all your habitations on the sabbath day." | 3 Do not light a fire in any of your dwellings on the Sabbath day." |
| 4 Moses said to all the congregation of the people of Israel, "This is the thing which the LORD has commanded. | 4 Moses said to the whole Israelite community, "This is what the LORD has commanded: |
| 5 Take from among you an offering to the LORD; whoever is of a generous heart, let him bring the LORD's offering: gold, silver, and bronze; | 5 From what you have, take an offering for the LORD. Everyone who is willing is to bring to the LORD an offering of gold, silver and bronze; |
| 6 blue and purple and scarlet stuff and fine twined linen; goats' hair, | 6 blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen; goat hair; |
| 7 tanned rams' skins, and goatskins; acacia wood, | 7 ram skins dyed red and hides of sea cows; acacia wood; |
| 8 oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense, | 8 olive oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense; |
| 9 and onyx stones and stones for setting, for the ephod and for the breastpiece. | 9 and onyx stones and other gems to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece. |
| 10 "And let every able man among you come and make all that the LORD has commanded: the tabernacle, | 10 "All who are skilled among you are to come and make everything the LORD has commanded: |
| 11 its tent and its covering, its hooks and its frames, its bars, its pillars, and its bases; | 11 the tabernacle with its tent and its covering, clasps, frames, crossbars, posts and bases; |
| 12 the ark with its poles, the mercy seat, and the veil of the screen; | 12 the ark with its poles and the atonement cover and the curtain that shields it; |
| 13 the table with its poles and all its utensils, and the bread of the Presence; | 13 the table with its poles and all its articles and the bread of the Presence; |
| 14 the lampstand also for the light, with its utensils and its lamps, and the oil for the light; | 14 the lampstand that is for light with its accessories, lamps and oil for the light; |
| 15 and 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; | 15 the altar of incense with its poles, the anointing oil and the fragrant incense; the curtain for the doorway at the entrance to the tabernacle; |
| 16 the altar of burnt offering, with its grating of bronze, its poles, and all its utensils, the laver and its base; | 16 the altar of burnt offering with its bronze grating, its poles and all its utensils; the bronze basin with its stand; |
| 17 the hangings of the court, its pillars and its bases, and the screen for the gate of the court; | 17 the curtains of the courtyard with its posts and bases, and the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard; |
| 18 the pegs of the tabernacle and the pegs of the court, and their cords; | 18 the tent pegs for the tabernacle and for the courtyard, and their ropes; |
| 19 the finely wrought 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." | 19 the woven garments worn for ministering in the sanctuary--both the sacred garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons when they serve as priests." |
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