The Sabbath
1 Then Moses assembled the whole congregation of Israel and said to them, “These are the things that the LORD has commanded you to do:
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For six days work may be done, but the seventh day shall be your holy day, a Sabbath of complete rest to the LORD. Whoever does any work on that day must be put to death.
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Do not light a fire in any of your dwellings on the Sabbath day.”
Offerings for the Tabernacle
4 Moses also told the whole congregation of Israel, “This is what the LORD has commanded:
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Take from among you an offering to the LORD. Let everyone whose heart is willing bring an offering to the LORD: gold, silver, and bronze;
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blue, purple, and scarlet yarn; fine linen and goat hair;
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ram skins dyed red and fine leather; acacia wood;
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olive oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;
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and onyx stones and gemstones to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece.
The Skilled Craftsmen
10 Let every skilled craftsman among you come and make everything that the LORD has commanded:
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the tabernacle with its tent and covering, its clasps and frames, its crossbars, posts, and bases;
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the ark with its poles and mercy seat, and the veil to shield it;
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the table with its poles, all its utensils, and the Bread of the Presence;
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the lampstand for light with its accessories and lamps and oil for the light;
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the altar of incense with its poles; the anointing oil and fragrant incense; the curtain for the doorway at the entrance to the tabernacle;
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the altar of burnt offering with its bronze grate, its poles, and all its utensils; the basin with its stand;
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the curtains of the courtyard with its posts and bases, and the curtain for the gate of the courtyard;
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the tent pegs for the tabernacle and for the courtyard, along with their ropes;
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and the woven garments for ministering in the holy place—both the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons to serve as priests.”