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1 The LORD spoke to Moses:
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The Lord said to Moses,
2 Look, I have chosen Bezalel, Uri's son and Hur's grandson from the tribe of Judah.
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“See, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah,
3 I have filled him with the divine spirit, with skill, ability, and knowledge for every kind of work.
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and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with ability and intelligence, with knowledge and all craftsmanship,
4 He will be able to create designs; do metalwork in gold, silver, and copper;
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to devise artistic designs, to work in gold, silver, and bronze,
5 cut stones for setting; carve wood; and do every kind of work.
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in cutting stones for setting, and in carving wood, to work in every craft.
6 I have also appointed with him Oholiab, Ahisamach's son from the tribe of Dan. To all who are skillful, I have given the skill to make everything that I have commanded you:
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And behold, I have appointed with him Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan. And I have given to all able men ability, that they may make all that I have commanded you:
7 the meeting tent, the chest containing the covenant, the cover that is on top of it, all the tent's furnishings,
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the tent of meeting, and the ark of the testimony, and the mercy seat that is on it, and all the furnishings of the tent,
8 the table and its equipment, the pure lampstand with all its equipment, the incense altar,
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the table and its utensils, and the pure lampstand with all its utensils, and the altar of incense,
9 the altar for entirely burned offerings with all its equipment, the washbasin with its stand,
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and the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the basin and its stand,
10 the woven clothing, the holy clothes for Aaron the priest and for his sons for their service as priests,
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and the finely worked garments, the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments of his sons, for their service as priests,
11 the anointing oil, and the sweet-smelling incense for the sanctuary. They will do just as I have commanded you.
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and the anointing oil and the fragrant incense for the Holy Place. According to all that I have commanded you, they shall do. ”
12 The LORD said to Moses:
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And the Lord said to Moses,
13 Tell the Israelites: "Be sure to keep my sabbaths, because the Sabbath is a sign between me and you in every generation so you will know that I am the LORD who makes you holy.
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“You are to speak to the people of Israel and say, ‘Above all you shall keep my Sabbaths, for this is a sign between me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I, the Lord, sanctify you.
14 Keep the Sabbath, because it is holy for you. Everyone who violates the Sabbath will be put to death. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath, that person will be cut off from the people.
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You shall keep the Sabbath, because it is holy for you. Everyone who profanes it shall be put to death. Whoever does any work on it, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.
15 Do your work for six days. But the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest that is holy to the LORD. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day will be put to death.
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Six days shall work be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, holy to the Lord. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day shall be put to death.
16 The Israelites should keep the Sabbath. They should observe the Sabbath in every generation as a covenant for all time.
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Therefore the people of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, observing the Sabbath throughout their generations, as a covenant forever.
17 It is a sign forever between me and the Israelites that in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day the LORD rested and was refreshed."
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It is a sign forever between me and the people of Israel that in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested and was refreshed. ’”
18 When God finished speaking with Moses on Mount Sinai, God gave him the two covenant tablets, the stone tablets written by God's finger.
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And he gave to Moses, when he had finished speaking with him on Mount Sinai, the two tablets of the testimony, tablets of stone, written with the finger of God.
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