New Revised Standard NRS
The Bible in Basic English BBE
1 The Lord spoke to Moses:
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And the Lord said to Moses,
2 See, I have called by name Bezalel son of Uri son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah:
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I have made selection of Bezalel, the son of Uri, by name, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah:
3 and I have filled him with divine spirit, with ability, intelligence, and knowledge in every kind of craft,
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And I have given him the spirit of God and made him wise and full of knowledge and expert in every sort of handwork,
4 to devise artistic designs, to work in gold, silver, and bronze,
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To do all sorts of delicate work in gold and silver and brass;
5 in cutting stones for setting, and in carving wood, in every kind of craft.
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In cutting stones for framing, and to do every form of woodwork.
6 Moreover, I have appointed with him Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and I have given skill to all the skillful, so that they may make all that I have commanded you:
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And I have made selection of Oholiab with him, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and in the hearts of all who are wise I have put the knowledge to make whatever I have given you orders to have made;
7 the tent of meeting, and the ark of the covenant, and the mercy seat that is on it, and all the furnishings of the tent,
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The Tent of meeting, and the ark of the law, and the cover which is on it, and all the things for the tent,
8 the table and its utensils, and the pure lampstand with all its utensils, and the altar of incense,
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And the table with its vessels, and the holy light-support with all its vessels, and the altar for the burning of spices,
9 and the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the basin with its stand,
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And the altar of burned offerings with all its vessels, and the washing-vessel with its base,
10 and the finely worked vestments, the holy vestments for the priest Aaron and the vestments of his sons, for their service as priests,
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And the robes of needlework, the holy robes for Aaron and for his sons, for their use when acting as priests,
11 and the anointing oil and the fragrant incense for the holy place. They shall do just as I have commanded you.
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And the holy oil, and the perfume of sweet spices for the holy place; they will do whatever I have given you orders to have done.
12 The Lord said to Moses:
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And the Lord said to Moses,
13 You yourself are to speak to the Israelites: "You shall keep my sabbaths, for this is a sign between me and you throughout your generations, given in order that you may know that I, the Lord, sanctify you.
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Say to the children of Israel that they are to keep my Sabbaths; for the Sabbath day is a sign between me and you through all your generations; so that you may see that I am the Lord who makes you holy.
14 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 shall be cut off from among the people.
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So you are to keep the Sabbath as a holy day; and anyone not honouring it will certainly be put to death: whoever does any work on that day will be cut off from his people.
15 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.
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Six days may work be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, holy to the Lord; whoever does any work on the Sabbath day is to be put to death.
16 Therefore the Israelites shall keep the sabbath, observing the sabbath throughout their generations, as a perpetual covenant.
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And the children of Israel are to keep the Sabbath holy, from generation to generation, by an eternal agreement.
17 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."
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It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever; because in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he took his rest and had pleasure in it.
18 When God finished speaking with Moses on Mount Sinai, he gave him the two tablets of the covenant, tablets of stone, written with the finger of God.
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And when his talk with Moses on Mount Sinai was ended, he gave him the two stones of the law, two stones on which was the writing made by the finger of God.
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