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1 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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And Moses assembled all the congregation of the children of Israel, and said unto them, These are the words which Jehovah hath commanded, that ye should do them.
2 For six days, work is to be done, but the seventh day shall be your holy day, a day of sabbath rest to the LORD. Whoever does any work on it is to be put to death.
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Six days shall work be done; but on the seventh day there shall be to you a holy day, a sabbath of solemn rest to Jehovah: whosoever doeth any work therein shall be put to death.
3 Do not light a fire in any of your dwellings on the Sabbath day.”
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Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath day.
4 Moses said to the whole Israelite community, “This is what the LORD has commanded:
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And Moses spake unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which Jehovah commanded, saying,
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;
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Take ye from among you an offering unto Jehovah; whosoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it, Jehovah's offering: gold, and silver, and brass,
6 blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen; goat hair;
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and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' [hair],
7 ram skins dyed red and another type of durable leather ; acacia wood;
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and rams' skins dyed red, and sealskins, and acacia wood,
8 olive oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;
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and oil for the light, and spices for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense,
9 and onyx stones and other gems to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece.
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and onyx stones, and stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate.
10 “All who are skilled among you are to come and make everything the LORD has commanded:
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And let every wise-hearted man among you come, and make all that Jehovah hath commanded:
11 the tabernacle with its tent and its covering, clasps, frames, crossbars, posts and bases;
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the tabernacle, its tent, and its covering, its clasps, and its boards, its bars, its pillars, and its sockets;
12 the ark with its poles and the atonement cover and the curtain that shields it;
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the ark, and the staves thereof, the mercy-seat, and the veil of the screen;
13 the table with its poles and all its articles and the bread of the Presence;
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the table, and its staves, and all its vessels, and the showbread;
14 the lampstand that is for light with its accessories, lamps and oil for the light;
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the candlestick also for the light, and its vessels, and its lamps, and the oil for the light;
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;
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and the altar of incense, and its staves, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the screen for the door, at the door of the tabernacle;
16 the altar of burnt offering with its bronze grating, its poles and all its utensils; the bronze basin with its stand;
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the altar of burnt-offering, with its grating of brass, it staves, and all its vessels, the laver and its base;
17 the curtains of the courtyard with its posts and bases, and the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard;
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the hangings of the court, the pillars thereof, and their sockets, and the screen for the gate of the court;
18 the tent pegs for the tabernacle and for the courtyard, and their ropes;
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the pins of the tabernacle, and the pins of the court, and their cords;
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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the finely wrought garments, for ministering in the holy place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest's office.
20 Then the whole Israelite community withdrew from Moses’ presence,
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And all the congregation of the children of Israel departed from the presence of Moses.
21 and everyone who was willing and whose heart moved them came and brought an offering to the LORD for the work on the tent of meeting, for all its service, and for the sacred garments.
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And they came, every one whose heart stirred him up, and every one whom his spirit made willing, [and] brought Jehovah's offering, for the work of the tent of meeting, and for all the service thereof, and for the holy garments.
22 All who were willing, men and women alike, came and brought gold jewelry of all kinds: brooches, earrings, rings and ornaments. They all presented their gold as a wave offering to the LORD.
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And they came, both men and women, as many as were willing-hearted, [and] brought brooches, and ear-rings, and signet-rings, and armlets, all jewels of gold; even every man that offered an offering of gold unto Jehovah.
23 Everyone who had blue, purple or scarlet yarn or fine linen, or goat hair, ram skins dyed red or the other durable leather brought them.
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And every man, with whom was found blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' [hair], and rams' skins dyed red, and sealskins, brought them.
24 Those presenting an offering of silver or bronze brought it as an offering to the LORD, and everyone who had acacia wood for any part of the work brought it.
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Every one that did offer an offering of silver and brass brought Jehovah's offering; and every man, with whom was found acacia wood for any work of the service, brought it.
25 Every skilled woman spun with her hands and brought what she had spun—blue, purple or scarlet yarn or fine linen.
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And all the women that were wise-hearted did spin with their hands, and brought that which they had spun, the blue, and the purple, the scarlet, and the fine linen.
26 And all the women who were willing and had the skill spun the goat hair.
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And all the women whose heart stirred them up in wisdom spun the goats' [hair].
27 The leaders brought onyx stones and other gems to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece.
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And the rulers brought the onyx stones, and the stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate;
28 They also brought spices and olive oil for the light and for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense.
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and the spice, and the oil; for the light, and for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense.
29 All the Israelite men and women who were willing brought to the LORD freewill offerings for all the work the LORD through Moses had commanded them to do.
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The children of Israel brought a freewill-offering unto Jehovah; every man and woman, whose heart made them willing to bring for all the work, which Jehovah had commanded to be made by Moses.
30 Then Moses said to the Israelites, “See, the LORD has chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah,
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And Moses said unto the children of Israel, See, Jehovah hath called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.
31 and he has filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills—
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And he hath filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship;
32 to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver and bronze,
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and to devise skilful works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,
33 to cut and set stones, to work in wood and to engage in all kinds of artistic crafts.
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and in cutting of stones for setting, and in carving of wood, to work in all manner of skilful workmanship.
34 And he has given both him and Oholiab son of Ahisamak, of the tribe of Dan, the ability to teach others.
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And he hath put in his heart that he may teach, both he, and Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan.
35 He has filled them with skill to do all kinds of work as engravers, designers, embroiderers in blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen, and weavers—all of them skilled workers and designers.
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Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of workmanship, of the engraver, and of the skilful workman, and of the embroiderer, in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of them that do any workmanship, and of those that devise skilful works.
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