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1 Moses assembled all the congregation of the Israelites and said to them: These are the things that the Lord has commanded you to do:
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Moses spoke to the entire congregation of Israel, saying, "These are the things that God 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.
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"Work six days, but the seventh day will be a holy rest day, God's holy rest day. Anyone who works on this day must be put to death.
3 You shall kindle no fire in all your dwellings on the sabbath day.
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Don't light any fires in your homes on the Sabbath day." The Offerings
4 Moses said to all the congregation of the Israelites: This is the thing that the Lord has commanded:
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Moses spoke to the entire congregation of Israel, saying, "This is what God has commanded:
5 Take from among you an offering to the Lord; let whoever is of a generous heart bring the Lord's offering: gold, silver, and bronze;
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"Gather from among you an offering for God. Receive on God's behalf what everyone is willing to give as an offering: gold, silver, bronze;
6 blue, purple, and crimson yarns, and fine linen; goats' hair,
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blue, purple, and scarlet material; fine linen; goats' hair;
7 tanned rams' skins, and fine leather; acacia wood,
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tanned rams' skins; dolphin skins; acacia wood;
8 oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense,
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lamp oil; spices for anointing oils and for fragrant incense;
9 and onyx stones and gems to be set in the ephod and the breastpiece.
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onyx stones and other stones for setting in the Ephod and the Breastpiece.
10 All who are skillful among you shall come and make all that the Lord has commanded: the tabernacle,
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"Come - all of you who have skills - come and make everything that God has commanded:
11 its tent and its covering, its clasps and its frames, its bars, its pillars, and its bases;
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The Dwelling with its tent and cover, its hooks, frames, crossbars, posts, and bases;
12 the ark with its poles, the mercy seat, and the curtain for the screen;
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the Chest with its poles, the Atonement-Cover and veiling curtain;
13 the table with its poles and all its utensils, and the bread of the Presence;
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the Table with its poles and implements 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;
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the Lampstand for giving light with its furnishings and lamps and the oil for lighting;
15 and the altar of incense, with its poles, and the anointing oil and the fragrant incense, and the screen for the entrance, the entrance of the tabernacle;
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the Altar of Incense with its poles, the anointing oil, the fragrant incense; the screen for the door at the entrance to The Dwelling;
16 the altar of burnt offering, with its grating of bronze, its poles, and all its utensils, the basin with its stand;
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the Altar of Whole-Burnt-Offering with its bronze grate and poles and all its implements; the Washbasin with its base;
17 the hangings of the court, its pillars and its bases, and the screen for the gate of the court;
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the tapestry hangings for the Courtyard with the posts and bases, the screen for the Courtyard gate;
18 the pegs of the tabernacle and the pegs of the court, and their cords;
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the pegs for The Dwelling, the pegs for the Courtyard with their cords;
19 the finely worked vestments for ministering in the holy place, the holy vestments for the priest Aaron, and the vestments of his sons, for their service as priests.
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the official vestments for ministering in the Holy Place, the sacred vestments for Aaron the priest and for his sons serving as priests."
20 Then all the congregation of the Israelites withdrew from the presence of Moses.
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So everyone in the community of Israel left the presence of Moses.
21 And they came, everyone whose heart was stirred, and everyone whose spirit was willing, and brought the Lord's offering to be used for the tent of meeting, and for all its service, and for the sacred vestments.
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Then they came back, every one whose heart was roused, whose spirit was freely responsive, bringing offerings to God for building the Tent of Meeting, furnishing it for worship and making the holy vestments.
22 So they came, both men and women; all who were of a willing heart brought brooches and earrings and signet rings and pendants, all sorts of gold objects, everyone bringing an offering of gold to the Lord.
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They came, both men and women, all the willing spirits among them, offering brooches, earrings, rings, necklaces - anything made of gold - offering up their gold jewelry to God.
23 And everyone who possessed blue or purple or crimson yarn or fine linen or goats' hair or tanned rams' skins or fine leather, brought them.
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And anyone who had blue, purple, and scarlet fabrics; fine linen; goats' hair; tanned leather; and dolphin skins brought them.
24 Everyone who could make an offering of silver or bronze brought it as the Lord's offering; and everyone who possessed acacia wood of any use in the work, brought it.
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Everyone who wanted to offer up silver or bronze as a gift to God brought it. Everyone who had acacia wood that could be used in the work, brought it.
25 All the skillful women spun with their hands, and brought what they had spun in blue and purple and crimson yarns and fine linen;
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All the women skilled at weaving brought their weavings of blue and purple and scarlet fabrics and their fine linens.
26 all the women whose hearts moved them to use their skill spun the goats' hair.
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And all the women who were gifted in spinning, spun the goats' hair.
27 And the leaders brought onyx stones and gems to be set in the ephod and the breastpiece,
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The leaders brought onyx and other precious stones for setting in the Ephod and the Breastpiece.
28 and spices and oil for the light, and for the anointing oil, and for the fragrant incense.
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They also brought spices and olive oil for lamp oil, anointing oil, and incense.
29 All the Israelite men and women whose hearts made them willing to bring anything for the work that the Lord had commanded by Moses to be done, brought it as a freewill offering to the Lord.
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Every man and woman in Israel whose heart moved them freely to bring something for the work that God through Moses had commanded them to make, brought it, a voluntary offering for God. Bezalel and Oholiab
30 Then Moses said to the Israelites: See, the Lord has called by name Bezalel son of Uri son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah;
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Moses told the Israelites, "See, God has selected Bezalel son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.
31 he has filled him with divine spirit, with skill, intelligence, and knowledge in every kind of craft,
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He's filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability, and know-how for making all sorts of things,
32 to devise artistic designs, to work in gold, silver, and bronze,
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to design and work in gold, silver, and bronze;
33 in cutting stones for setting, and in carving wood, in every kind of craft.
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to carve stones and set them; to carve wood, working in every kind of skilled craft.
34 And he has inspired him to teach, both him and Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan.
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And he's also made him a teacher, he and Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan.
35 He has filled them with skill to do every kind of work done by an artisan or by a designer or by an embroiderer in blue, purple, and crimson yarns, and in fine linen, or by a weaver—by any sort of artisan or skilled designer.
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He's gifted them with the know-how needed for carving, designing, weaving, and embroidering in blue, purple, and scarlet fabrics, and in fine linen. They can make anything and design anything.
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