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Exodus 31 :: New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB95)

The Skilled Craftsmen

Exo 31:1Now the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
Exo 31:2“See, I have called by name Bezalel, the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.
Exo 31:3“I have filled him with the Spirit of God in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all kinds of [fn]craftsmanship,
Exo 31:4to [fn]make artistic designs for work in gold, in silver, and in [fn]bronze,
Exo 31:5and in the cutting of stones [fn]for settings, and in the carving of wood, that he may work in all kinds of [fn]craftsmanship.
Exo 31:6“And behold, I Myself have [fn]appointed with him Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and in the hearts of all who are [fn]skillful I have put [fn]skill, that they may make all that I have commanded you:
Exo 31:7the tent of meeting, and the ark of testimony, and the [fn]mercy seat upon it, and all the furniture of the tent,
Exo 31:8the table also and its [fn]utensils, and the pure gold lampstand with all its [fn]utensils, and the altar of incense,
Exo 31:9the altar of burnt offering also with all its [fn]utensils, and the laver and its stand,
Exo 31:10the [fn]woven garments as well, and the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, with which to [fn]carry on their priesthood;
Exo 31:11the anointing oil also, and the fragrant incense for the holy place, they are to make them according to all that I have commanded you.”

The Sign of the Sabbath

Exo 31:12The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
Exo 31:13“But as for you, speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘You shall surely observe My sabbaths; for this is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you.
Exo 31:14‘Therefore you are to observe the sabbath, for it is holy to you. Everyone who profanes it shall surely be put to death; for whoever does any work on it, that person shall be cut off from among his people.
Exo 31:15‘For six days work may be done, but on the seventh day there is a sabbath of complete rest, holy to the LORD; whoever does any work on the sabbath day shall surely be put to death.
Exo 31:16‘So the sons of Israel shall observe the sabbath, to [fn]celebrate the sabbath throughout their generations as a perpetual covenant.’
Exo 31:17“It is a sign between Me and the sons of Israel forever; for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, but on the seventh day He ceased from labor, and was refreshed.”
Exo 31:18When He had finished speaking with him upon Mount Sinai, He gave Moses the two tablets of the testimony, tablets of stone, written by the finger of God.
NASB95 Footnotes
Or, workmanship
Literally: devise devices
Or, copper
Literally: to fill in (for a setting)
Or, workmanship
Literally: given
Literally: wise of heart
Literally: wisdom
Literally: propitiatory
Or, vessels
Or, vessels
Or, service garments
Literally: minister as priests
Literally: do
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