Exodus 31 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

Artisans for Building the Tabernacle

The Sabbath as a Sign

(Ex. 35:30—36:1 )

Exo 31:1Then 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“And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,

Exo 31:4

Exo 31:4“to design artistic works, to work in gold, in silver, in bronze,

Exo 31:5

Exo 31:5“in cutting jewels for setting, in carving wood, and to work in all manner of workmanship.

Exo 31:6

Exo 31:6“And I, indeed I, have appointed with him Aholiab the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and I have put wisdom in the hearts of all the gifted artisans, that they may make all that I have commanded you:

Exo 31:7

Exo 31:7“the tabernacle of meeting, the ark of the Testimony and the mercy seat that is on it, and all the furniture of the tabernacle—

Exo 31:8

Exo 31:8“the table and its utensils, the pure gold lampstand with all its utensils, the altar of incense,

Exo 31:9

Exo 31:9“the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the laver and its base—

Exo 31:10

Exo 31:10“the garments of ministry,[fn] the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments of his sons, to minister as priests,

Exo 31:11

Exo 31:11“and the anointing oil and sweet incense for the holy place. According to all that I have commanded you they shall do.”

The Sabbath Law

Exo 31:12

Exo 31:12And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

Exo 31:13

Exo 31:13“Speak also to the children of Israel, saying: ‘Surely My Sabbaths you shall keep, for it 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

Exo 31:14‘You shall keep the Sabbath, therefore, 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

Exo 31:15‘Work shall be done for six days, but the seventh is the Sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death.

Exo 31:16

Exo 31:16‘Therefore the children of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe the Sabbath throughout their generations as a perpetual covenant.

Exo 31:17

Exo 31:17‘It is a sign between Me and the children of Israel forever; for in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed.’ ”

Exo 31:18

Exo 31:18And when He had made an end of speaking with him on Mount Sinai, He gave Moses two tablets of the Testimony, tablets of stone, written with the finger of God.

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NKJV Footnotes

(31:10)

Or woven garments

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