Exodus 35 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

Sabbath Regulations

Exo 35:1Then Moses gathered all the congregation of the children of Israel together, and said to them, “These are the words which the LORD has commanded you to do:

Exo 35:2

Exo 35:2“Work shall be done for six days, but the seventh day shall be a holy day for you, a Sabbath of rest to the LORD. Whoever does any work on it shall be put to death.

Exo 35:3

Exo 35:3“You shall kindle no fire throughout your dwellings on the Sabbath day.”

Offerings for the Tabernacle

(Ex. 25:1–9; 39:32–43 )

Exo 35:4

Exo 35:4And Moses spoke to all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying, “This is the thing which the LORD commanded, saying:

Exo 35:5

Exo 35:5‘Take from among you an offering to the LORD. Whoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it as an offering to the LORD: gold, silver, and bronze;

Exo 35:6

Exo 35:6‘blue, purple, and scarlet thread, fine linen, and goats’ hair;

Exo 35:7

Exo 35:7‘ram skins dyed red, badger skins, and acacia wood;

Exo 35:8

Exo 35:8‘oil for the light, and spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet incense;

Exo 35:9

Exo 35:9‘onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod and in the breastplate.

Articles of the Tabernacle

Exo 35:10

Exo 35:10‘All who are gifted artisans among you shall come and make all that the LORD has commanded:

Exo 35:11

Exo 35:11‘the tabernacle, its tent, its covering, its clasps, its boards, its bars, its pillars, and its sockets;

Exo 35:12

Exo 35:12‘the ark and its poles, with the mercy seat, and the veil of the covering;

Exo 35:13

Exo 35:13‘the table and its poles, all its utensils, and the showbread;

Exo 35:14

Exo 35:14‘also the lampstand for the light, its utensils, its lamps, and the oil for the light;

Exo 35:15

Exo 35:15‘the incense altar, its poles, the anointing oil, the sweet incense, and the screen for the door at the entrance of the tabernacle;

Exo 35:16

Exo 35:16‘the altar of burnt offering with its bronze grating, its poles, all its utensils, and the laver and its base;

Exo 35:17

Exo 35:17‘the hangings of the court, its pillars, their sockets, and the screen for the gate of the court;

Exo 35:18

Exo 35:18‘the pegs of the tabernacle, the pegs of the court, and their cords;

Exo 35:19

Exo 35:19‘the garments of ministry,[fn] for ministering in the holy place—the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments of his sons, to minister as priests.’ ”

The Tabernacle Offerings Presented

Exo 35:20

Exo 35:20And all the congregation of the children of Israel departed from the presence of Moses.

Exo 35:21

Exo 35:21Then everyone came whose heart was stirred, and everyone whose spirit was willing, and they brought the LORD’s offering for the work of the tabernacle of meeting, for all its service, and for the holy garments.

Exo 35:22

Exo 35:22They came, both men and women, as many as had a willing heart, and brought earrings and nose rings, rings and necklaces, all jewelry of gold, that is, every man who made an offering of gold to the LORD.

Exo 35:23

Exo 35:23And every man, with whom was found blue, purple, and scarlet thread, fine linen, and goats’ hair, red skins of rams, and badger skins, brought them.

Exo 35:24

Exo 35:24Everyone who offered an offering of silver or bronze brought the LORD’s offering. And everyone with whom was found acacia wood for any work of the service, brought it.

Exo 35:25

Exo 35:25All the women who were gifted artisans spun yarn with their hands, and brought what they had spun, of blue, purple, and scarlet, and fine linen.

Exo 35:26

Exo 35:26And all the women whose hearts stirred with wisdom spun yarn of goats’ hair.

Exo 35:27

Exo 35:27The rulers brought onyx stones, and the stones to be set in the ephod and in the breastplate,

Exo 35:28

Exo 35:28and spices and oil for the light, for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense.

Exo 35:29

Exo 35:29The children of Israel brought a freewill offering to the LORD, all the men and women whose hearts were willing to bring material for all kinds of work which the LORD, by the hand of Moses, had commanded to be done.

The Artisans Called by God

(Ex. 31:1–11 )

Exo 35:30

Exo 35:30And Moses said to the children of Israel, “See, the LORD has called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah;

Exo 35:31

Exo 35:31“and He has filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom and understanding, in knowledge and all manner of workmanship,

Exo 35:32

Exo 35:32“to design artistic works, to work in gold and silver and bronze,

Exo 35:33

Exo 35:33“in cutting jewels for setting, in carving wood, and to work in all manner of artistic workmanship.

Exo 35:34

Exo 35:34“And He has put in his heart the ability to teach, in him and Aholiab the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan.

Exo 35:35

Exo 35:35“He has filled them with skill to do all manner of work of the engraver and the designer and the tapestry maker, in blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine linen, and of the weaver—those who do every work and those who design artistic works.

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NKJV Footnotes

(35:19)

Or woven garments

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