Moses Calls the Assembly
35 1 Moses gathered the whole community of Israel's people and told them, "These are the things our Father commanded you to do." 2 Work six days; the seventh is holy to you, a Sabbath of complete rest to our Father. Anyone who works on it must be put to death. 3 You shall not light a fire in any of your homes on the Sabbath day.
A Willing-Heart Offering
4 Moses told all Israel's assembly, "This is what our Father commanded: 5 Take from among you a gift for our Father. Let each willing heart bring our Father's gift: gold, silver, and bronze. 6 blue, purple, and scarlet yarns, fine linen, goats' hair, 7 tanned rams' skins, fine leather, and acacia wood, 8 oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense, 9 and onyx stones and stones for setting, for the ephod and for the breastpiece.
10 "Let every skillful person among you come and make all that our Father has commanded: 11 the tabernacle: its tent, cover, clasps, frames, bars, posts, and bases 12 the ark with its poles, the mercy seat, and the veil that screens it; 13 the table with its poles and all its utensils, and the bread of the Presence; 14 the lampstand for the light, with its utensils and its lamps, and the oil for the light; 15 the incense altar and its poles; anointing oil and fragrant incense; and the screen for the tabernacle entrance; 16 the burnt-offering altar with its bronze grate, poles, and all its utensils; the basin and its stand 17 the courtyard's curtains, its pillars and bases, and the screen for its gate 18 the pegs of the tabernacle and the pegs of the courtyard, with their cords; 19 the finely woven garments for serving in the Holy Place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments for his sons to serve as priests.
20 Then all the congregation of the people of Israel left Moses. 21 Everyone whose heart stirred him, everyone whose spirit moved him, brought our Father's contribution for the tent of meeting's work, all its service, and the holy garments. 22 Men and women came together; all who were willing-hearted brought brooches, earrings, signet rings, and armlets — every kind of gold object — and everyone presented a wave offering of gold to our Father. a a v22 A wave offering was a gift formally lifted and presented before God as an act of dedication. 23 Everyone who had blue, purple, or scarlet yarn, fine linen, goat hair, tanned ram skins, or fine leather brought them. 24 Everyone who could give a contribution of silver or bronze brought it as our Father's contribution; everyone with acacia wood for any task of the work brought it. 25 Every skilled woman spun with her hands and brought her spun thread: blue, purple, scarlet, and fine linen. 26 All the skilled women whose hearts were stirred spun the goat hair. 27 The leaders brought onyx stones and gems for mounting, for the ephod and for the breastpiece. 28 and spices, and oil for the light, and anointing oil, and fragrant incense. 29 Every Israelite man and woman whose heart willed it brought a voluntary offering to our Father for all the work our Father commanded through Moses.
Bezalel Called by Name
30 Then Moses told the Israelites, "See, our Father has called by name Bezalel son of Uri, son of Hur, of Judah's tribe." 31 and filled him with the Spirit of our Father — skill, understanding, knowledge, and every kind of craftsmanship. 32 to devise artistic designs, to work in gold, silver, and bronze, 33 in cutting stones for setting and in carving wood, to work in every kind of skilled craft. 34 our Father has put in Bezalel's heart to teach — he and Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan. 35 He filled them with skill for every kind of work — engraving, designing, embroidering in blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine linen, and weaving — skilled in every craft, full of ideas.
