Bezalel and Oholiab
1. Then the LORD said to Moses,
2. “See, I have appointed by name Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.
3. And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, understanding, and ability in all kinds of craftsmanship.
4. He will be able to create designs and work with gold, silver, and bronze.
5. He will be able to cut and set gemstones, to work with wood, and to engage in all kinds of craftsmanship.
6. Moreover, I have appointed Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, to help him. Also, I have given ability to all the skilled craftsmen that they may make everything I have commanded you:
7. the Tent of Meeting, the Ark of the Testimony and the mercy seat upon it, and all the furnishings of the tent—
8. the table with its utensils, the pure gold lampstand with all its utensils, the altar of incense,
9. the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, the basin with its stand—
10. as well as the woven garments, both the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons to serve as priests,
11. and the anointing oil and fragrant incense for the Holy Place. They are to make them according to all that I have commanded you.”
The Sign of the Sabbath
12. And the LORD said to Moses,
13. “Tell the Israelites, ‘Surely you must keep My Sabbaths, for this will be a sign between Me and you for the generations to come, so that you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you.
14. Keep the Sabbath, for it is holy to you. Anyone who profanes it must surely be put to death. Whoever does any work on that day must be cut off from among his people.
15. For six days work may be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, holy to the LORD. Anyone who does work on the Sabbath day must surely be put to death.
16. The Israelites must keep the Sabbath, celebrating it as a lasting covenant for the generations to come.
17. It is a sign between Me and the Israelites forever; for in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, but on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed.’”
Moses Receives the Tablets
18. When the LORD had finished speaking with Moses on Mount Sinai, He gave him the two tablets of the Testimony, tablets of stone inscribed by the finger of God.