Exodus 31
1 And the
LORD spake unto
Moses, saying,
2 See, I have
called by
name Bezaleel the
son of
Uri, the
son of
Hur, of the
tribe of
Judah: 3 And I have
filled him with the
spirit of
God, in
wisdom, and in
understanding, and in
knowledge, and in all manner of
workmanship, 4 To
devise cunning
works, to
work in
gold, and in
silver, and in
brass, 5 And in
cutting of
stones, to
set them, and in
carving of
timber, to
work in all manner of
workmanship. 6 And I, behold, I have
given with him
Aholiab, the
son of
Ahisamach, of the
tribe of
Dan: and in the
hearts of all that are
wise hearted I have
put wisdom, that they may
make all that I have
commanded thee;
7 The
tabernacle of the
congregation, and the
ark of the
testimony, and the mercy
seat that is thereupon, and all the
furniture of the
tabernacle, 8 And the
table and his
furniture, and the
pure candlestick with all his
furniture, and the
altar of
incense, 9 And the
altar of burnt
offering with all his
furniture, and the
laver and his
foot, 10 And the
cloths of
service, and the
holy garments for
Aaron the
priest, and the
garments of his
sons, to minister in the priest's
office,
11 And the
anointing oil, and
sweet incense for the
holy place: according to all that I have
commanded thee shall they
do.
12 And the
LORD spake unto
Moses, saying,
13 Speak thou also unto the
children of
Israel, saying,
Verily my
sabbaths ye shall
keep: for it is a
sign between me and you throughout your
generations; that ye may
know that I am the
LORD that doth
sanctify you.
14 Ye shall
keep the
sabbath therefore; for it is
holy unto you: every one that
defileth it shall
surely be put to
death: for whosoever
doeth any
work therein, that
soul shall be cut
off from
among his
people. 15 Six days may
work be
done; but in the
seventh is the
sabbath of
rest, holy to the
LORD: whosoever
doeth any
work in the
sabbath day, he shall
surely be put to
death.
16 Wherefore the
children of
Israel shall
keep the
sabbath, to
observe the
sabbath throughout their
generations, for a
perpetual covenant. 17 It is a
sign between me and the
children of
Israel for
ever: for in
six days the
LORD made heaven and
earth, and on the
seventh day he
rested, and was
refreshed.
18 And he
gave unto
Moses, when he had made an
end of
communing with him upon
mount Sinai, two tables of
testimony, tables of
stone, written with the
finger of
God.