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| | Exd 31:1 | Then the LORD said to Moses,
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| | Exd 31:2 | "See, I have chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah,
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| | Exd 31:3 | and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability and knowledge in all kinds of crafts--
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| | Exd 31:4 | to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver and bronze,
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| | Exd 31:5 | to cut and set stones, to work in wood, and to engage in all kinds of craftsmanship.
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| | Exd 31:6 | Moreover, I have appointed Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, to help him. Also I have given skill to all the craftsmen to make everything I have commanded you:
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| | Exd 31:7 | the Tent of Meeting, the ark of the Testimony with the atonement cover on it, and all the other furnishings of the tent--
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| | Exd 31:8 | the table and its articles, the pure gold lampstand and all its accessories, the altar of incense,
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| | Exd 31:9 | the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, the basin with its stand--
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| | Exd 31:10 | and also the woven garments, both the sacred garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons when they serve as priests,
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| | Exd 31:11 | and the anointing oil and fragrant incense for the Holy Place. They are to make them just as I commanded you."
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| | Exd 31:12 | Then the LORD said to Moses,
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| | Exd 31:13 | "Say to the Israelites, `You must observe my Sabbaths. This will be a sign between me and you for the generations to come, so you may know that I am the LORD, who makes you holy.
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| | Exd 31:14 | "`Observe the Sabbath, because it is holy to you. Anyone who desecrates it must be put to death; whoever does any work on that day must be cut off from his people.
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| | Exd 31:15 | For six days, work is to be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day must be put to death.
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| | Exd 31:16 | The Israelites are to observe the Sabbath, celebrating it for the generations to come as a lasting covenant.
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| | Exd 31:17 | It will be a sign between me and the Israelites forever, for in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day he abstained from work and rested.'"
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| | Exd 31:18 | When the LORD finished speaking to Moses on Mount Sinai, he gave him the two tablets of the Testimony, the tablets of stone inscribed by the finger of God.
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