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The Skilled Craftsmen

^1 (C1)Now the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,² "See, I have called by name Bezalel, the ^(C1)son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.³ "I have ^(C1)filled him with the Spirit of God in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all kinds of ^(F1)craftsmanship,⁴ to ^(F1)make artistic designs for work in gold, in silver, and in ^(F2)bronze,⁵ and in the cutting of stones ^(F1)for settings, and in the carving of wood, that he may work in all kinds of ^(F2)craftsmanship.⁶ "And behold, I Myself have ^(F1)appointed with him ^(C1)Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and in the hearts of all who are ^(F2)skillful I have put ^(F3)skill, that they may make all that I have commanded you:^7 (C1)the tent of meeting, and ^(C2)the ark of testimony, and ^(C3)the ^(F1)mercy seat upon it, and all the furniture of the tent,^8 (C1)the table also and its ^(F1)utensils, and the ^(C2)pure gold lampstand with all its ^(F1)utensils, and ^(C3)the altar of incense,^9 (C1)the altar of burnt offering also with all its ^(F1)utensils, and ^(C2)the laver and its stand,¹⁰ the ^(F1)(C1)woven garments as well, and the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, with which to ^(F2)carry on their priesthood;^11 (C1)the anointing oil also, and the ^(C2)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 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,¹³ "But as for you, speak to the sons of Israel, saying, '^(C1)You shall surely observe My sabbaths; for this is ^(C2)a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you.¹⁴ 'Therefore you are to observe the sabbath, for it is holy to you. ^(C1)Everyone who profanes it shall surely be put to death; for whoever does any work on it, that person shall be cut off from among his people.¹⁵ '^(C1)For six days work may be done, but on the seventh day there is a ^(C2)sabbath of complete rest, holy to the LORD; ^(C3)whoever does any work on the sabbath day shall surely be put to death.¹⁶ 'So the sons of Israel shall observe the sabbath, to ^(F1)celebrate the sabbath throughout their generations as a perpetual covenant.'¹⁷ "^(C1)It is a sign between Me and the sons of Israel forever; ^(C2)for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, but on the seventh day He ceased from labor, and was refreshed."

¹⁸ When He had finished speaking with him upon Mount Sinai, He gave Moses ^(C1)the two tablets of the testimony, tablets of stone, ^(C2)written by the finger of God.