31:11 The Lord spoke to Moses:2 31:2 “See, I have called by name3 Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, 31:3 and I have filled him with the Spirit of God4 in skill,5 in understanding, in knowledge, and in all kinds6 of workmanship, 31:4 to make artistic designs7 for work with gold, with silver, and with bronze, 31:5 and with cutting and setting stone, and with cutting wood, to work in every kind of craftsmanship. 31:6 Moreover,8 I have also given him Oholiab9 son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and in the hearts of all the specially skilled I have put wisdom,10 that they might make11 everything I have commanded you: 31:7 the tent of meeting, the ark of the testimony, the place of propitiation that is on it, all the furnishings12 of the tent, 31:8 the table with its utensils, the pure lampstand with all its accessories, the altar of incense, 31:9 the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, the laver with its base, 31:10 and also the woven garments, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments for his sons, to minister as priests, 31:11 the anointing oil, and sweet incense for the holy place, according to all that I have commanded them.
Sabbath Observance
31:1213 The Lord said to Moses,14 31:13 “Tell the Israelites, ‘Surely you must keep my Sabbaths,15 for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am the Lord who sanctifies you.16 31:14 So17 you must keep the Sabbath, for it is holy for you. Everyone who defiles it18 must surely be put to death; indeed,19 anyone who does20 any21 work on it, then that life will be cut off from among his22 people. 31:15 Six days23 work may be done,24 but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest,25 holy to the Lord; anyone who does work on the seventh day must surely be put to death. 31:16 And the Israelites must keep the Sabbath to observe the Sabbath throughout their generations as a perpetual covenant. 31:17 It is a sign between me and the Israelites forever; for in six days26 the Lord made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day he rested and was refreshed.”27
31:18 And he gave to Moses two tablets of testimony when he had finished speaking with him on Mount Sinai, tablets of stone written with the finger of God.28
The Sin of the Golden Calf