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Yahweh said to Moses, 2 “Pay attention. I have chosen a man named Bezalel, son of Uri and grandson of Hur, from the tribe descended from Judah. 3 I will cause my spirit to teach him to know how to make all kinds of fine goods wisely and intelligently. 4 He can engrave skillful designs in gold, silver, and bronze. 5 He can cut jewels and enclose them in tiny gold settings. He can carve things from wood and do other skilled work. 6 Pay attention! I have also appointed Oholiab son of Ahisamach, from the tribe of Dan, to work with him. I have also given special ability to other skilled men in order that they can make all the things that I have commanded you to make. 7 Those things include: The sacred tent; the sacred chest with its lid on top of it; all the other things that will be inside the sacred tent, 8 the table and all the things that the priests use with it, the pure {gold} lampstand and all the things that the priests use to take care of it, the altar for burning incense, 9 the altar for burning sacrifices and all the things the priests use with it, and the washbasin with its base; 10 the beautiful, sacred vestments for Aaron and his sons to wear when they work as priests; 11 the oil for anointing, and the sweet-smelling incense for the Holy Place. The craftsmen must make all these things exactly as I have told you that they should do.”12 Yahweh said to Moses, 13 “Tell the Israelites, ‘Constantly obey {my instructions regarding} the Sabbath days {for rest}. Those days will remind me and you and your descendants, throughout all future generations, that I, Yahweh, have dedicated you {to be my people}. 14 You must obey my rules about the Sabbath days for rest, because you must regard them as dedicated to me. You must kill people who disrespect these days by working on them. You must remove them from Israel. 15 You may work for six days {each week}, but the seventh day {of each week} is a solemn Sabbath-rest day, dedicated to me, Yahweh. You must execute anyone who does any work on a Sabbath day {of rest}. 16 The Israelites must respect the Sabbath {days of rest}, and rest on them throughout all future generations. This agreement never ends 17 between me and the Israelites. It will remind you forever that I, Yahweh, created the heavens and the earth in six days, and on the seventh day I stopped doing that work and recuperated.’”
18 When Yahweh finished talking with Moses on the top of Mount Sinai, he gave him the two stone slabs on which he had engraved his commandments with his own fingers.