Exodus Chapter 31 Darby English Bible

Exodus 31:1

And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

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See, I have called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah,

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and have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in every work,

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to devise artistic work -- to work in gold, and in silver, and in copper,

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and in cutting of stones, for setting, and for carving of timber -- to work in all manner of work.

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And I, behold, I have given with him Aholiab the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and in the heart of every one that is wise-hearted have I given wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded thee --

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the tent of meeting and the ark of the testimony, and the mercy-seat that is thereupon, and all the utensils of the tent,

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and the table and its utensils, and the pure lamp-stand and all its utensils, and the altar of incense;

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and the altar of burnt-offering and all its utensils, and the laver and its stand;

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and the garments of service, both the holy garments of Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to serve as priests;

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and the anointing oil, and the incense of fragrant drugs for the sanctuary: according to all that I have commanded thee shall they do.

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And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

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And thou, speak thou unto the children of Israel, saying, Surely my sabbaths shall ye keep; for this is a sign between me and you throughout your generations, that ye may know that it is I, Jehovah, who do hallow you.

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Keep the sabbath, therefore; for it is holy unto you; every one that profaneth it shall certainly be put to death: yea, whoever doeth work on it, that soul shall be cut off from among his peoples.

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Six days shall work be done; but on the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, holy to Jehovah: whoever doeth work on the sabbath day shall certainly be put to death.

Exodus 31:16

And the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations -- [it is] an everlasting covenant.

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It shall be a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever; for [in] six days Jehovah made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.

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And he gave to Moses, when he had ended speaking with him on mount Sinai, the two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.