1  The Lord spoke to Moses: 2 “See, I have chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, 3  and I have filled him with the Spirit of God in skill, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all kinds of craftsmanship, 4  to make artistic designs for work with gold, with silver, and with bronze, 5  and with cutting and setting stone, and with cutting wood, to work in all kinds of craftsmanship. 6  Moreover, I have also given him Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, and I have given ability to all the specially skilled, that they may make everything I have commanded you: 7  the tent of meeting, the ark of the testimony, the atonement lid that is on it, all the furnishings of the tent, 8  the table with its utensils, the pure lampstand with all its utensils, the altar of incense, 9  the altar for the burnt offering with all its utensils, the large basin with its base, 10  the woven garments, the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons, to minister as priests, 11  the anointing oil, and sweet incense for the Holy Place. They will make all these things just as I have commanded you.”

12  The Lord said to Moses, 13 “Tell the Israelites, ‘Surely you must keep my Sabbaths, for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am the Lord who sanctifies you. 14  So you must keep the Sabbath, for it is holy for you. Everyone who defiles it must surely be put to death; indeed, if anyone does any work on it, then that person will be cut off from among his people. 15  Six days work may be done, but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, holy to the Lord; anyone who does work on the Sabbath day must surely be put to death. 16  The Israelites must keep the Sabbath by observing the Sabbath throughout their generations as a perpetual covenant. 17  It is 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 rested and was refreshed.’ ”

18  He gave Moses two tablets of testimony when he had finished speaking with him on Mount Sinai, tablets of stone written by the finger of God.