Exodus 35

The sabbath and the call for offerings

1Moses assembled the whole community of the Israelites and said to them, “These are the things Yahweh has commanded you to do: 2Work may be done for six days, but the seventh day shall be a holy day for you, a sabbath of complete rest to Yahweh. Whoever does work on it shall be put to death. 3Do not light a fire in any of your dwellings on the sabbath day.” 4Moses said to the whole community of the Israelites, “This is what Yahweh has commanded: 5Take from among you an offering to Yahweh. Let everyone whose heart moves him bring this offering to Yahweh: gold, silver, and bronze; 6blue, purple, and scarlet yarn; fine linen and goat hair; 7ram skins dyed red, fine leather, and acacia wood; 8oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense; 9onyx stones and other gems to be set in the ephod and the breastpiece. 10Let everyone among you who is skilled come and make everything Yahweh has commanded: 11the tabernacle, its tent and its covering, its clasps and its frames, its crossbars, its posts and its bases; 12the ark and its poles, the atonement cover, and the veil that screens it; 13the table and its poles, all its utensils, and the bread of the presence; 14the lampstand for light, with its utensils, its lamps, and the oil for the light; 15the altar of incense and its poles, the anointing oil and the fragrant incense, and the screen for the entrance to the tabernacle; 16the altar of burnt offering with its bronze grating, its poles, and all its utensils; the basin and its stand; 17the hangings of the courtyard, its posts and bases, and the screen for the gate of the courtyard; 18the tent pegs of the tabernacle and the tent pegs of the courtyard, with their ropes; 19the finely worked garments for serving in the Holy Place — the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments for his sons to serve as priests.”

The people’s generosity

20Then the whole community of the Israelites withdrew from Moses’ presence, 21and everyone whose heart stirred him and whose spirit moved him came and brought Yahweh’s offering for the work of the tent of meeting, for all its service, and for the holy garments. 22Men and women alike came, all who were willing; they brought brooches, earrings, rings, and ornaments — all kinds of gold jewelry — everyone who presented an offering of gold to Yahweh. 23Everyone who had blue, purple, or scarlet yarn, fine linen, goat hair, ram skins dyed red, or fine leather brought them. 24Everyone who could make an offering of silver or bronze brought it as Yahweh’s offering, and everyone who had acacia wood for any part of the work brought it. 25Every skilled woman spun with her hands and brought what she had spun — blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and fine linen. 26And all the women whose hearts stirred them, who had the skill, spun the goat hair. 27The leaders brought onyx stones and other gems to be set in the ephod and the breastpiece, 28together with spices and oil for the light, for the anointing oil, and for the fragrant incense. 29The Israelites, men and women alike, all who were willing, brought a freewill offering to Yahweh for all the work Yahweh had commanded through Moses to be done.

Bezalel and Oholiab called again

30Moses said to the Israelites, “See, Yahweh has called by name Bezalel son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, 31and he has filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, understanding, and knowledge in every kind of craft, 32to design artistic works, to work in gold, silver, and bronze, 33to cut and set stones, to carve wood, and to work in every kind of artistic craft. 34He has given him, and Oholiab son of Ahisamach of the tribe of Dan, the ability to teach others. 35He has filled them with skill to do all kinds of work — engraving, designing, embroidering in blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine linen, and weaving — as workers in every craft and as designers.”