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Exodus 31

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Exodus 31 Bible text

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Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

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And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

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“Behold, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.

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

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I have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all kinds of workmanship,

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and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,

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to devise skillful works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in bronze,

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to devise skilful works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,

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and in cutting of stones for setting, and in carving of wood, to work in all kinds of workmanship.

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and in cutting of stones for setting, and in carving of wood, to work in all manner of workmanship.

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Behold, I myself have appointed with him Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and in the heart of all who are wise-hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded you:

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And I, behold, I have appointed with him Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and in the heart of all that are wise-hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded thee:

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the Tent of Meeting, the ark of the covenant, the mercy seat that is on it, all the furniture of the Tent,

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

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the table and its vessels, the pure lamp stand with all its vessels, the altar of incense,

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and the table and its vessels, and the pure candlestick with all its vessels, and the altar of incense,

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the altar of burnt offering with all its vessels, the basin and its base,

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and the altar of burnt-offering with all its vessels, and the laver and its base,

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the finely worked garments—the holy garments for Aaron the priest, the garments of his sons to minister in the priest’s office—

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and the finely wrought garments, and the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest’s office,

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the anointing oil, and the incense of sweet spices for the holy place: according to all that I have commanded you they shall do.”

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and the anointing oil, and the incense of sweet spices for the holy place: according to all that I have commanded thee shall they do.

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Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

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And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

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“Speak also to the children of Israel, saying, ‘Most certainly you shall keep my Sabbaths; for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am Yahweh who sanctifies you.

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Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily ye shall keep my sabbaths: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am Jehovah who sanctifieth you.

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You shall keep the Sabbath therefore, for it is holy to you. Everyone who profanes it shall surely be put to death; for whoever does any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

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Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that profaneth it shall surely be put to death; for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

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Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, holy to Yahweh. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day shall surely be put to death.

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Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day is a sabbath of solemn rest, holy to Jehovah: whosoever doeth any work on the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death.

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Therefore the children of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe the Sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.

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Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.

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It is a sign between me and the children of Israel forever; for in six days Yahweh made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.’”

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It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days Jehovah made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.

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When he finished speaking with him on Mount Sinai, he gave Moses the two tablets of the covenant, stone tablets, written with God’s finger.

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And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, the two tables of the testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.