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Exodus 31

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Moses Returns to Egypt 4:18–31
The Fourth Plague: Flies 8:20–32
The Seventh Plague: Hail 9:13–35
Pharaoh Lets the People Go 12:31–42
Instructions for the Passover 12:43–51
The Crossing of the Red Sea 14:15–31
The Manna from Heaven 16:1–36
Personal Injury Law 21:12–36
Laws of Social Responsibility 22:16–31
Epilogue 23:20–33
The Wilderness Tabernacle 25:1–40:38
The Instructions for the Tabernacle 25:1–31:18
Furnishings for the Tabernacle 25:10–40
The Lampstand 25:31–40
Curtains and Frames for the Tabernacle 26:1–37
The Priestly Garments 28:6–43
Consecration of the Priests 29:1–46
Other Elements in the Tabernacle 30:1–38
The Incense 30:34–38

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1 Then the LORD said to Moses,

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

3 And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability, and knowledge in all kinds of craftsmanship,

4 to design artistic works in gold, silver, and bronze,

5 to cut gemstones for settings, and to carve wood, so that he may be a master of every craft.

6 Moreover, I have selected Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, as his assistant. I have also given skill to all the craftsmen, that they may fashion all that I have commanded you:

7 the Tent of Meeting, the ark of the Testimony and the mercy seat upon it, and all the other furnishings of the tent—

8 the table with its utensils, the pure gold lampstand with all its utensils, the altar of incense,

9 the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the basin with its stand—

10 as well as the woven garments, both the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons to serve as priests,

11 in addition to the anointing oil and fragrant incense for the Holy Place. They are to make them according to all that I have commanded you.”

12 And the LORD said to Moses,

13 “Tell the Israelites, ‘Surely you must keep My Sabbaths, for this will be a sign between Me and you for the generations to come, so that you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you.

14 Keep the Sabbath, for it is holy to you. Anyone who profanes it must surely be put to death. Whoever does any work on that day must be cut off from among his people.

15 For six days work may be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, holy to the LORD. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day must surely be put to death.

16 The Israelites must keep the Sabbath, celebrating it as a permanent covenant for the generations to come.

17 It is a sign between Me and the Israelites forever; for in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, but on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed.’”

18 When the LORD had finished speaking with Moses on Mount Sinai, He gave him the two tablets of the Testimony, tablets of stone inscribed by the finger of God.

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