| New International Version | International Standard Version |
| 1Then the LORD said to Moses, | 1The LORD told Moses, |
| 2"See, I have chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, | 2"Look, I've called Uri's son Bezalel, grandson of Hur from Judah's tribe |
| 3and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills-- | 3and I've filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, understanding, knowledge, and all kinds of craftsmanship |
| 4to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver and bronze, | 4to create plans for work in gold, silver, and bronze, |
| 5to cut and set stones, to work in wood, and to engage in all kinds of crafts. | 5and for cutting stones to set them, for carving wood, and for doing all kinds of craftsmanship. |
| 6Moreover, I have appointed Oholiab son of Ahisamak, of the tribe of Dan, to help him. Also I have given ability to all the skilled workers to make everything I have commanded you: | 6Along with him I'm appointing Ahisamach's son Oholiab from the tribe of Dan, and I've given wisdom to all who are skilled so they can make everything that I've commanded you, |
| 7the tent of meeting, the ark of the covenant law with the atonement cover on it, and all the other furnishings of the tent-- | 7including the Tent of Meeting, the Ark of the Testimony, the Mercy Seat that is on it, all the furnishings of the tent— |
| 8the table and its articles, the pure gold lampstand and all its accessories, the altar of incense, | 8the table and its furnishings, the lamp stand of pure gold, all its furnishings, the altar of incense, |
| 9the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, the basin with its stand-- | 9the altar for burnt offerings, its furnishings, the basin, its base, |
| 10and also the woven garments, both the sacred garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons when they serve as priests, | 10the woven garments, the holy garments of Aaron the priest, the garments of his sons as they serve as priests, |
| 11and the anointing oil and fragrant incense for the Holy Place. They are to make them just as I commanded you." | 11the anointing oil, and the fragrant incense for the Holy Place. They are to make them in accordance with everything that I commanded you." |
| 12Then the LORD said to Moses, | 12The LORD told Moses, |
| 13"Say to the Israelites, 'You must observe my Sabbaths. This will be a sign between me and you for the generations to come, so you may know that I am the LORD, who makes you holy. | 13"You are to tell the Israelis: 'You are to certainly observe my Sabbaths because it's a sign between me and you from generation to generation, so you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you. |
| 14"'Observe the Sabbath, because it is holy to you. Anyone who desecrates it is to be put to death; those who do any work on that day must be cut off from their people. | 14You are to observe the Sabbath, because it's holy for you. Whoever profanes it is certainly to die; indeed, whoever does work on it is to be cut off from among his people. |
| 15For six days work is to be done, but the seventh day is a day of sabbath rest, holy to the LORD. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day is to be put to death. | 15Work may be done for six days, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, holy to the LORD. Whoever does work on the Sabbath is certainly to die. |
| 16The Israelites are to observe the Sabbath, celebrating it for the generations to come as a lasting covenant. | 16The Israelis are to keep the Sabbath to make the Sabbath observance a perpetual covenant from generation to generation. |
| 17It will be 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.'" | 17It is a sign forever between me and the Israelis, because the LORD made the heavens and the earth in six days, but on the seventh day he rested and was refreshed.'" |
| 18When the LORD finished speaking to Moses on Mount Sinai, he gave him the two tablets of the covenant law, the tablets of stone inscribed by the finger of God. | 18When he finished speaking with Moses on Mount Sinai, he gave him the two Tablets of the Testimony, tablets of stone written by the finger of God. |
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