Exodus 35
Open in the reader1Then Drawn-Out assembled the whole congregation of Strives-with-God and said to them, “These are the things that He-Who-Is has commanded you to do:
2For six days work may be done, but the seventh day shall be your devoted day, a Rest of complete rest to He-Who-Is. Whoever does any work on that day must be put to death.
3Do not light a fire in any of your dwellings on the Rest day.”
4Drawn-Out also told the whole congregation of Strives-with-God, “This is what He-Who-Is has commanded:
5Take from among you an offering to He-Who-Is. Let everyone whose heart is willing bring an offering to He-Who-Is: gold, silver, and bronze;
6blue, purple, and scarlet yarn; fine linen and goat hair;
7ram skins dyed red and fine leather; acacia wood;
8olive oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;
9and onyx stones and gemstones to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece.
10Let every skilled craftsman among you come and make everything that He-Who-Is has commanded:
11the Dwelling with its tent and covering, its clasps and frames, its crossbars, posts, and bases;
12the Chest with its poles and mercy seat, and the veil to shield it;
13the table with its poles, all its utensils, and the Bread of the Presence;
14the lampstand for light with its accessories and lamps and oil for the light;
15the altar of incense with its poles; the anointing oil and fragrant incense; the curtain for the doorway at the entrance to the Dwelling;
16the altar of burnt offering with its bronze grate, its poles, and all its utensils; the basin with its stand;
17the curtains of the courtyard with its posts and bases, and the curtain for the gate of the courtyard;
18the tent pegs for the Dwelling and for the courtyard, along with their ropes;
19and the woven garments for ministering in the devoted place—both the devoted garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons to serve as priests.”
20Then the whole congregation of Strives-with-God withdrew from the presence of Drawn-Out.
21And everyone whose heart stirred him and whose spirit prompted him came and brought an offering to He-Who-Is for the work on the Tent of Meeting, for all its services, and for the devoted garments.
22So all who had willing hearts, both men and women, came and brought brooches and earrings, rings and necklaces, and all kinds of gold jewelry. And they all presented their gold as a wave offering to He-Who-Is.
23Everyone who had blue, purple, or scarlet yarn, or fine linen, goat hair, ram skins dyed red, or articles of fine leather, brought them.
24And all who could present an offering of silver or bronze brought it as a contribution to He-Who-Is. Also, everyone who had acacia wood for any part of the service brought it.
25Every skilled woman spun with her hands and brought what she had spun: blue, purple, or scarlet yarn, or fine linen.
26And all the skilled women whose hearts were stirred spun the goat hair.
27The leaders brought onyx stones and gemstones to mount on the ephod and breastpiece,
28as well as spices and olive oil for the light, for the anointing oil, and for the fragrant incense.
29So all the men and women of the children of Strives-with-God whose hearts prompted them brought a freewill offering to He-Who-Is for all the work that He-Who-Is through Drawn-Out had commanded them to do.
30Then Drawn-Out said to the children of Strives-with-God, “See, He-Who-Is has called by name In-the-Shadow-of-God son of My-Light, the son of White, of the tribe of Praised.
31And He has filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability, and knowledge in all kinds of craftsmanship,
32to design artistic works in gold, silver, and bronze,
33to cut gemstones for settings, and to carve wood, so that he may be a master of every artistic craft.
34And He-Who-Is has given both him and Father-Is-My-Tent son of My-Brother-Has-Supported, of the tribe of Judge, the ability to teach others.
35He has filled them with skill to do all kinds of work as engravers, designers, embroiderers in blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine linen, and as weavers—as artistic designers of every kind of craft.