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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Exodus 31 NLT</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/exodus/31.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/exodus/31-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">NLT</a> > Exodus 31</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../exodus/30.htm" title="Exodus 30">◄</a> Exodus 31 <a href="../exodus/32.htm" title="Exodus 32">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">New Living Translation</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/nlt/esv/exodus/31.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></td></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="hdg">Craftsmen: Bezalel and Oholiab</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/31-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Then the LORD said to Moses, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/31-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>“Look, I have specifically chosen Bezalel son of Uri, grandson of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/31-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>I have filled him with the Spirit of God, giving him great wisdom, ability, and expertise in all kinds of crafts. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/31-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>He is a master craftsman, expert in working with gold, silver, and bronze. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/31-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>He is skilled in engraving and mounting gemstones and in carving wood. He is a master at every craft!</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/31-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>“And I have personally appointed Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, to be his assistant. Moreover, I have given special skill to all the gifted craftsmen so they can make all the things I have commanded you to make:</p><p class="b"/><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/31-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>the Tabernacle;<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">a</span></a></p><p class="li1">the Ark of the Covenant;<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">b</span></a></p><p class="li1">the Ark’s cover—the place of atonement;</p><p class="li1">all the furnishings of the Tabernacle;</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/31-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>the table and its utensils;</p><p class="li1">the pure gold lampstand with all its accessories;</p><p class="li1">the incense altar;</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/31-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils;</p><p class="li1">the washbasin with its stand;</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/31-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>the beautifully stitched garments—the sacred garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments for his sons to wear as they minister as priests;</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/31-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>the anointing oil;</p><p class="li1">the fragrant incense for the Holy Place.</p><p class="b"/><p class="m">The craftsmen must make everything as I have commanded you.”</p><p class="hdg">Instructions for the Sabbath</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/31-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>The LORD then gave these instructions to Moses: <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/31-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>“Tell the people of Israel: ‘Be careful to keep my Sabbath day, for the Sabbath is a sign of the covenant between me and you from generation to generation. It is given so you may know that I am the LORD, who makes you holy. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/31-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>You must keep the Sabbath day, for it is a holy day for you. Anyone who desecrates it must be put to death; anyone who works on that day will be cut off from the community. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/31-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>You have six days each week for your ordinary work, but the seventh day must be a Sabbath day of complete rest, a holy day dedicated to the LORD. Anyone who works on the Sabbath must be put to death. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/31-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>The people of Israel must keep the Sabbath day by observing it from generation to generation. This is a covenant obligation for all time. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/31-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>It is a permanent sign of my covenant with the people of Israel. For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, but on the seventh day he stopped working and was refreshed.’”</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/31-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>When the LORD finished speaking with Moses on Mount Sinai, he gave him the two stone tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant,<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">c</span></a> written by the finger of God.</p><A name="footnotes"></a><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn">a</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">31:7a </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">the Tent of Meeting.</span><br><span class="fn">b</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">31:7b </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">the Ark of the Testimony.</span><br><span class="fn">c</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">31:18 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">the two tablets of the Testimony;</span><span class="ft"> see note on 25:16.</span><br></span></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><em>Holy Bible</em>, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. 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