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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 35 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/35.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/35-1.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 35</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/34.htm" title="Exodus 34">◄</a> Exodus 35 <a href="../exodus/36.htm" title="Exodus 36">►</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/35.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></td></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="hdg">Instructions for the Sabbath</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/35-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Then Moses called together the whole community of Israel and told them, “These are the instructions the LORD has commanded you to follow. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/35-2.htm"><b>2</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 that day must be put to death. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/35-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>You must not even light a fire in any of your homes on the Sabbath.”</p><p class="hdg">Offerings for the Tabernacle</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/35-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Then Moses said to the whole community of Israel, “This is what the LORD has commanded: <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/35-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Take a sacred offering for the LORD. Let those with generous hearts present the following gifts to the LORD:</p><p class="b"/><p class="li1">gold, silver, and bronze;</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/35-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>blue, purple, and scarlet thread;</p><p class="li1">fine linen and goat hair for cloth;</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/35-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>tanned ram skins and fine goatskin leather;</p><p class="li1">acacia wood;</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/35-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>olive oil for the lamps;</p><p class="li1">spices for the anointing oil and the fragrant incense;</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/35-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>onyx stones, and other gemstones to be set in the ephod and the priest’s chestpiece.</p><p class="b"/><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/35-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>“Come, all of you who are gifted craftsmen. Construct everything that the LORD has commanded:</p><p class="b"/><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/35-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>the Tabernacle and its sacred tent, its covering, clasps, frames, crossbars, posts, and bases;</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/35-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>the Ark and its carrying poles;</p><p class="li1">the Ark’s cover—the place of atonement;</p><p class="li1">the inner curtain to shield the Ark;</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/35-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>the table, its carrying poles, and all its utensils;</p><p class="li1">the Bread of the Presence;</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/35-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>for light, the lampstand, its accessories, the lamp cups, and the olive oil for lighting;</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/35-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>the incense altar and its carrying poles;</p><p class="li1">the anointing oil and fragrant incense;</p><p class="li1">the curtain for the entrance of the Tabernacle;</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/35-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>the altar of burnt offering;</p><p class="li1">the bronze grating of the altar and its carrying poles and utensils;</p><p class="li1">the washbasin with its stand;</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/35-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>the curtains for the walls of the courtyard;</p><p class="li1">the posts and their bases;</p><p class="li1">the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard;</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/35-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>the tent pegs of the Tabernacle and courtyard and their ropes;</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/35-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>the beautifully stitched garments for the priests to wear while ministering in the Holy Place—the sacred garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments for his sons to wear as they minister as priests.”</p><p class="b"/><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/35-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>So the whole community of Israel left Moses and returned to their tents. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/35-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>All whose hearts were stirred and whose spirits were moved came and brought their sacred offerings to the LORD. They brought all the materials needed for the Tabernacle,<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">a</span></a> for the performance of its rituals, and for the sacred garments. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/35-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Both men and women came, all whose hearts were willing. They brought to the LORD their offerings of gold—brooches, earrings, rings from their fingers, and necklaces. They presented gold objects of every kind as a special offering to the LORD. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/35-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>All those who owned the following items willingly brought them: blue, purple, and scarlet thread; fine linen and goat hair for cloth; and tanned ram skins and fine goatskin leather. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/35-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>And all who had silver and bronze objects gave them as a sacred offering to the LORD. And those who had acacia wood brought it for use in the project.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/35-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>All the women who were skilled in sewing and spinning prepared blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine linen cloth. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/35-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>All the women who were willing used their skills to spin the goat hair into yarn. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/35-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>The leaders brought onyx stones and the special gemstones to be set in the ephod and the priest’s chestpiece. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/35-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>They also brought spices and olive oil for the light, the anointing oil, and the fragrant incense. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/35-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>So the people of Israel—every man and woman who was eager to help in the work the LORD had given them through Moses—brought their gifts and gave them freely to the LORD.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/35-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>Then Moses told the people of Israel, “The LORD has specifically chosen Bezalel son of Uri, grandson of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/35-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>The LORD has filled Bezalel 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/35-32.htm"><b>32</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/35-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>He is skilled in engraving and mounting gemstones and in carving wood. He is a master at every craft. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/35-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>And the LORD has given both him and Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, the ability to teach their skills to others. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/35-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>The LORD has given them special skills as engravers, designers, embroiderers in blue, purple, and scarlet thread on fine linen cloth, and weavers. They excel as craftsmen and as designers.</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">35:21 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">Tent of Meeting.</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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