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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 NIV</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> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><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="../">NIV</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 International Version</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/niv/esv/exodus/31.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="sectionhead">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 <span class="name">Lord</span> said to Moses, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/31-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>“See, I have chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/31-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills— <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/31-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver and bronze, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/31-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>to cut and set stones, to work in wood, and to engage in all kinds of crafts. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/31-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Moreover, 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: <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/31-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>the tent of meeting, the ark of the covenant law with the atonement cover on it, and all the other furnishings of the tent— <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/31-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>the table and its articles, the pure gold lampstand and all its accessories, the altar of incense, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/31-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, the basin with its stand— <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/31-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>and also the woven garments, both the sacred garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons when they serve as priests, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/31-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>and the anointing oil and fragrant incense for the Holy Place. They are to make them just as I commanded you.”</p> <p class="sectionhead">The Sabbath</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/31-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Then the <span class="name">Lord</span> said to Moses, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/31-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>“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 <span class="name">Lord</span>, who makes you holy.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/31-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>“ ‘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. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/31-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>For six days work is to be done, but the seventh day is a day of sabbath rest, holy to the <span class="name">Lord</span>. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day is to be put to death. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/31-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>The Israelites are to observe the Sabbath, celebrating it for the generations to come as a lasting covenant. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/31-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>It will be a sign between me and the Israelites forever, for in six days the <span class="name">Lord</span> made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day he rested 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 <span class="name">Lord</span> 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.</p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><p class="ntext"><a href="http://niv.scripturetext.com/version.htm">New International Version</a> (NIV)</p><p class="ntext2">Holy Bible, New International Version&reg, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by <a href="http://biblica.com">Biblica, Inc.</a>® Used by permission. 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