Exodus 35:1-35 TLB

[1] Now Moses called a meeting of all the people and told them, "These are the laws of Jehovah you must obey. [2] "Work six days only; the seventh day is a day of solemn rest, a holy day to be used to worship Jehovah; anyone working on that day must die. [3] Don't even light the fires in your homes that day." [4] Then Moses said to all the people, "This is what the Lord has commanded: [5] All of you who wish to, all those with generous hearts, may bring these offerings to Jehovah: Gold, silver, and bronze; Blue, purple, and scarlet cloth, made of fine-twined linen or of goats' hair; Tanned rams' skins and specially treated goatskins; Acacia wood; Olive oil for the lamps; Spices for the anointing oil and for the incense; Onyx stones and stones to be used for the ephod and chestpiece. [10] "Come, all of you who are skilled craftsmen having special talents, and construct what God has commanded us: The Tabernacle-tent, and its coverings, clasps, frames, bars, pillars, and bases; The Ark and its poles; The place of mercy; The curtain to enclose the Holy Place; The table, its carrying poles, and all of its utensils; The Bread of the Presence; Lamp holders, with lamps and oil; The incense altar and its carrying poles; The anointing oil and sweet incense; The curtain for the door of the Tabernacle; The altar for the burnt offerings; The bronze grating of the altar, and its carrying poles and utensils; The basin with its pedestal; The drapes for the walls of the court; The pillars and their bases; Drapes for the entrance to the court; The posts of the Tabernacle court, and their cords; The beautiful clothing for the priests, to be used when ministering in the Holy Place; The holy garments for Aaron the priest, and for his sons." [20] So all the people went to their tents to prepare their gifts. [21] Those whose hearts were stirred by God's Spirit returned with their offerings of materials for the Tabernacle, its equipment, and for the holy garments. [22] Both men and women came, all who had willing hearts. They brought to the Lord their offerings of gold, jewelry-earrings, rings from their fingers, necklaces-and gold objects of every kind. [23] Others brought blue, purple, and scarlet cloth made from the fine-twined linen or goats' hair; and rams' skins dyed red, and specially treated goatskins. [24] Others brought silver and bronze as their offering to the Lord; and some brought the acacia wood needed in the construction. [25] The women skilled in sewing and spinning prepared blue, purple, and scarlet thread and cloth, and fine-twined linen, and brought them in. [26] Some other women gladly used their special skill to spin the goats' hair into cloth. [27] The leaders brought onyx stones to be used for the ephod and the chestpiece; [28] and spices, and oil-for the light, and for compounding the anointing oil and the sweet incense. [29] So the people of Israel-every man and woman who wanted to assist in the work given to them by the Lord's command to Moses-brought their freewill offerings to him. [30] And Moses told them, "Jehovah has specifically appointed Bezalel (the son of Uri and grandson of Hur of the tribe of Judah) as general superintendent of the project. [32] He will be able to create beautiful workmanship from gold, silver, and bronze; [33] he can cut and set stones like a jeweler and can do beautiful carving; in fact, he has every needed skill. [34] And God has made him and Oholiab gifted teachers of their skills to others. (Oholiab is the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan.) [35] God has filled them both with unusual skills as jewelers, carpenters, embroidery designers in blue, purple, and scarlet on linen backgrounds, and as weavers-they excel in all the crafts we will be needing in the work.