Exodus 35:1-35 CEV

[1] Moses called together the people of Israel and told them that the LORD had said: [2] You have six days in which to do your work. But the seventh day must be dedicated to me, your LORD, as a day of rest. Whoever works on the Sabbath will be put to death. [3] Don't even build a cooking fire at home on the Sabbath. [4] Moses told the people of Israel that the LORD had said: [5] I would welcome an offering from anyone who wants to give something. You may bring gold, silver, or bronze; [6] blue, purple, or red wool; fine linen; goat hair; [7] tanned ram skin or fine leather; acacia wood; [8] olive oil for the lamp; sweet-smelling spices for the oil of dedication and for the incense; or [9] onyx stones or other gems for the sacred vest and breastpiece. [10] If you have any skills, you should use them to help make what I have commanded: [11] the sacred tent with its covering and hooks, its framework and crossbars, and its post and stands; [12] the sacred chest with its carrying poles, its place of mercy, and the curtain in front of it; [13] the table with all that goes on it, including the sacred bread; [14] the lamp with its equipment and oil; [15] the incense altar with its carrying poles and sweet-smelling incense; the ordination oil; the curtain for the entrance to the sacred tent; [16] the altar for sacrifices with its bronze grating, its carrying poles, and its equipment; the large bronze bowl with its stand; [17] the curtains with the posts and stands that go around the courtyard; [18] the pegs and ropes for the tent and the courtyard; [19] and the finely woven priestly clothes for Aaron and his sons. [20] Moses finished speaking, and everyone left. [21] Then those who wanted to bring gifts to the LORD, brought them to be used for the sacred tent, the worship services, and the priestly clothes. [22] Men and women came willingly and gave all kinds of gold jewelry such as pins, earrings, rings, and necklaces. [23] Everyone brought their blue, purple, and red wool, their fine linen, and their cloth made of goat hair, as well as their ram skins dyed red and their fine leather. [24] Anyone who had silver or bronze or acacia wood brought it as a gift to the LORD. [25] The women who were good at weaving cloth brought the blue, purple, and red wool and the fine linen they had made. [26] And the women who knew how to make cloth from goat hair were glad to do so. [27] The leaders brought different kinds of jewels to be sewn on the special clothes and the breastpiece for the high priest. [28] They also brought sweet-smelling spices to be mixed with the incense and olive oil that were for the lamps and for ordaining the priests. [29] Moses had told the people what the LORD wanted them to do, and many of them decided to bring their gifts. [30] Moses said to the people of Israel: The LORD has chosen Bezalel of the Judah tribe. [31] Not only has the LORD filled him with his Spirit, but he has given him wisdom and made him a skilled craftsman who can create objects of art with gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood. [34] The LORD is urging him and Oholiab from the tribe of Dan to teach others. [35] And he has given them all kinds of artistic skills, including the ability to design and embroider with blue, purple, and red wool and to weave fine linen.