The Book of Exodus 31 |
The Douay-Rheims Version Online Bible (DRV) |
Exodus 31:1 | And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: |
Exodus 31:2 | Behold, I have called by name Beseleel the son of Uri the son of Hur of the tribe of Juda, |
Exodus 31:3 | And I have filled him with the spirit of God, with wisdom and understanding, and knowledge in all manner of work. |
Exodus 31:4 | To devise whatsoever may be artificially made of gold, and silver, and brass, |
Exodus 31:5 | Of marble, and precious stones, and variety of wood. |
Exodus 31:6 | And I have given him for his companion Ooliab the son of Achisamech of the tribe of Dan. And I have put wisdom in the heart of every skilful man, that they may make all things which I have commanded thee, |
Exodus 31:7 | The tabernacle of the covenant, and the ark of the testimony, and the propitiatory that is over it, and all the vessels of the tabernacle, |
Exodus 31:8 | And the table and the vessels thereof, the most pure candlestick with the vessels thereof, and the altars of incense, |
Exodus 31:9 | And of holocaust, and all their vessels, the laver with its foot, |
Exodus 31:10 | The holy vestments in the ministry for Aaron the priest, and for his sons, that they may execute their office about the sacred things: |
Exodus 31:11 | The oil of unction, and the incense of spices in the sanctuary, all things which I have commanded thee, shall they make. |
Exodus 31:12 | And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: |
Exodus 31:13 | Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them: See that thou keep my sabbath: because it is a sign between me and you in your generations: that you may know that I am the Lord, who sanctify you. |
Exodus 31:14 | Keep you my sabbath: for it is holy unto you: he that shall profane it, shall be put to death: he that shall do my work in it, his soul shall perish out of the midst of his people. |
Exodus 31:15 | Six days shall you do work: in the seventh day is the sabbath, the rest holy to the Lord. Every one that shall do any work on this day, shall die. |
Exodus 31:16 | Let the children of Israel keep the sabbath, and celebrate it in their generations. It is an everlasting covenant |
Exodus 31:17 | Between me and the children of Israel, and a perpetual sign. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and in the seventh he ceased from work. |
Exodus 31:18 | And the Lord, when he had ended these words in mount Sinai, gave to Moses two stone tables of testimony, written with the finger of God. |