Exodus 31
Bezaleel and Aholiab are called and made meet for the work of the Tabernacle.
Exodus 31:1 And the Lord spak to Moyses, and seide, Lo! Exodus 31:2 Y haue clepid Beseleel bi name, the sone of Hury, sone of Hur, of the lynage of Juda; Exodus 31:3 and Y haue fillid hym with the spirit of God, with wisdom, and vndirstondyng, and kunnyng in al werk, Exodus 31:4 to fynde out what euer thing may be maad suteli, of gold, and siluer, and bras, Exodus 31:5 and marbil, and gemmes, and dyuersite of trees. Exodus 31:6 And Y haue youe to hym a felowe, Ooliab, the sone of Achisameth, of the kynrede of Dan; and Y haue put in the herte of hem the wisdom of ech lerned man, that thei make alle thingis, whiche Y comaundide to thee; Exodus 31:7 the tabernacle of boond of pees, and the arke of witnessyng, and the propiciatorie, ether table, which is theronne, and alle the vessels of the tabernacle; Exodus 31:8 also the bord, and vessels therof, the clenneste candilstike with hise vessels, and the auteris of encence, Exodus 31:9 and of brent sacrifice, and alle the vessels of hem; the greet waischyng vessel with his foundement; Exodus 31:10 hooli clothis in seruyce to Aaron prest, and to hise sones, that thei be set in her office in hooli thingis; Exodus 31:11 the oile of anoyntyng, and encence of swete smellynge spiceryes in the seyntuarie; thei schulen make alle thingis whiche Y comaundide to thee.
The observation of the Sabbath is again commanded.
Exodus 31:12 And the Lord spak to Moises, and seide, Speke thou to the sones of Israel, Exodus 31:13 and thou schalt seie to hem, Se ye that ye kepe my sabat, for it is a signe bytwixe me and you in youre generaciouns; that ye wite, that Y am the Lord, which halewe you. Exodus 31:14 Kepe ye my sabat, for it is hooli to you; he that defoulith it, schal die bi deeth, the soule of hym, that doith werk in the sabat, schal perische fro the myddis of his puple. Exodus 31:15 Sixe daies ye schulen do werk; in the seuenthe dai is sabat, hooli reste to the Lord; ech man that doith werk in this dai schal die. Exodus 31:16 The sones of Israel kepe sabat, and halewe it in her generaciouns; Exodus 31:17 it is a couenaunt euerlastinge bitwixe me and the sones of Israel, and it is a signe euerlastynge; for in sixe daies God made heuene and erthe, and in the seuenthe day he ceessid of werk.
Moses receiveth the two tables.
Exodus 31:18 And whanne siche wordis weren fillid, the Lord yaf to Moises, in the hil of Synay, twei stonun tablis of witnessyng, writun with the fyngur of God.
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