1 And YHWH speaks to Moses, saying, 2 “See, I have called by name Bezaleel, son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, 3 and I fill him [with] the Spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all work, 4 to devise inventions to work in gold, and in silver, and in bronze, 5 and in a carving of stone for settings, and in a carving of wood to work in all work. 6 And I, behold, have given with him Aholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, and I have given wisdom in the heart of every wise-hearted one, and they have made all that which I have commanded you. 7 The Tent of Meeting, and the Ark of Testimony, and the propitiatory covering which [is] on it, and all the vessels of the tent, 8 and the table and its vessels, and the pure lampstand and all its vessels, and the altar of the incense, 9 and the altar of the burnt-offering and all its vessels, and the laver and its base, 10 and the colored garments, and the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, for acting as priests in; 11 and the anointing oil, and the incense of the spices for the holy place; according to all that I have commanded you—they do.” 12 And YHWH speaks to Moses, saying, 13 “And you, speak to the sons of Israel, saying, Surely you keep My Sabbaths, for it [is] a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, to know that I, YHWH, am sanctifying you; 14 and you have kept the Sabbath, for it [is] holy to you, he who is defiling it is certainly put to death—for any who does work in it—that person has even been cut off from the midst of his people. 15 [For] six days work is done, and in the seventh day [is] a Sabbath of holy rest to YHWH; any who does work in the Sabbath day is certainly put to death, 16 and the sons of Israel have observed the Sabbath; to keep the Sabbath throughout their generations [is] a perpetual covenant— 17 it [is] a sign between Me and the sons of Israel for all time; for [in] six days YHWH made the heavens and the earth, and in the seventh day He has ceased and is refreshed.” 18 And He gives to Moses, when He finishes speaking with him in Mount Sinai, two tablets of the Testimony, tablets of stone, written by the finger of God.
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Exodus 31 Literal Standard Version
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Aaron
Moses' brother and spokesman, Israel's first high priest.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 4–40; Leviticus 8–10
Ahisamach
The father of Oholiab, the Danite who helped Bezalel craft the tabernacle.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 31:6; Exodus 35:34; Exodus 38:23
Bezalel
The craftsman of Judah, son of Uri son of Hur, whom the LORD called by name and filled with the Spirit of God and with skill to design and make the tabernacle and everything in it.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 31:2; Exodus 35:30–31; Exodus 36:1–2
Hur
Son of Caleb and Ephrath, called the firstborn of Ephrathah and the father of Bethlehem; he was the father of Uri, whose son was Bezalel, the craftsman of the tabernacle (Exodus…
Cited in the guide: Exodus 31:2; 1 Chronicles 2:19; 1 Chronicles 2:20
Moses
Drawn from the Nile, he led Israel out of Egypt and received God's Law.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 2–Deuteronomy 34
Oholiab
The craftsman of Dan, son of Ahisamach, whom the LORD appointed as Bezalel's assistant and gifted as an engraver, designer and embroiderer for the tabernacle.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 31:6; Exodus 35:34; Exodus 36:1
Uri
The son of Hur of the tribe of Judah and the father of Bezalel, the chief craftsman of the tabernacle.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 31:2; Exodus 35:30; Exodus 38:22
Cross references (16)
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- 2 John 3:27; Exodus 36:1; Exodus 35:30; Isaiah 45:3–4; Exodus 33:17
- 3 Exodus 35:31; Isaiah 28:26; 1 Kings 7:14; 1 Corinthians 12:4–11; Isaiah 28:6
- 4 2 Chronicles 2:7; 1 Kings 7:14; Exodus 26:1; 2 Chronicles 2:13–14; Exodus 25:32–35
- 5 Exodus 28:9–21
- 6 Exodus 28:3; Exodus 35:34–36:1; Exodus 35:10; Exodus 35:25–26; Luke 10:1
- 7 Exodus 36:8–37:9; Exodus 26:1–37; Exodus 25:10–22; Exodus 27:9–19
- 8 Exodus 37:10–28; Exodus 25:23–40; Exodus 30:1–10
- 9 Exodus 38:1–8; Exodus 40:11; Exodus 30:18–21; Exodus 27:1–8
- 10 Leviticus 8:13; Leviticus 8:7–8; Exodus 28:1–43; Exodus 39:1–43; Numbers 4:5–14
- 11 Exodus 37:29; Exodus 30:23–38
- 13 Ezekiel 20:12; Ezekiel 20:20; Leviticus 19:30; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; Exodus 31:17
- 14 Exodus 35:2–3; Numbers 15:32–36; Exodus 20:8; Isaiah 58:13–14; Ezekiel 20:21
- 15 Genesis 2:2; Leviticus 23:3; Exodus 16:23; Exodus 34:21; Exodus 31:17
- 16 Jeremiah 50:5; Genesis 17:11; Genesis 9:13
- 17 Exodus 31:13; Genesis 1:31; Genesis 2:2–3; Ezekiel 20:12; Hebrews 4:10
- 18 Deuteronomy 4:13; Exodus 32:15–16; Deuteronomy 5:22; Exodus 24:12; 2 Corinthians 3:3
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We read that the law was written with the finger of God, and given through Moses, His holy servant: by which finger of God many understand the Holy Ghost. Wherefore if, by the fingers of God, we are right in understanding these same ministers filled with the Holy Ghost, by reason of this same Spirit which worketh in them, since …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)
He also was sent forth when the Tabernacle was in making, and filled with wisdom the wise-hearted men who were with Bezaleel.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
"The Spirit of God," it is said "hath made me," and God filled Bezaleel with "the divine Spirit of wisdom and understanding and knowledge." Such names as these are super-eminent and mighty, but they do not transcend His glory.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 8 (1895)