A reading from the book of Exodus.

The Lord said to Moses,

See, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, son of Her, of the tribe of Judah,

and I have filled him with the spirit of God, with ability and intelligence,

with knowledge and all craftsmanship, to devise artistic designs, to work in gold, silver, and bronze,

in cutting stones for setting, and in carving wood, to work in every craft. And behold, I have

appointed with him a holiab, the son of Ahisimak of the tribe of Dan, and I have given to all able men

ability that they may make all that I have commanded you, the tent of meeting, and the

ark of the testimony, and the mercy seat that is on it, and all the furnishings of the tent,

the table and its utensils, and the pure lampstand with all its utensils, and the altar of

incense, and the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the basin and its stand,

and the finely worked garments, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the basin and its stand, and the finely worked garments, the holy garments for

Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, for their service as priests, and the anointing

oil and the fragrant incense for the holy place, according to all that I have commanded you,

they shall do. And the Lord said to Moses, You are to speak to the people of Israel and say,

Above all, you shall keep my Sabbaths,

for this is a sign between me and you throughout your generations,

that you may know that I, the Lord, sanctify you.

You shall keep the Sabbath because it is holy for you.

Everyone who profanes it shall be put to death.

Whoever does any work on it,

that soul shall be cut off from among his people. Six days shall work be done, but the seven day is a Sabbath of

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