1. Moses gathered all the Israelite community together and said to them, “These are the things the Lord has commanded you to do.
2. You are to work for six days, but the seventh day will be a holy day, a Sabbath of rest to honor the Lord. Anyone who works on that day must be put to death.
3. On the Sabbath day you must not light a fire in any of your houses.”
4. Moses said to all the Israelites, “This is what the Lord has commanded:
5. From what you have, take an offering for the Lord. Let everyone who is willing bring this offering to the Lord: gold, silver, bronze,
6. blue, purple and red thread, and fine linen, goat hair
7. and male sheepskins that are colored red. They may also bring fine leather, acacia wood,
8. olive oil for the lamps, spices for the special olive oil used for appointing priests and for the sweet-smelling incense,