The silver of those who were numbered of the community was one hundred talents and 1,775 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel,

The Lord said to Moses, “When you go back to Egypt, see that you do before Pharaoh all the wonders I have put under your control. But I will harden his heart and he will not let the people go.

The Israelites brought a freewill offering to the Lord, every man and woman whose heart was willing to bring materials for all the work that the Lord through Moses had commanded them to do.

Moses instructed them to take his message throughout the camp, saying, “Let no man or woman do any more work for the offering for the sanctuary.” So the people were restrained from bringing any more.

The slave masters were pressuring them, saying, “Complete your work for each day, just like when there was straw!”

he said to him, “I am the Lord. Tell Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I am telling you.”

and the Israelites went away and did exactly as the Lord had commanded Moses and Aaron.

So Moses came and summoned the elders of Israel. He set before them all these words that the Lord had commanded him,

“Thus you are to do for Aaron and for his sons, according to all that I have commanded you; you are to consecrate them for seven days.

and I have filled him with the Spirit of God in skill, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all kinds of craftsmanship,

Moses spoke to the whole community of the Israelites, “This is the word that the Lord has commanded:

Now Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made everything that the Lord had commanded Moses;

They attached to it a blue cord, to attach it to the turban above, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

The Israelites did all the work according to all that the Lord had commanded Moses.

Then he spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering of the tent over it, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

Whenever they entered the tent of meeting, and whenever they approached the altar, they would wash, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

He has filled them with skill to do all kinds of work as craftsmen, as designers, as embroiderers in blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and in fine linen, and as weavers. They are craftsmen in all the work and artistic designers.

Moses told Aaron all the words of the Lord who had sent him and all the signs that he had commanded him.

and the people believed. When they heard that the Lord had attended to the Israelites and that he had seen their affliction, they bowed down close to the ground.

From the time I went to speak to Pharaoh in your name, he has caused trouble for this people, and you have certainly not rescued them!”