<p class="bodytext">Moses said to the Israelites, &#8220;See, the <sc>Lordsc> has chosen<n id="1" /> Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.

Now Moses was eighty years old and Aaron was eighty-three years old when they spoke to Pharaoh.p>

&#8220;See, I have chosen<n id="1" /> Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah,

and you then take<n id="1" /> his daughters for your sons, and when his daughters prostitute themselves to their gods, they will make your sons prostitute themselves to their gods as well.

and they<n id="1" /> made the Israelites serve rigorously.<n id="2" />

<p class="bodytext">The sons of Gershon, by their families, were Libni and Shimei.p>

<p class="bodytext">The sons of Izhar were Korah, Nepheg, and Zikri.p>

<p class="bodytext">The sons of Uzziel were Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri.p>

You are to present his sons and clothe them with tunics

You are to take some of the blood that is on the altar and some of the anointing oil and sprinkle it<n id="1" /> on Aaron, on his garments, on his sons, and on his sons&#8217; garments with him, so that he may be holy,<n id="2" /> he and his garments along with his sons and his sons&#8217; garments.p>

There I will meet<n id="1" /> with the Israelites, and it will be set apart as holy by my glory.<n id="2" />p>

You are to bring<n id="1" /> his sons and clothe them with tunics

and I said to you, &#8216;Let my son go that he may serve<n id="1" /> me,&#8217; but since you have refused to let him go,<n id="2" /> I will surely kill<n id="3" /> your son, your firstborn!&#8221;&#8217;&#8221;p>

<p class="bodytext">The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman. These were the clans of Simeon.p>

<p class="bodytext">But the <sc>Lordsc> hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he chased after the Israelites. Now the Israelites were going out defiantly.<n id="1" />

When<n id="1" /> Pharaoh got closer,<n id="2" /> the Israelites looked up,<n id="3" /> and there were the Egyptians marching after them,<n id="4" /> and they were terrified.<n id="5" /> The Israelites cried out to the <sc>Lordsc>,<n id="6" />

and wrap the sashes around Aaron and his sons<n id="1" /> and put headbands on them, and so the ministry of priesthood will belong to them by a perpetual ordinance. Thus you are to consecrate<n id="2" /> Aaron and his sons.p>

Now Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made everything that the <sc>Lordsc> had commanded Moses;

God saw<n id="1" /> the Israelites, and God understood&#8230;.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="bodytext">The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of Levi, according to their records.p>