1 Then Moses gathered all the congregation of the children of Israel together, and said to them, a“These are the words which the Lord has commanded you to do:
2 Work shall be done for asix days, but the seventh day shall be a holy day for you, a Sabbath of rest to the Lord. Whoever does any work on it shall be put to bdeath.
3aYou shall kindle no fire throughout your dwellings on the Sabbath day.”
Offerings for the Tabernacle
4 And Moses spoke to all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying, a“This is the thing which the Lord commanded, saying:
5 ‘Take from among you an offering to the Lord. aWhoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it as an offering to the Lord: bgold, silver, and bronze;
Even though the Israelites were constructing an important edifice devoted to the worship of God, they were not to desecrate this holy time by working on it.
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