1. Moses assembled the whole Israelite community and said to them, “These are the things the Lord has commanded you to do:
2. You may work for six days, but the seventh day is a holy day of worship, a day when you don’t work. It is dedicated to the Lord. Whoever does any work on this day should be put to death.
3. Never light a fire in any of your homes on this day of worship.”
4. Then Moses said to the whole Israelite community, “This is what the Lord has commanded:
5. Choose something of your own to give as a special contribution to the Lord. Let everyone who is willing bring this kind of contribution to the Lord: gold, silver, and bronze,