I am gracious, I am gracious: and on whom I have mercy, I have mercy.

And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for no man shall live that seeth me.

And the LORD said again, Behold, there is a place with me, and thou shalt stand upon the rock.

And it shall come to pass, when my glory is past, that I will leave thee in the cleft of the rock, and my hand shall be upon thee until I pass by.

And if I put away my hand from thee, thou shalt look behind me: but my face cannot be seen.
(Exodus)
Chapter 34
New Tablets of the Law. Covenant of God. Moses’ shining face.

And the LORD said unto Moses, Hew thee two tables of stone, like unto the first, that I may write upon them the words which were in the first tables which thou didst break.

And be ready in the morning to go up early unto mount Sinai, and there to meet me in the top of the mountain.

And let no man go up with thee, that no man be seen round about all the mountain: neither let sheep nor ox feed against this mountain.

And Moses cut two tables of stone, as the first were, and rose up early in the morning, and went up into mount Sinai, as the LORD commanded him, and took the two tables of stone in his hand.

And the LORD came down in a cloud, and stood there with him, and preached the name of the LORD.

And when the LORD was passed over before his face, he cried, O LORD God, merciful, and gracious, and patient, and of great mercy and faithfulness;

Who showest mercy to a thousand generations, and forgivest iniquity, and transgression, and sin; before whom no man is innocent: who visitest the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children’s children, unto the third and fourth generation.

And Moses made haste, and bowed himself to the earth, and worshipped him, 9. And said, If I, O LORD, have found grace in thine eyes, let the LORD go with us: for they are a stiffnecked people, that thou wilt have mercy on us for our iniquity and for our sin, and let us be thine inheritance.

And he said, Behold, I will make a covenant before all thy people, and will do wonders such as are not made in all countries, nor among all people: and all the people that are among thee shall see the work of the LORD: for wonderful shall be the work that I will do in thee.

Keep that which I command thee this day. Behold, I will drive out before thee the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites.

Beware lest thou make a league with the inhabitants of the land, when thou comest in, lest they be a nuisance unto thee among you;

But thou shalt overthrow their altars, and break down their idols, and cut off their groves.

For thou shalt worship no other god. For the LORD is called a zealot, because he is a zealous God.

That, when thou makest a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they go whoring after their gods, and sacrifice unto their gods, they may not invite thee, and thou mayest eat of their sacrifice;

And thou shalt take thy sons their daughters to be wives, and they shall whore after their gods, and make thy sons also to whore after their gods.

Thou shalt not make thee cast gods.

The feast of unleavened bread shalt thou keep. Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, as I commanded thee, about the time of the moon Abib: for in the moon Abib thou camest out of Egypt.

Every thing that first breaketh his mother is mine: that which shall be male in thy cattle which breaketh his mother, whether it be ox or sheep.

But the firstling of the ass shalt thou loose with a sheep. And if thou loose it not, then break his neck. All the firstborn of thy sons thou shalt redeem. And let no man appear before me empty.

Six days shalt thou labour: on the seventh day shalt thou feast, both plowing and reaping: 22. The feast of weeks shalt thou keep with the firstfruits of the wheat harvest, and the feast of ingathering when the year is ended.

Three times in the year shall all the names of the men appear before the LORD, the LORD
God of Israel.

When I cast out the heathen from before thee, and enlarge thy border, then shall no man desire thy land, while thou goest up three times in the year to appear before the LORD thy God.

Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice upon the leavened bread: and the sacrifice of the passover shall remain until the morning.

The firstling of the firstfruits of thy field shalt thou bring into the house of the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not boil the kid while it is still at its mother’s milk.

And the LORD said unto Moses, Write these words: for according to these words have I made a covenant with thee, and with Israel.

And he was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights, eating one loaf, and drinking
no water. And he wrote upon the tables this covenant, the ten words.

And Moses came down from mount Sinai with the two tables of the testimony in his hand, and knew not that the skin of his face shone because he had spoken unto him.

And when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw that the skin of his face shone, they feared to come near unto him.

And Moses called unto them, and they turned unto him, both Aaron, and all the rulers of the congregation: and he spake unto them.

And afterward all the children of Israel drew nigh unto him. And he commanded them all that the LORD had spoken unto him in mount Sinai.

And when he spake all these things unto them, he put a covering upon his face.

And when he went in before the LORD to speak with him, he took off the covering, until he came out again. And when he came forth, and spake unto the children of Israel, as he was commanded,

Then the children of Israel looked upon his face, as the skin of his countenance shone: so he put the covering again upon his face, until he went in again to speak with him.
(Exodus)
Chapter 35
Sabbath rest. Voluntary tax. Occupation of the workmasters.

And Moses gathered together all the congregation of the children of Israel, and said unto them: This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded that ye should do: 2. Six days ye shall labour: but the seventh day ye shall keep holy, a sabbath of rest unto the LORD. Whosoever worketh therein shall die.

Ye shall not kindle fire on the sabbath day in all your dwellings.

And Moses said unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, This is that the LORD hath commanded:

Offer ye among yourselves an heave offering unto the LORD, that every man may willingly offer the heave offering of the LORD, gold, silver, brass,

Yellow silk, scarlet, rose, white silk and goat hair,

reddish ram fur, badger fur and pine wood,

oil for a lamp, and spices for an ointment, and for good incense, 9. onyx and stones set for the ephod and for the shield.

And whosoever he be of you that hath understanding, let him come and do that which the LORD hath commanded:

Namely, the tabernacle, with the hut thereof, and the ceiling thereof, and the rafters thereof, and the boards thereof, and the pillars thereof, and the feet thereof; 12. The ark with its poles, the mercy seat and curtain;

The table with his staves, and all his vessels, and the shewbread; 14. The candlestick to shine, and the vessels thereof, and the lamps thereof, and the oil to light; 15. The altar of incense with the staves thereof, and the ointment, and the spices for the incense, and the cloth that is before the door of the tabernacle;

And the altar of burnt offering, with the brasen grate thereof, and the staves thereof, and all the vessels thereof; and the censer with the foot thereof;

The cloak of the court with its pillars and feet, and the cloth of the gate of the court; 18. the nails of the tabernacle and of the court with their pillars 19. The garments of the ministry for the service of the holy things, the holy garments of Aaron the priest, with the garments of his sons for the priesthood.

And all the congregation of the children of Israel went out from Moses.

And all they that gladly and willingly gave came and brought the heave offering unto the LORD for the work of the tabernacle of the congregation, and for all his service, and for the holy garments.

And both man and woman, whosoever would, brought harness, and earrings, and rings, and buckles, and all manner of vessels of gold. And every man brought gold for a garment unto the LORD.

And whosoever found with him yellow silk, and scarlet, and scarlet, and white silk, and goats’ hair, and reddish rams’ skins, and badgers’ skins, brought them.

And whosoever lifted up silver and brass brought it for an offering unto the LORD. And whosoever found pine wood with him brought it for all manner of work of worship.

And they that were wise wives wrought with their hands, and brought forth their work of yellow silk, and scarlet, and rose-coloured, and white silk.

And the women that were able and willing to do this work wrought goats’ hair.

And the princes brought onyx, and stones