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Exodus 28:3

in Exodus 28

You are to instruct all the skilled craftsmen, whom I have filled with a spirit of wisdom, to make garments for Aaron’s consecration, so that he may serve Me as priest.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And thou shalt speak unto all that are wise-hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they make Aaron’s garments to sanctify him, that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office.

KJV

And thou shalt speak unto all that are wise hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they may make Aaron’s garments to consecrate him, that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office.

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This verse in Exodus 28

Commentary

5 notes on this verse

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

Whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom - So we find that ingenuity in arts and sciences, even those of the ornamental kind, comes from God. It is not intimated here that these persons were filled with the spirit of wisdom for this purpose only; for the direction to Moses is, to select those whom he found to be expert artists, and those who were such, God shows by these words, had derived their knowledge from himself.

This site's exposition

all that are wise hearted, whom I have filled

on Exodus 28:3-5

The word wisdom occurs here for the first time in Scripture, and it is given to weavers and engravers rather than to a king or a judge. The men who receive it are called wise hearted, a phrase that also begins here and then runs through the building chapters at 31:6, 35:10 and 36:1. Six garments are named and the materials repeat the four of the tabernacle curtains with gold added.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

And thou shall speak unto all that are wise hearted,....

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

(2.) That the people might thereby be possessed with a holy reverence of that God whose ministers appeared in such grandeur. (3.) That the priests might be types of Christ, who should offer himself without spot to God, and of all Christians, who have the beauty of holiness put upon them, in which they are consecrated to God.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

proposed

holy garments--No inherent holiness belonged either to the material or the workmanship. But they are called "holy" simply because they were not worn on ordinary occasions, but assumed in the discharge of the sacred functions (Eze 44:19). for glory and for beauty--It was a grand and sumptuous attire.

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The words behind it

17 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וְאַתָּ֗הand you

    veatahH859 →1094 times

  • תְּדַבֵּר֙you will speak

    tedaberH1696 →1141 times

  • אֶל־to

    ʾel-H413 →5510 times

  • כָּל־all

    kol-H3605 →5413 times

  • חַכְמֵי־[people] skillful of

    chakhmei-H2450 →138 times

  • לֵ֔בheart

    levH3820 →595 times

  • אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich

    ʾasherH834 →5497 times

  • מִלֵּאתִ֖יוI have filled it

    miletivH4390 →249 times

  • ר֣וּחַa spirit of

    ruachH7307 →378 times

  • חָכְמָ֑הwisdom

    chokhmahH2451 →153 times

  • וְעָשׂ֞וּand they will make

    veasuH6213 →2628 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • בִּגְדֵ֧י[the] garments of

    bigdeiH899 →217 times

  • אַהֲרֹ֛ןAaron

    ʾaharonH175 →347 times

  • לְקַדְּשׁ֖וֹto consecrate him

    lekadeshoH6942 →171 times

  • לְכַהֲנוֹ־to serve as priest he

    lekhahanov-H3547 →23 times

  • לִֽי׃to <the> me

    li

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

17 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Exodus 36:1“So Bezalel, Oholiab, and every skilled person are to carry out everything commanded by the LORD, who has given them skill and ability to know how to perform all the work of constructing the sanctuary.”9 worksEphesians 1:17that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in your knowledge of Him.8 works1 Corinthians 12:7–11Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.7 worksExodus 35:35He has filled them with skill to do all kinds of work as engravers, designers, embroiderers in blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine linen, and as weavers—as artistic designers of every kind of craft.6 worksJames 1:17Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.6 worksExodus 31:3–6And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability, and knowledge in all kinds of craftsmanship,6 works
The other 11 cross-references, with their words ▾
Isaiah 11:2The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD.6 worksExodus 31:6Moreover, I have selected Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, as his assistant. I have also given skill to all the craftsmen, that they may fashion all that I have commanded you:6 worksDeuteronomy 34:9Now Joshua son of Nun was filled with the spirit of wisdom because Moses had laid his hands on him. So the Israelites obeyed him and did as the LORD had commanded Moses.5 worksExodus 35:30Then Moses said to the Israelites, “See, the LORD has called by name Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.5 worksExodus 35:25Every skilled woman spun with her hands and brought what she had spun: blue, purple, or scarlet yarn, or fine linen.4 worksProverbs 2:6For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.4 worksIsaiah 28:24–26Does the plowman plow for planting every day? Does he continuously loosen and harrow the soil?3 worksExodus 29:1“Now this is what you are to do to consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve Me as priests: Take a young bull and two rams without blemish,3 worksExodus 36:2Then Moses summoned Bezalel, Oholiab, and every skilled person whom the LORD had gifted—everyone whose heart stirred him to come and do the work.3 worksIsaiah 28:26For his God instructs and teaches him properly.3 worksExodus 30:30Anoint Aaron and his sons and consecrate them to serve Me as priests.3 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    James 1:17

    Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.

    it leads to

    • John 3:27

      John replied, “A man can receive only what is given him from heaven.

    • Matthew 7:11

      So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!

    • Hebrews 13:8

      Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.

    • John 8:12

      Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”

    • Numbers 23:19

      God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?

  • Through

    Ephesians 1:17

    that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in your knowledge of Him.

    it leads to

    • Isaiah 11:2

      The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD.

    • James 3:17–18

      But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.

    • Colossians 1:9–10

      For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and…

Where this verse is studied

About Exodus

The Giving of the Law on Mount Sinai, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
The Giving of the Law on Mount Sinai, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Exodus: the study guide →Read Exodus 28 →

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Chuck Missler, Learn the Bible in 24 Hours; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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