Exodus 31:6
in Exodus 31Moreover, 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:
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ASV
And I, behold, I have appointed with him Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and in the heart of all that are wise-hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded thee:
KJV
And I, behold, I have given with him Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan: and in the hearts of all that are wise hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded thee;
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This verse in Exodus 31
Commentary
6 notes on this verseIn the hearts of all that are wisehearted I have put wisdom - So every man that had a natural genius, as we term it, had an increase of wisdom by immediate inspiration from God, so that he knew how to execute the different works which Divine wisdom designed for the tabernacle and its furniture. Dark as were the heathens, yet they acknowledged that all talents, and the seeds of all arts, came from God. Hence Seneca: Insita nobis omnium artium semina, magisterque ex occulto Deus producit ingenia.
This site's exposition
I have given with him Aholiab
on Exodus 31:6-11
Aholiab of the tribe of Dan is set beside Bezaleel of Judah, and wisdom is then put in the hearts of all that are wise hearted, so the skill for the work is spread through the camp rather than held by two men. The list that follows gathers the whole instruction of chapters 25 to 30 into one paragraph and runs it from the inside outward, from the ark and the mercy seat to the table and the candlestick and the altar of incense, then to the altar of burnt offering and the laver, and last the garments, the anointing oil and the sweet incense. The speech closes on the rule that has governed every chapter since 25:9, that they shall do according to all that I have commanded thee.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening4 voices
Christ sent forth his disciples who were to rear the gospel tabernacle, two and two, and we read of his two witnesses. Aholiab was of the tribe of Dan, which was one of the less honourable tribes, that the tribes of Judah and Levi might not be lifted up, as if they were to engross all the preferments; to prevent a schism in the body, God gives honour to that part which lacked, 1 Cor. xii.
) in the hearts of all that are wise-hearted I have put wisdom. Skill in common arts and employments is the gift of God; from him are derived both the faculty and the improvement of the faculty.
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And I, behold, I have given with him Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan,....
Note, When God has work to do he will never want instruments to do it with, for all hearts and heads too are under his eye, and in his hand; and those may cheerfully go about any service for God, and go on in it, who have reason to think that, one way or other, he has called them to it; for whom he calls he will own and bear out.
The words behind it
21 Hebrew wordsEvery 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.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַאֲנִ֞י | vaani | and I | H589 → | 874 times |
| הִנֵּ֧ה | hineh | here! | H2009 → | 843 times |
| נָתַ֣תִּי | natati | I have appointed | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| אִתּ֗וֹ | ʾito | with him | H854 → | 929 times |
| אֵ֣ת | ʾet | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אָהֳלִיאָ֞ב | ʾoholiav | Oholiab | H171 → | 5 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| אֲחִֽיסָמָךְ֙ | ʾachisamokh | Ahisamach | H294 → | 3 times |
| לְמַטֵּה־ | lemateh- | of [the] tribe of | H4294 → | 252 times |
| דָ֔ן | dan | Dan | H1835 → | 70 times |
| וּבְלֵ֥ב | uvelev | and in [the] heart of | H3820 → | 595 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | every | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| חֲכַם־ | chakham- | [person] skillful of | H2450 → | 138 times |
| לֵ֖ב | lev | heart | H3820 → | 595 times |
| נָתַ֣תִּי | natati | I have put | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| חָכְמָ֑ה | chokhmah | skill | H2451 → | 153 times |
| וְעָשׂ֕וּ | veasu | and they will make | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| אֵ֖ת | ʾet | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾasher | that | H834 → | 5497 times |
| צִוִּיתִֽךָ׃ | tzivitikha | I have commanded you | H6680 → | 494 times |
וַאֲנִ֞יand I
vaaniH589 →874 times
הִנֵּ֧הhere!
hinehH2009 →843 times
נָתַ֣תִּיI have appointed
natatiH5414 →2011 times
אִתּ֗וֹwith him
ʾitoH854 →929 times
אֵ֣ת<obj.>
ʾetH853 →10935 times
אָהֳלִיאָ֞בOholiab
ʾoholiavH171 →5 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
אֲחִֽיסָמָךְ֙Ahisamach
ʾachisamokhH294 →3 times
לְמַטֵּה־of [the] tribe of
lemateh-H4294 →252 times
דָ֔ןDan
danH1835 →70 times
וּבְלֵ֥בand in [the] heart of
uvelevH3820 →595 times
כָּל־every
kol-H3605 →5413 times
חֲכַם־[person] skillful of
chakham-H2450 →138 times
לֵ֖בheart
levH3820 →595 times
נָתַ֣תִּיI have put
natatiH5414 →2011 times
חָכְמָ֑הskill
chokhmahH2451 →153 times
וְעָשׂ֕וּand they will make
veasuH6213 →2628 times
אֵ֖ת<obj.>
ʾetH853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
אֲשֶׁ֥רthat
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
צִוִּיתִֽךָ׃I have commanded you
tzivitikhaH6680 →494 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach 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
Luke 10:1After this, the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of Him to every town and place He was about to visit.
it leads to
- Mark 6:7–13
Then Jesus called the Twelve to Him and began to send them out two by two, giving them authority over unclean spirits.
- Luke 9:52
He sent messengers on ahead, who went into a village of the Samaritans to make arrangements for Him.
- Matthew 10:1–4
And calling His twelve disciples to Him, Jesus gave them authority over unclean spirits, so that they could drive them out and heal every disease and sickness.
- Numbers 11:24–26
So Moses went out and relayed to the people the words of the LORD, and he gathered seventy of the elders of the people and had them stand around the tent.
- Mark 6:7–13
Through
Exodus 28:3You 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.
it leads to
- 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.
- 1 Corinthians 12:7–11
Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.
- Exodus 31:3–6
And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability, and knowledge in all kinds of craftsmanship,
- 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.
- Ephesians 1:17
Where this verse is studied
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Who and where
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.