Exodus 35:10
in Exodus 35Let every skilled craftsman among you come and make everything that the LORD has commanded:
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And let every wise-hearted man among you come, and make all that Jehovah hath commanded:
KJV
And every wise hearted among you shall come, and make all that the Lord hath commanded;
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This verse in Exodus 35
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThose that were rich must bring in materials to work on; those that were ingenious must serve the tabernacle with their ingenuity; as they needed one another, so the tabernacle needed them both, 1 Cor. xii. The work was likely to go on when some helped with their purses, others with their hands, and both with a willing heart.
This site's exposition
And every wise hearted among you shall come
on Exodus 35:10-14
Skill is described here as wisdom, and the phrase governs the chapter, falling on the workmen at verse 10, on the women at verse 25, and on the two named masters at verse 35 where it reads wisdom of heart. The word wisdom first occurs in Scripture at Exodus 28:3, where it is given to craftsmen making priestly garments, before any king is said to have it. The inventory begins with the tabernacle and its boards, where chapter 25 began with the ark, so this is the order a builder works in rather than the order God spoke in.
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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And every wise hearted among you shall come,.... Every ingenious man, that is skilful in any mechanic art and business, who has a peculiar turn of mind, and employs his thoughts to improve, in a curious manner, in whatsoever manufactory he is concerned, every such an one is invited by Moses to come to him: and make all the Lord hath commanded, the particulars of which follow.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
All those who are wise in heart among you shall come and make all that Adonoy has commanded.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 4 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְכָל־ | vekhol | and every | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| חֲכַם־ | chakham- | [person] skillful of | H2450 → | 138 times |
| לֵ֖ב | lev | heart | H3820 → | 595 times |
| בָּכֶ֑ם | bakhem | among you | ||
| יָבֹ֣אוּ | yavou | let them come | H935 → | 2568 times |
| וְיַעֲשׂ֔וּ | veyaasu | and they may make | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| אֵ֛ת | ʾet | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾasher | that | H834 → | 5497 times |
| צִוָּ֖ה | tzivah | he has commanded | H6680 → | 494 times |
| יְהוָֽה׃ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
וְכָל־and every
vekholH3605 →5413 times
חֲכַם־[person] skillful of
chakham-H2450 →138 times
לֵ֖בheart
levH3820 →595 times
בָּכֶ֑םamong you
bakhem
יָבֹ֣אוּlet them come
yavouH935 →2568 times
וְיַעֲשׂ֔וּand they may make
veyaasuH6213 →2628 times
אֵ֛ת<obj.>
ʾetH853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
אֲשֶׁ֥רthat
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
צִוָּ֖הhe has commanded
tzivahH6680 →494 times
יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
Where this verse is studied
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About Exodus
This page draws on 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.