Exodus 35:21
in Exodus 35And everyone whose heart stirred him and whose spirit prompted him came and brought an offering to the LORD for the work on the Tent of Meeting, for all its services, and for the holy garments.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And they came, every one whose heart stirred him up, and every one whom his spirit made willing, and brought Jehovah’s offering, for the work of the tent of meeting, and for all the service thereof, and for the holy garments.
KJV
And they came, every one whose heart stirred him up, and every one whom his spirit made willing, and they brought the Lord’s offering to the work of the tabernacle of the congregation, and for all his service, and for the holy garments.
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This verse in Exodus 35
Commentary
6 notes on this verseEvery one whose heart stirred him up - Literally, whose heart was lifted up - whose affections were set on the work, being cordially engaged in the service of God.
This site's exposition
departed from the presence of Moses
on Exodus 35:20-22
They go back to their tents and return carrying bracelets, earrings, rings and tablets of gold. Exodus 32:2-3 has the same people breaking off the same golden earrings and handing them to Aaron, and what came out of that was a calf. The metal is the same metal and the giving is as ready in both places, and this chapter records the second occasion without mentioning the first. The text says the heart stirred him up and the spirit made him willing, and it uses no word of compulsion anywhere in the chapter.
This site's exposition
whose spirit prompted him
Adam Clarke reads the heart that stirred him as a heart lifted up, set on the work for the Tent of Meeting. Matthew Henry notes that they came and brought their offering at once, taking no time to think it over. The call of verse 5 was to the willing heart.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
, &c.), concerning which many things may be noted. It is intimated that they brought their offerings immediately; they departed to their tents immediately to fetch their offering, and did not desire time to consider of it, lest their zeal should be cooled by delays.
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And they came everyone whose heart stirred him up,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
they came, every one whose heart stirred him up--One powerful element doubtless of this extraordinary open-hearted liberality was the remembrance of their recent transgression, which made them "zealous of good works" (compare 2Co 7:11).
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The words behind it
22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיָּבֹ֕אוּ | vaiyavou | and they came | H935 → | 2568 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | every | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| אִ֖ישׁ | ʾish | person | H376 → | 1663 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | whom | H834 → | 5497 times |
| נְשָׂא֣וֹ | nesao | it lifted him | H5375 → | 656 times |
| לִבּ֑וֹ | libo | heart his | H3820 → | 595 times |
| וְכֹ֡ל | vekhol | and every | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| אֲשֶׁר֩ | ʾasher | [one] whom | H834 → | 5497 times |
| נָדְבָ֨ה | nadevah | it impelled | H5068 → | 17 times |
| רוּח֜וֹ | rucho | spirit his | H7307 → | 378 times |
| אֹת֗וֹ | ʾoto | <obj.> him | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הֵ֠בִיאוּ | heviu | they brought | H935 → | 2568 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| תְּרוּמַ֨ת | terumat | [the] contribution of | H8641 → | 76 times |
| יְהוָ֜ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| לִמְלֶ֨אכֶת | limlekhet | for [the] work of | H4399 → | 167 times |
| אֹ֤הֶל | ʾohel | [the] tent of | H168 → | 345 times |
| מוֹעֵד֙ | moed | meeting | H4150 → | 223 times |
| וּלְכָל־ | ulekhol- | and for all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| עֲבֹ֣דָת֔וֹ | avodato | service its | H5656 → | 145 times |
| וּלְבִגְדֵ֖י | ulevigdei | and for [the] garments of | H899 → | 217 times |
| הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ | hakodesh | <the> holiness | H6944 → | 469 times |
וַיָּבֹ֕אוּand they came
vaiyavouH935 →2568 times
כָּל־every
kol-H3605 →5413 times
אִ֖ישׁperson
ʾishH376 →1663 times
אֲשֶׁר־whom
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
נְשָׂא֣וֹit lifted him
nesaoH5375 →656 times
לִבּ֑וֹheart his
liboH3820 →595 times
וְכֹ֡לand every
vekholH3605 →5413 times
אֲשֶׁר֩[one] whom
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
נָדְבָ֨הit impelled
nadevahH5068 →17 times
רוּח֜וֹspirit his
ruchoH7307 →378 times
אֹת֗וֹ<obj.> him
ʾotoH853 →10935 times
הֵ֠בִיאוּthey brought
heviuH935 →2568 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
תְּרוּמַ֨ת[the] contribution of
terumatH8641 →76 times
יְהוָ֜הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
לִמְלֶ֨אכֶתfor [the] work of
limlekhetH4399 →167 times
אֹ֤הֶל[the] tent of
ʾohelH168 →345 times
מוֹעֵד֙meeting
moedH4150 →223 times
וּלְכָל־and for all
ulekhol-H3605 →5413 times
עֲבֹ֣דָת֔וֹservice its
avodatoH5656 →145 times
וּלְבִגְדֵ֖יand for [the] garments of
ulevigdeiH899 →217 times
הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃<the> holiness
hakodeshH6944 →469 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
Exodus 25:2“Tell the Israelites to bring Me an offering. You are to receive My offering from every man whose heart compels him.
it leads to
- 2 Corinthians 9:7
Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver.
Reached by 3 separate paths from here.
- Nehemiah 11:2
And the people blessed all the men who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.
- Ezra 2:68
When they arrived at the house of the LORD in Jerusalem, some of the heads of the families gave freewill offerings to rebuild the house of God on its original site.
- Ezra 7:16
together with all the silver and gold you may find in all the province of Babylon, as well as the freewill offerings of the people and priests to the house of their God in…
- 2 Corinthians 9:7
Through
1 Chronicles 29:14But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? For everything comes from You, and from Your own hand we have given to…
it leads to
- 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.
- 2 Corinthians 3:5
Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim that anything comes from us, but our competence comes from God.
- Romans 11:36
For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever! Amen.
- 2 Corinthians 12:9–11
But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of…
- James 1:17
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About Exodus
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.