Exodus 36:1
in Exodus 36“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.”
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And Bezalel and Oholiab shall work, and every wise-hearted man, in whom Jehovah hath put wisdom and understanding to know how to work all the work for the service of the sanctuary, according to all that Jehovah hath commanded.
KJV
Then wrought Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whom the Lord put wisdom and understanding to know how to work all manner of work for the service of the sanctuary, according to all that the Lord had commanded.
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This verse in Exodus 36
Commentary
5 notes on this verseThen wrought, etc. - The first verse of this chapter should end the preceding chapter, and this should begin with verse the second; as it now stands, it does not make a very consistent sense.
This site's exposition
So Bezalel, Oholiab, and every skilled person
on Exodus 36:1-2
The building begins with two named men and the skill put in them, before a single material is measured. Exodus 31:3 says Bezalel was filled with the Spirit of God, the first person in Scripture said to be so filled.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Then wrought Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man,....
When God had qualified them for the work, then they applied themselves to it. Note, The talents we are entrusted with must not be laid up, but laid out; not hid in a napkin, but traded with.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
No unnecessary delay was allowed to take place; and from the moment the first pole was stuck in the ground till the final completion of the sacred edifice, he and his associates labored with all the energies both of mind and body engaged in the work. And what was the mainspring of their arduous and untiring diligence?
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
Look. Bezalel himself shall make the glorious object. 1 The ark. See Ex.:1. Va-asah (shall work or shall make) is in the singular.
1 more on this passage, in their own words ▾
CALLED. The heh of the word le-korvah (to come) is superfluous.
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. 1 further source is cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְעָשָׂה֩ | veasah | and he will do | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| בְצַלְאֵ֨ל | vetzalel | Bezalel | H1212 → | 9 times |
| וְאָהֳלִיאָ֜ב | veoholiav | and Oholiab | H171 → | 5 times |
| וְכֹ֣ל׀ | vekhol | and every | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| אִ֣ישׁ | ʾish | person | H376 → | 1663 times |
| חֲכַם־ | chakham- | skillful of | H2450 → | 138 times |
| לֵ֗ב | lev | heart | H3820 → | 595 times |
| אֲשֶׁר֩ | ʾasher | whom | H834 → | 5497 times |
| נָתַ֨ן | natan | he has put | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| יְהוָ֜ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| חָכְמָ֤ה | chokhmah | skill | H2451 → | 153 times |
| וּתְבוּנָה֙ | utevunah | and understanding | H8394 → | 42 times |
| בָּהֵ֔מָּה | bahemah | in them | ||
| לָדַ֣עַת | ladaat | to know | H3045 → | 945 times |
| לַעֲשֹׂ֔ת | laasot | to do | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| אֶֽת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| מְלֶ֖אכֶת | melekhet | [the] work of | H4399 → | 167 times |
| עֲבֹדַ֣ת | ʾavodat | [the] service of | H5656 → | 145 times |
| הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ | hakodesh | the holy place | H6944 → | 469 times |
| לְכֹ֥ל | lekhol | to all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | that | H834 → | 5497 times |
| צִוָּ֖ה | tzivah | he has commanded | H6680 → | 494 times |
| יְהוָֽה׃ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
וְעָשָׂה֩and he will do
veasahH6213 →2628 times
בְצַלְאֵ֨לBezalel
vetzalelH1212 →9 times
וְאָהֳלִיאָ֜בand Oholiab
veoholiavH171 →5 times
וְכֹ֣ל׀and every
vekholH3605 →5413 times
אִ֣ישׁperson
ʾishH376 →1663 times
חֲכַם־skillful of
chakham-H2450 →138 times
לֵ֗בheart
levH3820 →595 times
אֲשֶׁר֩whom
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
נָתַ֨ןhe has put
natanH5414 →2011 times
יְהוָ֜הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
חָכְמָ֤הskill
chokhmahH2451 →153 times
וּתְבוּנָה֙and understanding
utevunahH8394 →42 times
בָּהֵ֔מָּהin them
bahemah
לָדַ֣עַתto know
ladaatH3045 →945 times
לַעֲשֹׂ֔תto do
laasotH6213 →2628 times
אֶֽת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
מְלֶ֖אכֶת[the] work of
melekhetH4399 →167 times
עֲבֹדַ֣ת[the] service of
ʾavodatH5656 →145 times
הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁthe holy place
hakodeshH6944 →469 times
לְכֹ֥לto all
lekholH3605 →5413 times
אֲשֶׁר־that
ʾasher-H834 →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.
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 25:8And they are to make a sanctuary for Me, so that I may dwell among them.
it leads to
- 2 Corinthians 6:16
What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and…
- 1 Kings 6:13
And I will dwell among the Israelites and will not abandon My people Israel.”
- Revelation 21:3
And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will…
- Exodus 29:45
Then I will dwell among the Israelites and be their God.
- Hebrews 9:1–2
Now the first covenant had regulations for worship and also an earthly sanctuary.
- 2 Corinthians 6:16
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.
- Ephesians 1:17
Through
Exodus 39:1From the blue, purple, and scarlet yarn they made specially woven garments for ministry in the sanctuary, as well as the holy garments for Aaron, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
it leads to
- Exodus 31:10
as well as the woven garments, both the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons to serve as priests,
- Exodus 31:10
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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); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.