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Exodus 36:8

in Exodus 36

All the skilled craftsmen among the workmen made the ten curtains for the tabernacle. They were made of finely spun linen, as well as blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, with cherubim skillfully worked into them.

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And all the wise-hearted men among them that wrought the work made the tabernacle with ten curtains; of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, with cherubim, the work of the skilful workman, Bezalel made them.

KJV

And every wise hearted man among them that wrought the work of the tabernacle made ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work made he them.

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This verse in Exodus 36

Commentary

4 notes on this verse

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

Cherubims of cunning work - See on Exo 25:18 (note). Probably the word means no more than figures of any kind wrought in the diaper fashion in the loom, or by the needle in embroidery, or by the chisel or graving tool in wood, stone, or metal; see Clarke on Exo 25:18 (note). This meaning Houbigant and other excellent critics contend for.

This site's exposition

All the skilled craftsmen among the workmen made the ten curtains

on Exodus 36:8-13

The instruction of chapters 25 to 31 began at the ark and worked outward. The building works inward, from the tent here to the ark of chapter 37.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

This house was not made of timber or stone, but of curtains curiously embroidered and coupled together. This served to typify the state of the church in this world, the palace of God's kingdom among men. Though it is upon the earth, yet its foundation is not in the earth, as that of a house is; no, Christ's kingdom is not of this world, nor founded in it.
And every wise hearted man among them that wrought the work of the tabernacle,....

The words behind it

21 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.

  • וַיַּעֲשׂ֨וּand they made

    vaiyaasuH6213 →2628 times

  • כָל־every

    khol-H3605 →5413 times

  • חֲכַם־[person] skillful of

    chakham-H2450 →138 times

  • לֵ֜בheart

    levH3820 →595 times

  • בְּעֹשֵׂ֧יamong [those who] did

    beoseiH6213 →2628 times

  • הַמְּלָאכָ֛ה<of> the work

    hamelakhahH4399 →167 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • הַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןthe tabernacle

    hamishkanH4908 →139 times

  • עֶ֣שֶׂרten

    ʾeserH6235 →176 times

  • יְרִיעֹ֑תcurtains

    yeriotH3407 →54 times

  • שֵׁ֣שׁfine linen

    sheshH8336 →41 times

  • מָשְׁזָ֗רtwisted

    mashezarH7806 →21 times

  • וּתְכֵ֤לֶתand violet stuff

    utekheletH8504 →49 times

  • וְאַרְגָּמָן֙and purple

    veargamanH713 →38 times

  • וְתוֹלַ֣עַתand scarlet stuff of

    vetolaatH8438 →43 times

  • שָׁנִ֔יscarlet

    shaniH8144 →42 times

  • כְּרֻבִ֛יםcherubim

    keruvimH3742 →91 times

  • מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה[the] work of

    maasehH4639 →236 times

  • חֹשֵׁ֖בa skillful worker

    choshevH2803 →124 times

  • עָשָׂ֥הhe made

    ʾasahH6213 →2628 times

  • אֹתָֽם׃<obj.> them

    ʾotamH853 →10935 times

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 35:26And all the skilled women whose hearts were stirred spun the goat hair.5 worksExodus 31:7the Tent of Meeting, the ark of the Testimony and the mercy seat upon it, and all the other furnishings of the tent—4 worksExodus 26:31Make a veil of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen, with cherubim skillfully worked into it.3 works1 Chronicles 15:1David constructed buildings for himself in the City of David, and he prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it.2 works2 Chronicles 3:10In the Most Holy Place he made two cherubim of sculptured work, and he overlaid them with gold.2 worksExodus 35:10Let every skilled craftsman among you come and make everything that the LORD has commanded:2 works
The other 11 cross-references, with their words ▾
Ezekiel 10:1–19And I looked and saw above the expanse, above the heads of the cherubim, the likeness of a throne of sapphire.2 worksExodus 25:18Make two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat,2 worksEzekiel 1:5–28and within it was the form of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: They had a human form,2 works1 Kings 6:23In the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim, each ten cubits high, out of olive wood.2 worksExodus 26:1–37“You are to construct the tabernacle itself with ten curtains of finely spun linen, each with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and cherubim skillfully worked into them.2 worksExodus 25:22And I will meet with you there above the mercy seat, between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the Testimony; I will speak with you about all that I command you regarding the Israelites.2 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:2 works1 Kings 6:29Then he carved the walls all around the temple, in both the inner and outer sanctuaries, with carved engravings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers.2 worksExodus 39:3They hammered out thin sheets of gold and cut threads from them to interweave with the blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and fine linen—the work of a skilled craftsman.2 works1 Kings 7:14He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a craftsman in bronze. Huram had great skill, understanding, and knowledge for every kind of bronze work. So he came to King Solomon and carried out all his work.2 works2 Chronicles 1:3And Solomon and the whole assembly went to the high place at Gibeon because it was the location of God’s Tent of Meeting, which Moses the servant of the LORD had made in the wilderness.2 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

    1 Chronicles 15:1

    David constructed buildings for himself in the City of David, and he prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it.

    it leads to

    • 1 Chronicles 16:1

      So they brought the ark of God and placed it inside the tent that David had pitched for it. And they presented burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.

    • Psalms 132:5

      until I find a place for the LORD, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

    • Acts 7:46

      who found favor in the sight of God and asked to provide a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.

    • 1 Chronicles 17:1–5

      After David had settled into his palace, he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of the covenant of the LORD is under a…

  • Through

    Exodus 25:18

    Make two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat,

    it leads to

    • Ezekiel 10:20

      These were the living creatures I had seen beneath the God of Israel by the River Kebar, and I knew that they were cherubim.

    • Hebrews 9:5

      Above the ark were the cherubim of glory, overshadowing the mercy seat. But we cannot discuss these things in detail now.

    • 1 Kings 8:6–7

      Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place, beneath the wings of the cherubim.

  • Through

    2 Chronicles 3:10

    In the Most Holy Place he made two cherubim of sculptured work, and he overlaid them with gold.

    it leads to

    • 1 Kings 6:23–28

      In the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim, each ten cubits high, out of olive wood.

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About Exodus

The Israelites Leaving Egypt, David Roberts, 1829. Public domain.
The Israelites Leaving Egypt, David Roberts, 1829. Public domain.
Exodus: the study guide →Read Exodus 36 →

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); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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