Exodus 28:3
in Exodus 28You 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.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And thou shalt speak unto all that are wise-hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they make Aaron’s garments to sanctify him, that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office.
KJV
And thou shalt speak unto all that are wise hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they may make Aaron’s garments to consecrate him, that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office.
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This verse in Exodus 28
Commentary
5 notes on this verseWhom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom - So we find that ingenuity in arts and sciences, even those of the ornamental kind, comes from God. It is not intimated here that these persons were filled with the spirit of wisdom for this purpose only; for the direction to Moses is, to select those whom he found to be expert artists, and those who were such, God shows by these words, had derived their knowledge from himself.
This site's exposition
You are to instruct all the skilled craftsmen
on Exodus 28:3-5
The word wisdom occurs here for the first time in Scripture, and it is given to weavers and engravers. The men who receive it are called wise hearted, a phrase that runs on through the building chapters at 31:6, 35:10 and 36:1.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
And thou shall speak unto all that are wise hearted,....
(2.) That the people might thereby be possessed with a holy reverence of that God whose ministers appeared in such grandeur. (3.) That the priests might be types of Christ, who should offer himself without spot to God, and of all Christians, who have the beauty of holiness put upon them, in which they are consecrated to God.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
holy garments--No inherent holiness belonged either to the material or the workmanship. But they are called "holy" simply because they were not worn on ordinary occasions, but assumed in the discharge of the sacred functions (Eze 44:19). for glory and for beauty--It was a grand and sumptuous attire.
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The words behind it
17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְאַתָּ֗ה | veatah | and you | H859 → | 1094 times |
| תְּדַבֵּר֙ | tedaber | you will speak | H1696 → | 1141 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| חַכְמֵי־ | chakhmei- | [people] skillful of | H2450 → | 138 times |
| לֵ֔ב | lev | heart | H3820 → | 595 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| מִלֵּאתִ֖יו | miletiv | I have filled it | H4390 → | 249 times |
| ר֣וּחַ | ruach | a spirit of | H7307 → | 378 times |
| חָכְמָ֑ה | chokhmah | wisdom | H2451 → | 153 times |
| וְעָשׂ֞וּ | veasu | and they will make | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| בִּגְדֵ֧י | bigdei | [the] garments of | H899 → | 217 times |
| אַהֲרֹ֛ן | ʾaharon | Aaron | H175 → | 347 times |
| לְקַדְּשׁ֖וֹ | lekadesho | to consecrate him | H6942 → | 171 times |
| לְכַהֲנוֹ־ | lekhahanov- | to serve as priest he | H3547 → | 23 times |
| לִֽי׃ | li | to <the> me |
וְאַתָּ֗הand you
veatahH859 →1094 times
תְּדַבֵּר֙you will speak
tedaberH1696 →1141 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
חַכְמֵי־[people] skillful of
chakhmei-H2450 →138 times
לֵ֔בheart
levH3820 →595 times
אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
מִלֵּאתִ֖יוI have filled it
miletivH4390 →249 times
ר֣וּחַa spirit of
ruachH7307 →378 times
חָכְמָ֑הwisdom
chokhmahH2451 →153 times
וְעָשׂ֞וּand they will make
veasuH6213 →2628 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
בִּגְדֵ֧י[the] garments of
bigdeiH899 →217 times
אַהֲרֹ֛ןAaron
ʾaharonH175 →347 times
לְקַדְּשׁ֖וֹto consecrate him
lekadeshoH6942 →171 times
לְכַהֲנוֹ־to serve as priest he
lekhahanov-H3547 →23 times
לִֽי׃to <the> me
li
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
James 1:17Every 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.
it leads to
- John 3:27
John replied, “A man can receive only what is given him from heaven.
- Matthew 7:11
So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!
- Hebrews 13:8
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
- John 8:12
Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”
- Numbers 23:19
God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?
- John 3:27
Through
Ephesians 1:17that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in your knowledge of Him.
it leads to
- 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.
- James 3:17–18
But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.
- Colossians 1:9–10
For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and…
- Isaiah 11:2
Where this verse is studied
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About Exodus
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Chuck Missler, Learn the Bible in 24 Hours; 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.