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Exodus 35:29

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So all the men and women of the Israelites whose hearts prompted them brought a freewill offering to the LORD for all the work that the LORD through Moses had commanded them to do.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

The children of Israel brought a freewill-offering unto Jehovah; every man and woman, whose heart made them willing to bring for all the work, which Jehovah had commanded to be made by Moses.

KJV

The children of Israel brought a willing offering unto the Lord, every man and woman, whose heart made them willing to bring for all manner of work, which the Lord had commanded to be made by the hand of Moses.

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This verse in Exodus 35

Commentary

4 notes on this verse

This site's exposition

The leaders brought onyx stones and gemstones

on Exodus 35:27-29

The leaders come last, bringing stones to mount on the ephod and breastpiece. At 28:12 the onyx stones carry the tribes' names before the LORD, so the tribal heads supply the stones bearing their names. The paragraph calls it all a freewill offering to the LORD.

This site's exposition

a freewill offering to the LORD

Matthew Henry names four springs of the gift: love for God and his service, desire for his presence, gratitude and faith. The second answers 25:8, where the sanctuary is made so that the LORD may dwell among his people.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

The children of Israel brought a willing offering unto the Lord,....

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

It was from a principle of love to God and his service, a desire of his presence with them in his ordinances, gratitude for the great things he had done for them, faith in his promise of what he would further do (or, at least, from the present consideration of these things), that they were willing to offer.

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.

  • כָּל־every

    kol-H3605 →5413 times

  • אִ֣ישׁman

    ʾishH376 →1663 times

  • וְאִשָּׁ֗הand woman

    veishahH802 →781 times

  • אֲשֶׁ֨רwhom

    ʾasherH834 →5497 times

  • נָדַ֣בit impelled

    nadavH5068 →17 times

  • לִבָּם֮heart their

    libamH3820 →595 times

  • אֹתָם֒<obj.> them

    ʾotamH853 →10935 times

  • לְהָבִיא֙to bring [it]

    lehavi'H935 →2568 times

  • לְכָל־for all

    lekholH3605 →5413 times

  • הַמְּלָאכָ֔הthe work

    hamelakhahH4399 →167 times

  • אֲשֶׁ֨רwhich

    ʾasherH834 →5497 times

  • צִוָּ֧הhe had commanded

    tzivahH6680 →494 times

  • יְהוָ֛הYahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • לַעֲשׂ֖וֹתto do

    laasotH6213 →2628 times

  • בְּיַד־by [the] hand of

    beyad-H3027 →1618 times

  • מֹשֶׁ֑הMoses

    moshehH4872 →765 times

  • הֵבִ֧יאוּthey brought

    heviuH935 →2568 times

  • בְנֵי־[the] people of

    venei-H1121 →4930 times

  • יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לIsrael

    yisraelH3478 →2507 times

  • נְדָבָ֖הa freewill offering

    nedavahH5071 →

  • לַיהוָֽה׃ פto Yahweh

    layahwehH3068 →6520 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

18 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.

2 Corinthians 8:12For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have.9 works2 Corinthians 8:3For I testify that they gave according to their ability and even beyond it. Of their own accord,8 works2 Corinthians 9:7Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver.6 worksExodus 35:21And 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.5 worksExodus 35:26And all the skilled women whose hearts were stirred spun the goat hair.5 worksExodus 36:3They received from Moses all the contributions that the Israelites had brought to carry out the service of constructing the sanctuary. Meanwhile, the people continued to bring freewill offerings morning after morning,5 works
The other 12 cross-references, with their words ▾
Exodus 35:4Moses also told the whole congregation of Israel, “This is what the LORD has commanded:4 works2 Kings 12:4Then Joash said to the priests, “Collect all the money brought as sacred gifts into the house of the LORD—the census money, the money from vows, and the money brought voluntarily into the house of the LORD.4 works1 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 You.3 worksDeuteronomy 4:2You must not add to or subtract from what I command you, so that you may keep the commandments of the LORD your God that I am giving you.3 works1 Corinthians 3:5What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? They are servants through whom you believed, as the Lord has assigned to each his role.3 worksJudges 5:9My heart is with the princes of Israel, with the volunteers among the people. Bless the LORD!3 works1 Chronicles 29:9–10And the people rejoiced at the willing response of their leaders, for they had given to the LORD freely and wholeheartedly. And King David also rejoiced greatly.3 worksMatthew 28:20and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”3 works1 Chronicles 29:3Moreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, I now give for it my personal treasures of gold and silver, over and above all that I have provided for this holy temple:3 worksJudges 5:2“When the princes take the lead in Israel, when the people volunteer, bless the LORD.3 worksDeuteronomy 12:32See that you do everything I command you; do not add to it or subtract from it.3 works2 Timothy 3:15–17From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.3 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

    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.

    it leads to

    • 2 Corinthians 8:12

      For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have.

    • Acts 20:35

      In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

    • 1 Chronicles 29:17

      I know, my God, that You test the heart and delight in uprightness. All these things I have given willingly and with an upright heart, and now I have seen Your people who are…

    • Exodus 25:2

      “Tell the Israelites to bring Me an offering. You are to receive My offering from every man whose heart compels him.

    • Proverbs 11:25

      A generous soul will prosper, and he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.

  • Through

    Deuteronomy 4:2

    You must not add to or subtract from what I command you, so that you may keep the commandments of the LORD your God that I am giving you.

    it leads to

    • Deuteronomy 12:32

      See that you do everything I command you; do not add to it or subtract from it.

    • Proverbs 30:6

      Do not add to His words, lest He rebuke you and prove you a liar.

    • Revelation 22:18–19

      I testify to everyone who hears the words of prophecy in this book: If anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book.

Where this verse is studied

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 35 →

This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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