Exodus 35:31
in Exodus 35And He has filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability, and knowledge in all kinds of craftsmanship,
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ASV
and he hath filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship;
KJV
And he hath filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship;
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This verse in Exodus 35
Commentary
5 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
the LORD has called by name Bezalel
on Exodus 35:30-33
Moses reports a calling, the LORD has called by name Bezalel. Exodus 31:3 said the same, the first place in Scripture a person is said to be filled with the Spirit of God. The gift is given for work in metal, stone and wood.
This site's exposition
filled him with the Spirit of God
John Gill notes that these gifts are listed in the same words as 31:3. Matthew Henry and John Wesley compare the apostles, filled with the Spirit as master builders of the church. An extraordinary work was given an extraordinary gift.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
The work was extraordinary which Bezaleel was designed for, and therefore he was qualified in an extraordinary manner for it; thus when the apostles were appointed to be master-builders in setting up the gospel tabernacle they were filled with the Spirit of God in wisdom and understanding.
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They were willing; and it was not any external inducement that made them so, but their spirits. It was from a principle of love to God, and his service; a desire of his presence with them by his ordinances; gratitude for the great things he had done for them; and faith in his promises of what he would do further.
And he hath filled him with the Spirit of God,.... This and the two following verses contain the account of the qualifications of Bezaleel, which he had in an extraordinary manner from the Lord, and these are expressed in the same words as in Exo 31:3; see Gill on Exo 31:3, Exo 31:4, Exo 31:5.
The words behind it
9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְמַלֵּ֥א | vaymale' | and he has filled | H4390 → | 249 times |
| אֹת֖וֹ | ʾoto | <obj.> him | H853 → | 10935 times |
| ר֣וּחַ | ruach | [the] spirit of | H7307 → | 378 times |
| אֱלֹהִ֑ים | ʾelohim | God | H430 → | 2601 times |
| בְּחָכְמָ֛ה | bechakhemah | with skill | H2451 → | 153 times |
| בִּתְבוּנָ֥ה | bitvunah | with understanding | H8394 → | 42 times |
| וּבְדַ֖עַת | uvedaat | and with knowledge | H1847 → | |
| וּבְכָל־ | uvekhol- | and with all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| מְלָאכָֽה׃ | melakhah | workmanship | H4399 → | 167 times |
וַיְמַלֵּ֥אand he has filled
vaymale'H4390 →249 times
אֹת֖וֹ<obj.> him
ʾotoH853 →10935 times
ר֣וּחַ[the] spirit of
ruachH7307 →378 times
אֱלֹהִ֑יםGod
ʾelohimH430 →2601 times
בְּחָכְמָ֛הwith skill
bechakhemahH2451 →153 times
בִּתְבוּנָ֥הwith understanding
bitvunahH8394 →42 times
וּבְדַ֖עַתand with knowledge
uvedaatH1847 →
וּבְכָל־and with all
uvekhol-H3605 →5413 times
מְלָאכָֽה׃workmanship
melakhahH4399 →167 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
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
Colossians 2:3in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
it leads to
- 1 Corinthians 1:24
but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.
- 1 Corinthians 1:30
It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God: our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.
- Romans 11:33
O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways!
- 1 Corinthians 1:24
Where this verse is studied
About Exodus
This page draws on Chuck Missler, Learn the Bible in 24 Hours; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.