Exodus 35:33
in Exodus 35to cut gemstones for settings, and to carve wood, so that he may be a master of every artistic craft.
BSB
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ASV
and in cutting of stones for setting, and in carving of wood, to work in all manner of skilful workmanship.
KJV
And in the cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of wood, to make any manner of cunning work.
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This verse in Exodus 35
Commentary
3 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
to cut gemstones for settings
The stones he cut were the onyx and the gemstones the rulers brought at verse 27. The wood he carved was the acacia of verse 24. John Gill notes that this account of his gifts repeats 31:3-5 in the same words.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּבַחֲרֹ֥שֶׁת | uvacharoshet | and in carving of | H2799 → | 4 times |
| אֶ֛בֶן | ʾeven | stone | H68 → | 273 times |
| לְמַלֹּ֖את | lemalot | to fill | H4390 → | 249 times |
| וּבַחֲרֹ֣שֶׁת | uvacharoshet | and in carving of | H2799 → | 4 times |
| עֵ֑ץ | ʾetz | wood | H6086 → | 328 times |
| לַעֲשׂ֖וֹת | laasot | to work | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| בְּכָל־ | bekhol | in all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| מְלֶ֥אכֶת | melekhet | workmanship of | H4399 → | 167 times |
| מַחֲשָֽׁבֶת׃ | machashavet | design | H4284 → | 56 times |
וּבַחֲרֹ֥שֶׁתand in carving of
uvacharoshetH2799 →4 times
אֶ֛בֶןstone
ʾevenH68 →273 times
לְמַלֹּ֖אתto fill
lemalotH4390 →249 times
וּבַחֲרֹ֣שֶׁתand in carving of
uvacharoshetH2799 →4 times
עֵ֑ץwood
ʾetzH6086 →328 times
לַעֲשׂ֖וֹתto work
laasotH6213 →2628 times
בְּכָל־in all
bekholH3605 →5413 times
מְלֶ֥אכֶתworkmanship of
melekhetH4399 →167 times
מַחֲשָֽׁבֶת׃design
machashavetH4284 →56 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
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.