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Exodus 31:5

In cutting stones for framing, and to do every form of woodwork.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Art;   Carpentry;   Carving;   Genius;   Lapidary;   Master Workman;   Mechanic;   Smith;   Tabernacle;   Wisdom;   Thompson Chain Reference - Arts and Crafts;   Carving;   Stonecutters;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Arts of the;   Tabernacle;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Craft workers;   Holy spirit;   Tabernacle;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Carve;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Bethlehem;   Bezaleel;   Engraver;   Hur;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Engrave;   Exodus, Book of;   Holy Spirit;   Ointment;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Stone;   Tabernacle;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Art;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Bezal'e-El;   Carving;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Events of the Encampment;   Tabernacle, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Carving;   Cut;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Art, Attitude of Judaism toward;   Artisans;   Bezalel;   Engraving and Engravers;   Ornament;   Wisdom;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
and in cutting of stones for setting, and in carving of wood, to work in all manner of workmanship.
King James Version
And in cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of timber, to work in all manner of workmanship.
Lexham English Bible
and in stonecutting for setting and in cutting wood, for doing every kind of craftsmanship.
New Century Version
to cut jewels and put them in metal, to carve wood, and to do all kinds of work.
New English Translation
and with cutting and setting stone, and with cutting wood, to work in all kinds of craftsmanship.
Amplified Bible
and in the cutting of stones for settings, and in the carving of wood, to work in all kinds of craftsmanship.
New American Standard Bible
and in the cutting of stones for settings, and in the carving of wood, so that he may work in all kinds of craftsmanship.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Also in the arte to set stones, & to carue in timber, & to worke in all maner of workmaship.
Legacy Standard Bible
and in the cutting of stones for settings, and in the carving of wood, in order for him to work in all kinds of craftsmanship.
Complete Jewish Bible
cutting precious stones to be set, woodcarving and every other craft.
Darby Translation
and in cutting of stones, for setting, and for carving of timber—to work in all manner of work.
Easy-to-Read Version
He can cut and set beautiful jewels. And he can work with wood. He can do all kinds of work.
English Standard Version
in cutting stones for setting, and in carving wood, to work in every craft.
George Lamsa Translation
And in the art of cutting of stones to be set and in the carving of timber and in all manner of workmanship.
Good News Translation
for cutting jewels to be set; for carving wood; and for every other kind of artistic work.
Christian Standard Bible®
to cut gemstones for mounting, and to carve wood for work in every craft.
Literal Translation
and in cutting of stones for finishings, and in carving of wood, to work in all workmanship.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
to graue stones connyngly, and to set them, to carue well in tymbre, and to make all maner worke.
American Standard Version
and in cutting of stones for setting, and in carving of wood, to work in all manner of workmanship.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And in the craft to set stones, and to carue in tymber, and to worke in all maner workmanship.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
and in cutting of stones for setting, and in carving of wood, to work in all manner of workmanship.
King James Version (1611)
And in cutting of stones, to set them, and in caruing of timber, to worke in all maner of workemanship.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and works in stone, and for artificers’ work in wood, to work at all works.
English Revised Version
and in cutting of stones for setting, and in carving of wood, to work in all manner of workmanship.
Berean Standard Bible
to cut gemstones for settings, and to carve wood, so that he may be a master of every craft.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and gemmes, and dyuersite of trees.
Young's Literal Translation
and in graving of stone for settings, and in graving of wood to work in all work.
Update Bible Version
and in cutting of stones for setting, and in carving of wood, to work in all manner of workmanship.
Webster's Bible Translation
And in cutting of stones to set [them], and in carving of timber, to work in all manner of workmanship.
World English Bible
and in cutting of stones for setting, and in carving of wood, to work in all manner of workmanship.
New King James Version
in cutting jewels for setting, in carving wood, and to work in all manner of workmanship.
New Living Translation
He is skilled in engraving and mounting gemstones and in carving wood. He is a master at every craft!
New Life Bible
in cutting stones to set, and in cutting wood, for all kinds of good work.
New Revised Standard
in cutting stones for setting, and in carving wood, in every kind of craft.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and in the cutting of stones for setting, and in the carving of wood, - to work in all manner of workmanship,
Douay-Rheims Bible
Of marble, and precious stones, and variety of wood.
Revised Standard Version
in cutting stones for setting, and in carving wood, for work in every craft.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
and in the cutting of stones for settings, and in the carving of wood, that he may work in all kinds of craftsmanship.

Contextual Overview

1 And the Lord said to Moses, 2 I have made selection of Bezalel, the son of Uri, by name, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah: 3 And I have given him the spirit of God and made him wise and full of knowledge and expert in every sort of handwork, 4 To do all sorts of delicate work in gold and silver and brass; 5 In cutting stones for framing, and to do every form of woodwork. 6 And I have made selection of Oholiab with him, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and in the hearts of all who are wise I have put the knowledge to make whatever I have given you orders to have made; 7 The Tent of meeting, and the ark of the law, and the cover which is on it, and all the things for the tent, 8 And the table with its vessels, and the holy light-support with all its vessels, and the altar for the burning of spices, 9 And the altar of burned offerings with all its vessels, and the washing-vessel with its base, 10 And the robes of needlework, the holy robes for Aaron and for his sons, for their use when acting as priests,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Exodus 28:9-21

Cross-References

Genesis 21:22
Now at that time, Abimelech and Phicol, the captain of his army, said to Abraham, I see that God is with you in all you do.
Genesis 31:2
And Jacob saw that Laban's feeling for him was no longer what it had been before.
Genesis 31:3
Then the Lord said to Jacob, Go back to the land of your fathers, and to your relations, and I will be with you.
Genesis 31:13
I am the God of Beth-el, where you put oil on the pillar and took an oath to me: now then, come out of this land and go back to the country of your birth.
Genesis 31:42
If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, you would have sent me away with nothing in my hands. But God has seen my troubles and the work of my hands, and this night he kept you back.
Genesis 31:53
May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, be our judge. Then Jacob took an oath by the Fear of his father Isaac.
Genesis 32:9
Then Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, the God of my father Isaac, the Lord who said to me, Go back to your country and your family and I will be good to you:
Genesis 48:15
And he gave Joseph a blessing, saying, May the God to whom my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, gave worship, the God who has taken care of me all my life till this day,
Genesis 50:17
You are to say to Joseph, Let the wrongdoing of your brothers be overlooked, and the evil they did to you: now, if it is your pleasure, let the sin of the servants of your father's God have forgiveness. And at these words, Joseph was overcome with weeping.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And in cutting of stones to set them,.... Not of marble stones, or of any common stones used in building, and the cutting and hewing of them to be laid therein, for of those there was no use in the tabernacle; but of precious stones, and the cutting of them, and setting of them in their ouches or enclosures, as the onyx stones on the shoulders of the high priest, and the twelve precious stones in his breastplate: Bezaleel was taught by the Spirit of God the art of jewelling, and instructed others in it:

and in carving of timber; or rather, "in cutting timber" o; for it is the same word as before, for we have no account of any carved work in the tabernacle; and therefore this must design the work of carpenters and joiners in cutting the shittim wood, making planks and boards of it, and of them the sides of the tabernacle, jointed into sockets; the ark of the testimony, the shewbread table, and altar of incense, which were of timber, and the workmanship of such persons:

to work in all manner of workmanship; in all other manufactories; as spinning, weaving, embroidery, dying various colours, compounding ointment, perfume, c.

o בהרשת עץ "in fabrefactione ligni", Montanus so Tigurine version.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Exodus 35:30-35. This solemn call of Bezaleel and Aholiab is full of instruction. Their work was to be only that of handicraftsmen. Still it was Yahweh Himself who called them by name to their tasks, and the powers which they were now called upon to exercise in their respective crafts, were declared to have been given them by the Holy Spirit. Thus is every effort of skill, every sort of well-ordered labor, when directed to a right end, brought into the very highest sphere of association.

There appears to be sufficient reason for identifying Hur, the grandfather of Bezaleel, with the Hur who assisted Aaron in supporting the hands of Moses during the battle with Amalek at Rephidim Exodus 17:10, and who was associated with Aaron in the charge of the people while Moses was on the mountain Exodus 24:14. Josephus says that he was the husband of Miriam. It is thus probable that Bezaleel was related to Moses. He was the chief artificer in metal, stone, and wood; he had also to perform the apothecary’s work in the composition of the anointing oil and the incense Exodus 37:29. He had precedence of all the artificers, but Aholiab appears to have had the entire charge of the textile work Exodus 35:35; Exodus 38:23.

Exodus 31:3

Wisdom, understanding, Knowledge - Or, that “right judgment in all things” for which we especially pray on Whitsunday; the perceptive faculty; and experience, a practical acquaintance with facts.

Exodus 31:4

To devise cunning works - Rather, to devise works of skill. The Hebrew phrase is not the same as that rendered “cunning work” in respect to textile fabrics in Exodus 26:1.

Exodus 31:10

And the cloths of service - Rather, And the garments of office; that is, the distinguishing official garments of the high priest. The three kinds of dress mentioned in this verse appear to be the only ones which were unique to the sanctuary. They were:

(1) The richly adorned state robes of the high priest (see Exodus 28:6-38; Exodus 39:1 following).

(2) the “holy garments” of white linen for the high priest, worn on the most solemn occasion in the year (see Exodus 28:39; Leviticus 16:4).

(3) the garments of white linen for all the priests, worn in their regular ministrations (see Exodus 28:40-41).



Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Exodus 31:5. In cutting of stones, &c. — Every thing that concerned the lapidary's, jeweller's, and carver's art.


 
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