Exodus 31:5

Wycliffe Bible

and gemmes, and dyuersite of trees.

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.

Bible in Basic English
In cutting stones for framing, and to do every form of woodwork.

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.

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 spak to Moyses, `and seide, Lo! <sup>2</sup> Y haue clepid Beseleel bi name, the sone of Hury, sone of Hur, of the lynage of Juda; <sup>3</sup> and Y haue fillid hym with the spirit of God, with wisdom, and vndirstondyng, and kunnyng in al werk, <sup>4</sup> to fynde out what euer thing may be maad suteli, of gold, and siluer, and bras, and marbil, <sup>5</sup> and gemmes, and dyuersite of trees. <sup>6</sup> And Y haue youe to hym a felowe, Ooliab, the sone of Achisameth, of the kynrede of Dan; and Y haue put in `the herte of hem the wisdom of ech lerned man, that thei make alle thingis, whiche Y comaundide to thee; ⁷ the tabernacle of boond of pees, and the arke of witnessyng, and the propiciatorie, ether table, which is theronne, and alle the vessels of the tabernacle; ⁸ also the bord, and vessels therof, the clenneste candilstike with hise vessels, and the auteris of encence, ⁹ and of brent sacrifice, and alle the vessels of hem; the greet `waischyng vessel with his foundement; ¹⁰ hooli clothis in seruyce to Aaron prest, and to hise sones, that thei be set in her office in hooli thingis;

Bible Verse Review
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Exodus 28:9-21

Cross-References

Genesis 21:22
In the same tyme Abymelech, and Ficol, prince of his oost, seide to Abraham, God is with thee in alle thingis whiche thou doist;

Genesis 31:2
Also Jacob perseyuede the face of Laban, that it was not ayens hym as yistirdai, and the thridde dai agoon,

Genesis 31:3
moost for the Lord seide to hym, Turne ayen into the lond of thi fadris, and to thi generacioun, and Y shal be with thee.

Genesis 31:13
Y am God of Bethel, where thou anoyntidist a stoon, and madist auow to me. Now therefor rise thou, and go out of this lond, and turne ayen in to the lond of thi birthe.

Genesis 31:42
If God of my fadir Abraham, and the drede of Isaac hadde not helpid me, perauenture now thou haddist left me nakid; the Lord bihelde my turmentyng and the traueyl of myn hondis, and repreuyde thee yistirdai.

Genesis 31:53
God of Abraham, and God of Nachor, God of the fadir of hem, deme bitwixe vs. Therfor Jacob swoor by the drede of his fadir Ysaac;

Genesis 32:9
And Jacob seide, A! God of my fadir Abraham, and God of my fadir Isaac, A! Lord, that seidist to me, Turne thou ayen in to thi lond, and in to the place of thi birthe, and Y schal do wel to thee,

Genesis 48:15
and blesside his sone Joseph, and seide, God, in whos siyt my fadris Abraham and Isaac yeden; God, that fedith me fro my yong wexynge age til in to present day;

Genesis 50:17
bifore that he diede, that we schulden seie to thee these thingis bi hise wordis; Y beseche, that thou foryete the wickidnesse of thi britheren, and the synne, and malice which thei hauntiden ayens thee; also we preien, that thou foryyue this wickidnesse to thi fadir, the seruaunt of God. Whanne these thingis weren herd, Joseph wepte.

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.