Exodus 35:25

25 All the skilled * women spun with their hands, and brought what they had spun, in blue and purple and scarlet material and in fine linen.

Exodus 35:25 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 35:25

And all the women that were wise hearted
That were ingenious, and had a good hand at spinning particularly, these were of the common and lower sort; the more honourable and richer sort of women are before mentioned, as bringing jewels or ornaments of gold of different sorts: but these were such who

did spin [with] their hands;
in which way they got their living: some were more dexterous at it than others:

and brought that which they had spun, both of blue, and of purple,
and of scarlet, and of fine linen;
that is, yarn of these several colours, and flaxen thread, of which fine linen was made, all ready for the weaver, whether in woollen or linen.

Exodus 35:25 In-Context

23 Every man, who had in his possession blue and purple and scarlet material and fine linen and goats' hair and rams' skins dyed red and porpoise skins, brought them.

24 Everyone who could make a contribution of silver and bronze brought the LORD'S contribution; and every man who had in his possession acacia wood for any work of the service brought it.

25 All the skilled women spun with their hands, and brought what they had spun, in blue and purple and scarlet material and in fine linen.

26 All the women whose heart stirred with a skill spun the goats' hair.

27 The rulers brought the onyx stones and the stones for setting for the ephod and for the breastpiece;

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "women wise of heart"
• [b]. Or "violet"