Exodus 35:20-29

20 Then the entire Israelite community left Moses' presence.

21 Everyone whose heart was moved and whose spirit prompted him came and brought an offering to the Lord to construct the tent of meeting for every use, and [to make] the holy garments.

22 Both men and women came; all who had willing hearts brought brooches, earrings, rings, necklaces, and all kinds of gold jewelry-everyone who waved a presentation offering of gold to the Lord.

23 Everyone who had in his possession blue, purple, or scarlet yarn, fine linen or goat hair, ram skins dyed red or manatee skins,^[a] brought [them].

24 Everyone who offered a contribution of silver or bronze brought it to the Lord. Everyone who possessed acacia wood useful for any task in the work brought [it].

25 Every skilled^[b] woman spun [yarn] with her hands and brought it: blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and fine linen.

26 And all the women whose hearts were moved spun the goat hair by virtue of [their] skill.

27 The leaders brought onyx and gemstones to mount on the ephod and breastpiece,

28 as well as the spice and oil for the light, for the anointing oil, and for the fragrant incense.

29 So the Israelites brought a freewill offering to the Lord, all the men and women whose hearts prompted them to bring [something] for all the work that the Lord, through Moses, had commanded to be done.

Exodus 35:20-29 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EXODUS 35

This chapter begins with a renewal of the command of the sabbath, Ex 35:1-3 and contains an order for a freewill offering to be brought for the service of the sanctuary, and specifies the things to be brought, and for what uses, Ex 35:4-19 to which there was a ready compliance, and men and women, princes and the common people, everyone according to what they had in possession, brought and offered it freely, Ex 35:20-29 and for their encouragement, that their offering would not be in vain, they were informed there were two persons divinely inspired, to do, and teach to be done, all manner of work for the tabernacle, towards which they had made such a liberal and plentiful contribution, Ex 35:30-35.

Footnotes

• [a]. Or or dolphin skins, or or fine leather; Hb obscure
• [b]. Lit wise of heart