Exodus 35:26

26 sed et mulieres doctae dederunt quae neverant hyacinthum purpuram et vermiculum ac byssum

Exodus 35:26 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 35:26

And all the women whose heart stirred them up in wisdom,
&c.] To be ingenious in their business, and to study to do it in a curious manner, and to do that which others could not:

spun goats' [hair];
some join the phrase, "in wisdom", in the preceding clause with this, neglecting the accent "Athnach", which divides them, thus, "in wisdom spun goats' hair"; and which, without being separated from the preceding clause, may be understood and repeated in this: for, as Aben Ezra says, to spin goats' hair was an art that required excellent wisdom; and so Jarchi: in the eastern countries there is a sort of goats' hair very bright and fine, and hangs to the ground, and the beauty of it is equal almost to that of silk, and is never sheared, but combed off, and the women of the country spin it; and at this day a great trade is driven with it at Angora and Aleppo F3.


FOOTNOTES:

F3 Calmet in the word "Hair".

Exodus 35:26 In-Context

24 si quis habuit hyacinthum purpuram coccumque bis tinctum byssum et pilos caprarum pelles arietum rubricatas et ianthinas
25 argenti et aeris metalla obtulerunt Domino lignaque setthim in varios usus
26 sed et mulieres doctae dederunt quae neverant hyacinthum purpuram et vermiculum ac byssum
27 et pilos caprarum sponte propria cuncta tribuentes
28 principes vero obtulerunt lapides onychinos et gemmas ad superumerale et rationale
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