Exodus 31:1-7

1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

2 Behold, I have called by name Beseleel the son of Urias the son of Or, of the tribe of Juda.

3 And I have filled him a divine spirit of wisdom, and understanding, and knowledge, to invent in every work,

4 and to frame works, to labour in gold, and silver, and brass, and blue, and purple, and spun scarlet,

5 and works in stone, and for artificers' work in wood, to work at all works.

6 And I have appointed him and Eliab the of Achisamach of the tribe of Dan, and to every one understanding in heart I have given understanding; and they shall make all things as many as I have appointed thee, —

7 the tabernacle of witness, and the ark of the covenant, and the propitiatory that is upon it, and the furniture of the tabernacle,

Exodus 31:1-7 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EXODUS 31

In this chapter an account is given of the persons whom God had chosen, and qualified for the work of building the tabernacle, and all things relating to it, and for the direction and oversight thereof, Ex 31:1-6 and an enumeration is made of the several things that were to be wrought, some in one way, some in another, Ex 31:7-11 the law of the sabbath is repeated, and the violation of it made death, Ex 31:12-17 and the chapter is concluded with observing, that at the close of the above orders, two tables of stone, with the law written upon them by the finger of God, were given to Moses, Ex 31:18.

Footnotes

• [a]. given.
• [b]. work in, or at. One reading is p???s??s?.