Exodus 35:23-33

23 And all as many as brought ornaments of gold to the Lord, and with whomsoever fine linen was found; and they brought skins blue, and rams' skins dyed red.

24 And every one that offered an offering brought silver and brass, the offerings to the Lord; and with whom was found incorruptible wood; and they brought for all the works of the preparation.

25 And every woman skilled in her heart to spin with her hands, brought spun , the blue, and purple, and scarlet and fine linen.

26 And all the women to whom it seemed good in their heart in their wisdom, spun the goats' hair.

27 And the rulers brought the emerald stones, and the stones for setting in the ephod, and the oracle,

28 and the compounds both for the anointing oil, and the composition of the incense.

29 And every man and woman whose mind inclined them to come in and do all the works as many as the Lord appointed them to do by Moses— the children of Israel brought an offering to the Lord.

30 And Moses said to the children of Israel, Behold, God has called by name Beseleel the of Urias the Or, of the tribe of Juda,

31 and has filled him with a divine spirit of wisdom and understanding, and knowledge of all things,

32 to labour skillfully in all works of cunning workmanship, to form the gold and the silver and the brass,

33 and to work in stone, and to fashion the wood, and to work in every work of wisdom.

Exodus 35:23-33 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]. they brought.
• [b]. they brought.
• [c]. as a master workman.