Esodo 31:5

5 per incidere pietre da incastonare, per scolpire il legno, per eseguire ogni sorta di lavori.

Esodo 31:5 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 31:5

And in cutting of stones to set them
Not of marble stones, or of any common stones used in building, and the cutting and hewing of them to be laid therein, for of those there was no use in the tabernacle; but of precious stones, and the cutting of them, and setting of them in their ouches or enclosures, as the onyx stones on the shoulders of the high priest, and the twelve precious stones in his breastplate: Bezaleel was taught by the Spirit of God the art of jewelling, and instructed others in it:

and in carving of timber;
or rather, "in cutting timber" ^F15; for it is the same word as before, for we have no account of any carved work in the tabernacle; and therefore this must design the work of carpenters and joiners in cutting the shittim wood, making planks and boards of it, and of them the sides of the tabernacle, jointed into sockets; the ark of the testimony, the shewbread table, and altar of incense, which were of timber, and the workmanship of such persons:

to work in all manner of workmanship;
in all other manufactories; as spinning, weaving, embroidery, dying various colours, compounding ointment, perfume

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FOOTNOTES:

F15 (Ue tvrhb) "in fabrefactione ligni", Montanus; so Tigurine version.

Esodo 31:5 In-Context

3 e l’ho ripieno dello spirito di Dio, di abilità, d’intelligenza e di sapere per ogni sorta di lavori,

4 per concepire opere d’arte, per lavorar l’oro, l’argento e il rame,

5 per incidere pietre da incastonare, per scolpire il legno, per eseguire ogni sorta di lavori.

6 Ed ecco, gli ho dato per compagno Oholiab, figliuolo di Ahisamac, della tribù di Dan; e ho messo sapienza nella mente di tutti gli uomini abili, perché possan fare tutto quello che t’ho ordinato:

7 la tenda di convegno, l’arca per la testimonianza, il propiziatorio che vi dovrà esser sopra, e tutti gli arredi della tenda; la tavola e i suoi utensili,