Exodus 35:9
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Exodus 35:10
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And every wise hearted among you shall come,.... Every ingenious man, that is skilful in any mechanic art and business, who has a peculiar turn of mind, and employs his thoughts to improve, in a curious manner, in whatsoever manufactory he is concerned, every such an one is invited by Moses to come to him: and make all the Lord hath commanded, the...
Exodus 35:11
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The tabernacle,.... Which is not a general name for the whole, the court, the holy place, and the holy of holies; but designs the ten fine linen curtains curiously wrought; or the under curtains, as Jarchi expresses it, which were within: his tent; the curtains of goats' hair, which were a covering over the others, and were made for a roof of the...
Exodus 35:12
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The ark and the staves thereof,.... To carry it with, which were all made of shittim wood: [with] the mercy seat; made of pure gold; these were set in the most holy place: and the vail of the covering; which divided between the holy and the holy of holies; of these see Exodus 25:10.
Exodus 35:13
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The table and his staves, and all his vessels,.... The table of shewbread, and all things appertaining to it: and the shewbread; which is mentioned for the sake of the table, and to show what was intended, and the use of it; for otherwise the shewbread was not yet to be made, nor by the artificers here called together; and is to be interpreted of...
Exodus 35:14
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The candlestick also for the light, and his furniture,.... The tongs and snuff dishes: and his lamps, with the oil for the light; the cups, in which were put the oil and the wicks to burn and give light, as Jarchi interprets them; of these see Exodus 25:31.
Exodus 35:15
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And the incense altar, and his staves,.... Which were overlaid with gold; hence this altar was called the golden altar, of which see Exodus 30:1 and the anointing oil and sweet incense; each of which were made of various spices, see Exodus 30:23 and the hanging for the door at the entering in of the tabernacle; at the east end of it, there being...
Exodus 35:16
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The altar of burnt offering with his brazen grate, his staves, and all his vessels,.... Of which see Exodus 27:1 the laver and his foot; Aben Ezra here observes that it had no staves, and conjectures it was carried in wagons when removed.
Exodus 35:17
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The hangings of the court,.... Of the tabernacle, the outward court, which were of fine twined linen, a hundred cubits long on each side, north and south, and fifty cubits broad, east and west; see Exodus 27:9 his pillars, and their sockets; the pillars were they on which the hangings were hung; and the sockets were what the pillars were let into...
Exodus 35:18
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The pins of the tabernacle,.... Which were to fix and fasten the ends of the curtains in the ground, that they might not be moved with the wind, as Jarchi observes: and the pins of the court, and their cords; which were for the same use; see Exodus 27:19.
Exodus 35:19
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The cloths of service, to do service in the holy place,.... To wrap up the various vessels of the tabernacle, when removed from place to place; see Exodus 31:10 or the priests' vestments, in which they did their service, and therefore it follows, by way of apposition: the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to...
Exodus 35:20
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And all the congregation of the children of Israel departed from the presence of Moses. After they had heard what Moses was ordered to propose unto them, they immediately went to their tents, and fetched what they had with them, or were willing to part with, and brought it directly as a freewill offering to the Lord; as Exodus 35:21 shows: from...
Exodus 35:21
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And they came everyone whose heart stirred him up,.... Who felt an impulse upon his mind, a strong inclination in him: and everyone whom his spirit made willing; or was endowed with a free and liberal spirit, and was heartily willing to bear a part, and cheerfully contribute to this service; otherwise the willing mind, as well as the ability, were...
Exodus 35:22
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And they came both men and women, as many as were willing hearted,.... And none else were asked to come; and this supposes, that as there were many of both sexes that were quite cordial, and heartily willing to contribute to the uttermost of what they had for this service, so there were others that were not: and brought bracelets, and earrings,...
Exodus 35:23
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And every man with whom was found blue, and purple, and scarlet,.... Wool or yarn of either of the colours; unless it can be supposed there might be with some of them the ingredients with which colours were made, brought with them out of Egypt: and fine linen; they had brought out of Egypt, and for which that country was famous: and goats' [hair];...
Exodus 35:24
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Every one that did offer an offering of silver and brass brought the Lord's offering,.... Every one that had any quantity of either of these, whose heart was inclined freely to part therewith, brought it as a freewill offering to the Lord: and every man with whom was shittim wood; or acacia, a sort of wood which grew pretty plentifully in those...
Exodus 35:25
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And all the women that were wise hearted,.... That were ingenious, and had a good hand at spinning particularly, these were of the common and lower sort; the more honourable and richer sort of women are before mentioned, as bringing jewels or ornaments of gold of different sorts: but these were such who did spin [with] their hands; in which way...
Exodus 35:26
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And all the women whose heart stirred them up in wisdom,.... 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'...
Exodus 35:27
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And the rulers brought onyx stones, and stones to be set,.... Or "stones of fillings" (d), to be set in ouches, and fill them up, as stones set in rings do: for the ephod, and for the breastplate; the onyx stones were for the shoulder pieces of the ephod; and the other stones were for the breastplate of judgment, and both to be borne by the high...
Exodus 35:28
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And spice and oil,.... Such excellent spices and precious oil, pure oil olive, as the common people had not, and which they brought out of Egypt; the one was for the light: for the light of the candlestick only; the oil, and other spices, were for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense; the spices for the former were pure myrrh, sweet...