Verse Lens · Concise explanation
Exodus 35:1 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 1. 1And Moses gathered all the congregation of the children of Israel together, and said unto them, These are the words which the LORD hath commanded, that ye should do them.
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Quick Meaning
At 35:1, the words “And Moses gathered all the congregation of the children of Israel together, and said unto them, These are the words which the…” establish a concrete step in “Sabbath Precedes Construction”.
Before a single board is cut, Moses gathers the congregation
This verse is one part of that explanation in Exodus 35:1–3. The complete section carries the connected meaning and how it should shape life.
Read It With
- Exodus 35:1–3
Read Exodus 35:1 with 35:1–3. At 35:1, the words “And Moses gathered all the congregation of the children of Israel together, and said unto them, These are the words which the…” establish a concrete step in “Sabbath Precedes Construction”. The whole unit shows: Before any sanctuary work Moses repeats six-day labor, seventh-day holiness, severe sanction, and a ban on kindling fire.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Before construction begins, Moses repeats the Sabbath boundary that closed the mountain instructions, linking restored covenant speech with limits on sacred work. Within the book's larger movement, this unit makes the following contribution: Before any sanctuary work Moses repeats six-day labor, seventh-day holiness, severe sanction, and a ban on kindling fire. At 35:1, the wording “And Moses gathered all the congregation of the children of Israel together, and said unto them, These are the words which the…” makes this verse's contribution precise. At 35:1, the words “And Moses gathered all the congregation of the children of Israel together, and said unto them, These are the words which the…” establish a concrete step in “Sabbath Precedes Construction”.
What Remains True
Because Exodus 35:1 contributes “And Moses gathered all the congregation of the children of Israel together, and said unto them, These are the words which the…” to “Sabbath Precedes Construction,” its proportionate enduring truth is: Even sacred work receives a boundary: people, dependents, workers, and creation are not instruments of endless production.
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read Exodus 35:1–3 — Sabbath Precedes ConstructionSources used for this Verse Lens
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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Supports: Exact KJV wording, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete verse coverage for this thought unit.
Exact location: Exodus 35:1–3, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Exodus
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording, morphology, names, speech, law, ritual vocabulary, older-English controls, and translation limits.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v.2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Exod.xml, words and morphology for 35:1–3
Open source ↗translation and translator notes
NET Bible: Exodus with translators' notes
Biblical Studies Press
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Supports: Unit-bounded Hebrew, syntax, lexical, textual, name, measure, legal, ritual, and older-English notes; silence is not evidence.
Exact location: NET Bible Exodus PDF, complete 127-page PDF, translation and verse-attached translator notes for 35:1–3
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