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Exodus 35:35 Explained in Context
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Verse 35. 35Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of work, of the engraver, and of the cunning workman, and of the embroiderer, in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of them that do any work, and of those that devise cunning work.
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Quick Meaning
Within Exodus 35:30–35, 35:35 contributes “Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of work, of the engraver, and of the cunning workman,…,” so the line belongs to “Bezalel and Oholiab Can Design and Teach” rather than an isolated slogan.
Read It With
- Exodus 35:30–35
Read Exodus 35:35 with 35:30–35. Within Exodus 35:30–35, 35:35 contributes “Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of work, of the engraver, and of the cunning workman,…,” so the line belongs to “Bezalel and Oholiab Can Design and Teach” rather than an isolated slogan. The whole unit shows: Moses names the Spirit-gifted craftsmen and emphasizes wisdom, design, execution, and the ability to teach others.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Moses publicly names the same Spirit-gifted artisans whom God appointed on the mountain, adding their ability to teach as the work passes to the community. Within the book's larger movement, this unit makes the following contribution: Moses names the Spirit-gifted craftsmen and emphasizes wisdom, design, execution, and the ability to teach others. At 35:35, the wording “Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of work, of the engraver, and of the cunning workman,…” makes this verse's contribution precise. Within Exodus 35:30–35, 35:35 contributes “Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of work, of the engraver, and of the cunning workman,…,” so the line belongs to “Bezalel and Oholiab Can Design and Teach” rather than an isolated slogan.
What Remains True
Because Exodus 35:35 contributes “Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of work, of the engraver, and of the cunning workman,…” to “Bezalel and Oholiab Can Design and Teach,” its proportionate enduring truth is: Materials, design, skilled labor, boundaries, and willing gifts are ordered toward the stated purpose of divine presence among the people.
How It Can Shape Life
- At Exodus 35:35, the line “Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of work, of the engraver, and of the cunning workman,…” serves this contextual meaning: Moses names the Spirit-gifted craftsmen and emphasizes wisdom, design, execution, and the ability to teach others. The bounded action is: A proportionate application of “Bezalel and Oholiab Can Design and Teach” is this: For any sacred or public project, trace the purpose through budget, sourcing, labor credit, accessibility, craftsmanship, maintenance, and limits on leaders' benefit.
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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 35:30–35, 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 35:30–35
Open source ↗translation and translator notes
NET Bible: Exodus with translators' notes
Biblical Studies Press
eBible.org distribution of the NET Bible, PDF generated 2026-08-12
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 35:30–35
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