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Exodus 39:43 Explained in Context
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Verse 43. 43And Moses did look upon all the work, and, behold, they had done it as the LORD had commanded, even so had they done it: and Moses blessed them.
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Quick Meaning
In 39:43, “And Moses did look upon all the work, and, behold, they had done it as the LORD had commanded, even so had…” locates the verse inside “All the Work Is Inspected and Blessed” and clarifies what changes before the next line.
Read It With
- Exodus 39:32–43
Read Exodus 39:43 with 39:32–43. In 39:43, “And Moses did look upon all the work, and, behold, they had done it as the LORD had commanded, even so had…” locates the verse inside “All the Work Is Inspected and Blessed” and clarifies what changes before the next line. The whole unit shows: Israel finishes the dwelling and brings every part to Moses; he verifies conformity to the command and blesses the workers.
Why This Verse Appears Here
All components return to Moses for inspection, and repeated conformity to the command culminates in his blessing before assembly. Within the book's larger movement, this unit makes the following contribution: Israel finishes the dwelling and brings every part to Moses; he verifies conformity to the command and blesses the workers. At 39:43, the wording “And Moses did look upon all the work, and, behold, they had done it as the LORD had commanded, even so had…” makes this verse's contribution precise. In 39:43, “And Moses did look upon all the work, and, behold, they had done it as the LORD had commanded, even so had…” locates the verse inside “All the Work Is Inspected and Blessed” and clarifies what changes before the next line.
What Remains True
Because Exodus 39:43 contributes “And Moses did look upon all the work, and, behold, they had done it as the LORD had commanded, even so had…” to “All the Work Is Inspected and Blessed,” 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 39:43, the line “And Moses did look upon all the work, and, behold, they had done it as the LORD had commanded, even so had…” serves this contextual meaning: Israel finishes the dwelling and brings every part to Moses; he verifies conformity to the command and blesses the workers. The bounded action is: A proportionate application of “All the Work Is Inspected and Blessed” is this: For any sacred or public project, trace the purpose through budget, sourcing, labor credit, accessibility, craftsmanship, maintenance, and limits on leaders' benefit.
Continue in Context
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Read Exodus 39:32–43 — All the Work Is Inspected and BlessedSources 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 39:32–43, 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 39:32–43
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 39:32–43
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