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and I have filledוָאֲמַלֵּאhimאֹתוֹwith the spiritרוּחַof Elohim,אֱלֹהִיםwith wisdom,בְּחָכְמָהand with understanding,וּבִתְבוּנָהand with knowledge,וּבְדַעַתand with all kinds ofוּבְכָלwork,מְלָאכָה
Exodus 31:3
Study it in the app“and I have filled him with the spirit of Elohim, with wisdom, and with understanding, and with knowledge, and with all kinds of work,”
God fills Bezalel with his spirit to work in gold, silver and woodThe Holy Spirit
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 31:3, word by word
- and I have filledאֲמַלֵּאamale
fill
To take up all the space of something, or to give someone all it can hold.
Where else “amale” appears- with the spiritרוּחַruach
Spirit of God
The spirit of Elohim or YHWH: his presence and power.
Where else “ruach” appears- of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- with wisdomחָכְמָהchachma
wisdom
Knowing how to live well; it begins with revering YHWH.
Where else “chachma” appears- and with understandingתְבוּנָהtevuna
understanding
Understanding: the ability to understand and to find the right way.
Where else “tevuna” appears- and with knowledgeדַעַתdaat
knowledge
What one has learned; or a close bond with God.
Where else “daat” appears- workמְלָאכָהmelacha
work
The work one does or is assigned: building, serving, tending.
Where else “melacha” appears
Translation note
This is the first time the Bible says that God fills someone “with the spirit of Elohim,” and he does it for a craftsman’s work; in 28:3 he had already said that he filled the craftsmen “with a spirit of wisdom.”
The context
2“See, I have called by name Bezalel son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah,
3 · This verse (above)
4to devise designs, to work in gold, and in silver, and in bronze,