And they came,וַיָּבֹאוּthe menהָאֲנָשִׁיםwithעַלthe women,הַנָּשִׁיםallכֹּלwho were generousנְדִיבof heart;לֵבthey broughtהֵבִיאוּbroochesחָחand earringsוָנֶזֶםand ringsוְטַבַּעַתand necklaces,וְכוּמָזall kinds ofכָּלarticlesכְּלִיof gold;זָהָבand everyוְכָלmanאִישׁwhoאֲשֶׁרwavedהֵנִיףa wave offeringתְּנוּפַתof goldזָהָבto YHWH.לַיהוָה
Exodus 35:22
Study it in the app“And they came, the men with the women, all who were generous of heart; they brought brooches and earrings and rings and necklaces, all kinds of articles of gold; and every man who waved a wave offering of gold to YHWH.”
For the meeting tent, everyone whose heart was stirred givesGenerosity and Money
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 35:22, word by word
- And they cameיָּבֹאוּyavou
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavou” appears- the menאֲנָשִׁיםanashim
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anashim” appears- the womenנָּשִׁיםnashim
woman
An adult female person: single, married or widowed.
Where else “nashim” appears- who were generousנְדִיבnediv
generous
Someone who gives gladly, without being asked twice.
Where else “nediv” appears- of heartלֵבlev
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “lev” appears- broochesחָחchach
hook, ring
Ring or brooch; ring for the nose; hook.
Where else “chach” appears- and earringsנֶזֶםnezem
ring, earring
Ring worn in the nose or the ear as an ornament.
Where else “nezem” appears- and ringsטַבַּעַתtabaat
signet ring
The seal band the king wore on his finger.
Where else “tabaat” appears- and necklacesכוּמָזchumaz
gold ornament
Necklace or ornament of gold beads.
Where else “chumaz” appears- articlesכְּלִיkeli
utensil
Something for use: tools, jewels, travel gear.
Where else “keli” appears- of goldזָהָבzahav
gold
Gold.
Where else “zahav” appears- wavedהֵנִיףhenif
wave
To swing an offering before YHWH to present it.
Where else “henif” appears- a wave offeringתְּנוּפַתtenufat
wave offering
An offering waved before YHWH when presented.
Where else “tenufat” appears- to YHWHיהוָהyhva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yhva” appears
Translation note
To “wave” an offering was to present it before God with a back-and-forth movement (Exodus 29:24).
The context
21And they came, every man whose heart stirred him, and everyone whose spirit moved him, and they brought the contribution of YHWH for the work of the tent of meeting, and for all its service, and for the holy garments.
22 · This verse (above)
23And every man with whom was found blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats’ hair, and rams’ skins dyed red, and fine skins, brought them.