Exodus 35:25

“And every woman wise of heart spun with her hands, and they brought what they had spun: the blue and the purple, the scarlet, and the fine linen.”

Exodus 35:25 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 35:25, word by word

womanאִשָּׁהisha

woman

An adult female person: single, married or widowed.

Where else “isha” appears
wiseחַכְמַתchachmat

skilled

Skilled at a craft.

Where else “chachmat” appears
of heartלֵבlev

mind

The mind: "lacking heart" means foolish.

Where else “lev” appears
spunטָווּtavu

spin

Spin (thread).

Where else “tavu” appears
with her handsיָדֶיyade

hand

The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.

Where else “yade” appears
and they broughtיָּבִיאוּyaviu

bring

To bring something or someone.

Where else “yaviu” appears
what they had spunמַטְוֶהmatve

yarn

What has been spun: finished yarn. It occurs only in Exodus 35:25.

Where else “matve” appears
the blueתְּכֵלֶתtechelet

violet-blue

Thread or cloth dyed violet-blue, a very costly dye.

Where else “techelet” appears
and the purpleאַרְגָּמָןargaman

purple

Thread or cloth dyed purple, a costly dark red.

Where else “argaman” appears
the scarletתּוֹלַעַתtolaat

scarlet

Bright red dye from a worm, or thread of that color.

Where else “tolaat” appears
the scarletשָּׁנִיshani

scarlet

Scarlet, crimson; thread dyed that color.

Where else “shani” appears
and the fine linenשֵּׁשׁshesh

fine linen

Delicate white flax cloth.

Where else “shesh” appears

The context

24Everyone who set apart a contribution of silver and bronze brought the contribution of YHWH; and everyone with whom was found acacia wood for any work of the service brought it.

25 · This verse (above)

26And all the women whose heart stirred them with wisdom spun the goats’ hair.

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