“And Bezalelוְ בְצַלְאֵלand Oholiabוְאָהֳלִיאָבand everyוְכֹלmanאִישׁwiseחֲכַםof heart,לֵבin whomאֲשֶׁר בָּהֵמָּהYHWHיְהוָהhas putנָתַןwisdomחָכְמָהand understandingוּתְבוּנָהto know howלָדַעַתto doלַעֲשֹׂתallאֶת כָּלthe workמְלֶאכֶתof the serviceעֲבֹדַתof the sanctuary,הַקֹּדֶשׁshall doעָשָׂהaccording to allלְכֹלthatאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהhas commanded.”צִוָּה
Exodus 36:1
Study it in the app““And Bezalel and Oholiab and every man wise of heart, in whom YHWH has put wisdom and understanding to know how to do all the work of the service of the sanctuary, shall do according to all that YHWH has commanded.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 36:1, word by word
- “And Bezalelבְצַלְאֵלvetsalel
Bezalel
Bezalel, the craftsman of the tribe of Judah whom God appointed to lead the building of the dwelling; also another Israelite (Ezra 10:30). The name means "in the shadow of God".
Where else “vetsalel” appears- and Oholiabאָהֳלִיאָבaholiav
Oholiab
Oholiab, a craftsman of the tribe of Dan, Bezalel's helper.
Where else “aholiav” appears- manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- wiseחֲכַםchacham
skilled
Skilled at a craft.
Where else “chacham” appears- of heartלֵבlev
mind
The mind: "lacking heart" means foolish.
Where else “lev” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
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 “yehva” appears- has putנָתַןnatan
put
To place something somewhere.
Where else “natan” appears- wisdomחָכְמָהchachma
wisdom
Knowing how to live well; it begins with revering YHWH.
Where else “chachma” appears- and understandingתְבוּנָהtevuna
understanding
Understanding: the ability to understand and to find the right way.
Where else “tevuna” appears- to know howדַעַתdaat
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “daat” appears- to doעֲשֹׂתasot
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asot” appears- the workמְלֶאכֶתmelechet
work
The work one does or is assigned: building, serving, tending.
Where else “melechet” appears- of the serviceעֲבֹדַתavodat
service
The sacred tasks of the Levites in the tabernacle and the temple.
Where else “avodat” appears- of the sanctuaryקֹּדֶשׁkodesh
sanctuary
The sacred enclosure where God was served: the sanctuary and its innermost room.
Where else “kodesh” appears- has commandedצִוָּהtsiva
command
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “tsiva” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2And Moses called Bezalel and Oholiab and every man wise of heart, in whose heart YHWH had put wisdom, everyone whose heart stirred him to come near to the work to do it.