Exodus 36:1

““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.””

Exodus 36:1 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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".

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and Oholiabאָהֳלִיאָבaholiav

Oholiab

Oholiab, a craftsman of the tribe of Dan, Bezalel's helper.

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manאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

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wiseחֲכַםchacham

skilled

Skilled at a craft.

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of heartלֵבlev

mind

The mind: "lacking heart" means foolish.

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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.

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has putנָתַןnatan

put

To place something somewhere.

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wisdomחָכְמָהchachma

wisdom

Knowing how to live well; it begins with revering YHWH.

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and understandingתְבוּנָהtevuna

understanding

Understanding: the ability to understand and to find the right way.

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to know howדַעַתdaat

know

To know something, realize.

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to doעֲשֹׂתasot

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

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the workמְלֶאכֶתmelechet

work

The work one does or is assigned: building, serving, tending.

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of the serviceעֲבֹדַתavodat

service

The sacred tasks of the Levites in the tabernacle and the temple.

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of the sanctuaryקֹּדֶשׁkodesh

sanctuary

The sacred enclosure where God was served: the sanctuary and its innermost room.

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has commandedצִוָּהtsiva

command

To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".

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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.

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