And Mosesוַ מֹשֶׁהcalledיִּקְרָאBezalelאֶל בְּצַלְאֵלand Oholiabוְאֶל אָהֳלִיאָבand everyוְאֶל כָּלmanאִישׁwiseחֲכַםof heart,לֵבin whoseאֲשֶׁרheartבְּלִבּוֹYHWHיְהוָהhad putנָתַןwisdom,חָכְמָהeveryoneכֹּלwhoseאֲשֶׁרheartלִבּוֹstirredנְשָׂאhimוֹto come nearלְקָרְבָהto the workאֶל הַמְּלָאכָהto doלַעֲשֹׂתit.אֹתָהּ
Exodus 36:2
Study it in the app“And 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 36:2, word by word
- And Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe
Moses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appears- calledיִּקְרָאyikra
call
To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.
Where else “yikra” appears- Bezalelבְּצַלְאֵלbetsalel
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 “betsalel” 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- had 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- stirredנְשָׂאnesa
lift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “nesa” appears- to come nearקָרְבָהkarva
come near
To come near to someone or something.
Where else “karva” appears- to the workמְּלָאכָהmelacha
work
The work one does or is assigned: building, serving, tending.
Where else “melacha” 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 context
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.”
2 · This verse (above)
3And they received from Moses all the contribution that the sons of Israel had brought for the work of the service of the sanctuary, to do it. And they kept bringing to him still freewill offerings morning by morning.