Exodus 36:2

“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.”

Exodus 36:2 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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).

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calledיִּקְרָאyikra

call

To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.

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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".

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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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had 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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stirredנְשָׂאnesa

lift up

To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.

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to come nearקָרְבָהkarva

come near

To come near to someone or something.

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to the workמְּלָאכָהmelacha

work

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

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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 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.

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