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and they saidוַיֹּאמְרוּto Moses,אֶל מֹשֶׁהsaying,לֵּאמֹר“The peopleהָעָםare bringing much moreמַרְבִּיםthan enoughלְהָבִיא מִדֵּיfor the serviceהָעֲבֹדָהfor the workלַמְּלָאכָהthatאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהcommandedצִוָּהto doלַעֲשֹׂתit.”אֹתָהּ
Exodus 36:5
Study it in the app“and they said to Moses, saying, “The people are bringing much more than enough for the service for the work that YHWH commanded to do it.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 36:5, word by word
- and they saidיֹּאמְרוּyomru
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomru” appears- to 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- “The peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- are bringing much moreמַרְבִּיםmarbim
greatly
Used to say 'in great quantity' or 'very much'.
Where else “marbim” appears- than enoughהָבִיאhavi
bring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “havi” appears- than enoughדֵּיde
enough
The amount that is enough for something, with nothing lacking.
Where else “de” appears- for the serviceעֲבֹדָהavoda
service
The sacred tasks of the Levites in the tabernacle and the temple.
Where else “avoda” appears- for the workמְּלָאכָהmelacha
work
The work one does or is assigned: building, serving, tending.
Where else “melacha” 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- commandedצִוָּהtsiva
command
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “tsiva” appears- to doעֲשֹׂתasot
carry out
To do what is commanded.
Where else “asot” appears
The context
4And all the wise men who were doing all the work of the sanctuary came, each man from his work that they were doing,
5 · This verse (above)
6So Moses commanded, and they made a proclamation pass through the camp, saying, “Let no man or woman do any more work for the contribution of the sanctuary.” So the people were restrained from bringing.