And allוַ כָלthe wiseחֲכַםof heartלֵבamong those who didבְּעֹשֵׂיthe workהַמְּלָאכָהmadeיַּעֲשׂוּthe dwellingאֶת הַמִּשְׁכָּןwith tenעֶשֶׂרcurtainsיְרִיעֹתof twistedמָשְׁזָרfine linenשֵׁשׁand blueוּתְכֵלֶתand purpleוְאַרְגָּמָןand scarlet,וְתוֹלַעַת שָׁנִיwith cherubim,כְּרֻבִיםthe workמַעֲשֵׂהof a skilled craftsman,חֹשֵׁבhe madeעָשָׂהthem.אֹתָם
Exodus 36:8
Study it in the app“And all the wise of heart among those who did the work made the dwelling with ten curtains of twisted fine linen and blue and purple and scarlet, with cherubim, the work of a skilled craftsman, he made them.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 36:8, word by word
- the wiseחֲכַםchacham
skilled
Skilled at a craft.
Where else “chacham” appears- of heartלֵבlev
mind
The mind: "lacking heart" means foolish.
Where else “lev” appears- among those who didעֹשֵׂיose
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “ose” appears- the workמְּלָאכָהmelacha
work
The work one does or is assigned: building, serving, tending.
Where else “melacha” appears- the dwellingמִּשְׁכָּןmishkan
dwelling
The holy tent where YHWH lived among Israel.
Where else “mishkan” appears- with tenעֶשֶׂרeser
ten
Ten.
Where else “eser” appears- curtainsיְרִיעֹתyeriot
curtain
Curtain: a large piece of cloth or of goats' hair from which a tent is made.
Where else “yeriot” appears- of twistedמָשְׁזָרmashzar
twisted
Twist threads together to make a stronger one; "fine twisted linen".
Where else “mashzar” appears- fine linenשֵׁשׁshesh
fine linen
Delicate white flax cloth.
Where else “shesh” appears- and blueתְכֵלֶתtechelet
violet-blue
Thread or cloth dyed violet-blue, a very costly dye.
Where else “techelet” appears- and purpleאַרְגָּמָןargaman
purple
Thread or cloth dyed purple, a costly dark red.
Where else “argaman” appears- and scarletתוֹלַעַתtolaat
scarlet
Bright red dye from a worm, or thread of that color.
Where else “tolaat” appears- and scarletשָׁנִיshani
scarlet
Scarlet, crimson; thread dyed that color.
Where else “shani” appears- with cherubimכְּרֻבִיםkeruvim
cherub
Cherub(im): heavenly beings who in the Bible appear near God's presence and guarding what is holy, such as the way to the tree of life and the place above the ark of the covenant. They are not the "little angels" of paintings.
Where else “keruvim” appears- the workמַעֲשֵׂהmaase
labor
What one does each day to earn a living: his work, his trade.
Where else “maase” appears- of a skilled craftsmanחֹשֵׁבchoshev
devise
To devise a plan or a design, good or bad.
Where else “choshev” appears
Translation note
The construction follows what was commanded in Exodus 26. Already at the end of this verse the Hebrew changes to the singular, “he made,” and continues so; it can be understood to refer to Bezalel, whom 37:1 names.
The context
7For the material was enough for all the work to do it, and more.
8 · This verse (above)
9The length of each curtain was twenty-eight cubits, and the width four cubits for each curtain; one measure for all the curtains.