43
And Mosesוַ מֹשֶׁהsawיַּרְאallאֶת כָּלthe work,הַמְּלָאכָהand look,וְהִנֵּהthey had doneעָשׂוּit;אֹתָהּasכַּאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהhad commanded,צִוָּהsoכֵּןthey had done.עָשׂוּAnd Mosesוַ מֹשֶׁהblessedיְבָרֶךְthem.אֹתָם
Exodus 39:43
Study it in the app“And Moses saw all the work, and look, they had done it; as YHWH had commanded, so they had done. And Moses blessed them.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 39:43, 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- sawיַּרְאyar
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “yar” appears- the workמְּלָאכָהmelacha
work
The work one does or is assigned: building, serving, tending.
Where else “melacha” appears- they had doneעָשׂוּasu
carry out
To do what is commanded.
Where else “asu” 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 commandedצִוָּהtsiva
command
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “tsiva” appears- blessedיְבָרֶךְyevarech
bless
God gives good things: life, children, harvests.
Where else “yevarech” appears
Translation note
The words “saw,” “work,” “finished,” and “blessed” in 39:32, 43 are the same as those of the end of creation (Genesis 1:31–2:3).
The context
42According to all that YHWH had commanded Moses, so the sons of Israel did all the labor.
43 · This verse (above)