Exo 35:4-19 | NET2full | STEP | Moses spoke to the whole community of the Israelites , “ This is the word that the Lord has commanded :

‏ Exodus 35:4-19

Willing Workers

4 ^{▼▼sn The book now turns to record how all the work of the sanctuary was done. This next unit picks up on the ideas in Exod 31:1-11. But it adds several features. The first part is the instruction of God for all people to give willingly (35:4-19); the next section tells how the faithful brought an offering for the service of the tabernacle (35:20-29); the next section tells how God set some apart with special gifts (35:30-35), and finally, the narrative reports how the faithful people of God enthusiastically began the work (36:1-7).} Moses spoke to the whole community of the Israelites, “This is the word that the Lord has commanded: 5 ‘Take ^{▼▼tn Heb “from with you.”} an offering for the Lord. Let everyone who has a willing heart ^{▼▼tn “Heart” is a genitive of specification, clarifying in what way they might be “willing.” The heart refers to their will, their choices.} bring ^{▼▼tn The verb has a suffix that is the direct object, but the suffixed object is qualified by the second accusative: “let him bring it, an offering.”} an offering to the Lord: ^{▼▼tn The phrase is literally “the offering of Yahweh”; it could be a simple possessive, “Yahweh’s offering,” but a genitive that indicates the indirect object is more appropriate.} gold, silver, bronze; 6 blue, purple, and scarlet yarn; fine linen; goats’ hair; 7 ram skins dyed red; fine leather; ^{▼▼tn See the note on this phrase in Exod 25:5.} acacia wood; 8 olive oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense; 9 onyx stones, and other gems ^{▼▼tn Heb “and stones.”} for mounting ^{▼▼tn Heb “filling.”} on the ephod and the breastpiece. 10 Every skilled person ^{▼▼tn Heb “wise of heart”; here also “heart” would be a genitive of specification, showing that there were those who could make skillful decisions.} among you is to come and make all that the Lord has commanded: 11 the tabernacle with ^{▼▼tn In Hebrew style all these items are typically connected with a vav (ו) conjunction, but English typically uses commas except between the last two items in a series or between items in a series that are somehow related to one another. The present translation follows contemporary English style in lists such as this.} its tent, its covering, its clasps, its frames, its crossbars, its posts, and its bases; 12 the ark, with its poles, the atonement lid, and the special curtain that conceals it; 13 the table with its poles and all its vessels, and the Bread of the Presence; 14 the lampstand for ^{▼▼tn “for” has been supplied.} the light and its accessories, its lamps, and oil for the light; 15 and the altar of incense with its poles, the anointing oil, and the fragrant incense; the hanging for the door at the entrance of the tabernacle; 16 the altar for the burnt offering with its bronze grating that is on it, its poles, and all its utensils; the large basin and its pedestal; 17 the hangings of the courtyard, its posts and its bases, and the curtain for the gateway to the courtyard; 18 tent pegs for the tabernacle and tent pegs for the courtyard and their ropes; 19 the woven garments for serving in the Holy Place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments for his sons to minister as priests.’”