This chapter begins with a renewal of the command of the sabbath, Ex. 35:1–3 and contains an order for a freewill offering to be brought for the service of the sanctuary, and specifies the things to be brought, and for what uses, Ex.

And Moses gathered all the congregation of the children of Israel together According to Jarchi, on the morrow after the day of atonement; that is, the next day after his descent from the mount, being desirous of setting about the building of the tabernacle, and making all things appertaining to it…

Six days shall work be done Or “may be done” [[19]]; everyone might do what work he pleased, or the business of his calling, on the six days of the weeks; he had liberty granted him of God, and might make use of it for the advantage of himself and his family; unless this can be thought to have a…

Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath day. ] This law seems to be a temporary one, and not to be continued, nor is it said to be throughout their generations as elsewhere, where the law of the sabbath is given or repeated; it is to be restrained to the building of the…

And Moses spake unto all the congregation of the children of Israel Continued his speech to them, being convened by him, after by way of preface he had repeated the law of the sabbath, with an additional circumstance to it, “pro tempore”: saying, this is the thing which the Lord commanded; ordered…

Take ye from amongst you an offering unto the Lord That is, they were to take a part of their substance, of what they were possessed of, every man according to his ability, out of what he had in his hand that was suitable, and present it as a freewill offering to the Lord, for the use of the…

Take ye from amongst you an offering unto the Lord That is, they were to take a part of their substance, of what they were possessed of, every man according to his ability, out of what he had in his hand that was suitable, and present it as a freewill offering to the Lord, for the use of the…

Take ye from amongst you an offering unto the Lord That is, they were to take a part of their substance, of what they were possessed of, every man according to his ability, out of what he had in his hand that was suitable, and present it as a freewill offering to the Lord, for the use of the…

Take ye from amongst you an offering unto the Lord That is, they were to take a part of their substance, of what they were possessed of, every man according to his ability, out of what he had in his hand that was suitable, and present it as a freewill offering to the Lord, for the use of the…

Take ye from amongst you an offering unto the Lord That is, they were to take a part of their substance, of what they were possessed of, every man according to his ability, out of what he had in his hand that was suitable, and present it as a freewill offering to the Lord, for the use of the…

And every wise hearted among you shall come Every ingenious man, that is skilful in any mechanic art and business, who has a peculiar turn of mind, and employs his thoughts to improve, in a curious manner, in whatsoever manufactory he is concerned, every such an one is invited by Moses to come to…

The tabernacle Which is not a general name for the whole, the court, the holy place, and the holy of holies; but designs the ten fine linen curtains curiously wrought; or the under curtains, as Jarchi expresses it, which were within: his tent; the curtains of goats’ hair, which were a covering over…

The ark and the staves thereof To carry it with, which were all made of shittim wood: with the mercy seat; made of pure gold; these were set in the most holy place: and the vail of the covering; which divided between the holy and the holy of holies; of these see (Ex. 26:32, Ex. 26:33) .

The table and his staves, and all his vessels The table of shewbread, and all things appertaining to it: and the shewbread; which is mentioned for the sake of the table, and to show what was intended, and the use of it; for otherwise the shewbread was not yet to be made, nor by the artificers here…

The candlestick also for the light, and his furniture, &c.] The tongs and snuff dishes: and his lamps, with the oil for the light; the cups, in which were put the oil and the wicks to burn and give light, as Jarchi interprets them; of these see .

And the incense altar, and his staves Which were overlaid with gold; hence this altar was called the golden altar, of which see and the anointing oil and sweet incense; each of which were made of various spices, see and the hanging for the door at the entering in of the tabernacle; at the east end…

The altar of burnt offering with his brazen grate, his staves, and all his vessels Of which see the laver and his foot; Aben Ezra here observes that it had no staves, and conjectures it was carried in wagons when removed.

The hangings of the court Of the tabernacle, the outward court, which were of fine twined linen, a hundred cubits long on each side, north and south, and fifty cubits broad, east and west; see his pillars, and their sockets; the pillars were they on which the hangings were hung; and the sockets…

The pins of the tabernacle Which were to fix and fasten the ends of the curtains in the ground, that they might not be moved with the wind, as Jarchi observes: and the pins of the court, and their cords; which were for the same use; see .

The cloths of service, to do service in the holy place, &c.] To wrap up the various vessels of the tabernacle, when removed from place to place; see or the priests’ vestments, in which they did their service, and therefore it follows, by way of apposition: the holy garments for Aaron the priest,…

And all the congregation of the children of Israel departed from the presence of Moses. ] After they had heard what Moses was ordered to propose unto them, they immediately went to their tents, and fetched what they had with them, or were willing to part with, and brought it directly as a freewill…

And they came everyone whose heart stirred him up Who felt an impulse upon his mind, a strong inclination in him: and everyone whom his spirit made willing; or was endowed with a free and liberal spirit, and was heartily willing to bear a part, and cheerfully contribute to this service; otherwise…

And they came both men and women, as many as were willing hearted And none else were asked to come; and this supposes, that as there were many of both sexes that were quite cordial, and heartily willing to contribute to the uttermost of what they had for this service, so there were others that were…

And every man with whom was found blue, and purple, and scarlet Wool or yarn of either of the colours; unless it can be supposed there might be with some of them the ingredients with which colours were made, brought with them out of Egypt: and fine linen; they had brought out of Egypt, and for…

Every one that did offer an offering of silver and brass brought the Lord’s offering Every one that had any quantity of either of these, whose heart was inclined freely to part therewith, brought it as a freewill offering to the Lord: and every man with whom was shittim wood; or acacia, a sort of…

And all the women that were wise hearted That were ingenious, and had a good hand at spinning particularly, these were of the common and lower sort; the more honourable and richer sort of women are before mentioned, as bringing jewels or ornaments of gold of different sorts: but these were such who…

And all the women whose heart stirred them up in wisdom, &c.] To be ingenious in their business, and to study to do it in a curious manner, and to do that which others could not: spun goats’ hair; some join the phrase, “in wisdom”, in the preceding clause with this, neglecting the accent “Athnach”,…

And the rulers brought onyx stones, and stones to be set, &c.] Or “stones of fillings” [[3]], to be set in ouches, and fill them up, as stones set in rings do: for the ephod, and for the breastplate; the onyx stones were for the shoulder pieces of the ephod; and the other stones were for the…

And spice and oil Such excellent spices and precious oil, pure oil olive, as the common people had not, and which they brought out of Egypt; the one was for the light: for the light of the candlestick only; the oil, and other spices, were for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense; the spices…

The children of Israel brought a willing offering unto the Lord What they did, whether more or less, they did it cheerfully and willingly, as to the Lord, for his service and glory: every man and woman, whose heart made them willing to bring for all manner of work, which the Lord had commanded to…

And Moses said unto the children of Israel After they had brought their several freewill offerings: see; observe, take notice of this, for your encouragement, that your service will not be in vain, for want of proper persons to perform this work, and to guide, direct, and oversee it: the Lord hath…

And he hath filled him with the Spirit of God This and the two following verses contain the account of the qualifications of Bezaleel, which he had in an extraordinary manner from the Lord, and these are expressed in the same words as in , (See Gill on Ex. 31:3) (See Gill on Ex.

And he hath filled him with the Spirit of God This and the two following verses contain the account of the qualifications of Bezaleel, which he had in an extraordinary manner from the Lord, and these are expressed in the same words as in , (See Gill on Ex. 31:3) (See Gill on Ex.

And he hath filled him with the Spirit of God This and the two following verses contain the account of the qualifications of Bezaleel, which he had in an extraordinary manner from the Lord, and these are expressed in the same words as in , (See Gill on Ex. 31:3) (See Gill on Ex.

And he hath put in his heart that he may teach Instruct others in the things be had knowledge of; the Lord not only gave him gifts of wisdom, understanding, and knowledge, to devise and contrive curious works, and how to perform them, but gave him a capacity, and inclined his mind to teach others,…

Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart Or wisdom in their heart, a large measure of it, signified by their being filled with it; and whatever wisdom men have, whether in things natural, civil, moral, or spiritual, it is all of God: this was to work all manner of work, of the engraver; which the…