Exodus 31:8

Exodus 31:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the table and his furniture, and the pure candlestick with all his furniture, and the altar of incense,
• New International Version (NIV)the table and its articles, the pure gold lampstand and all its accessories, the altar of incense,
• English Standard Version (ESV)the table and its utensils, and the pure lampstand with all its utensils, and the altar of incense,
• New King James Version (NKJV)the table and its utensils, the pure gold lampstand with all its utensils, the altar of incense,

Context of Exodus 31:8

6Moreover, I have selected Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, as his assistant. I have also given skill to all the craftsmen, that they may fashion all that I have commanded you: 7the Tent of Meeting, the ark of the Testimony and the mercy seat upon it, and all the other furnishings of the tent— the table with its utensils, the pure gold lampstand with all its utensils, the altar of incense, 9the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the basin with its stand— 10as well as the woven garments, both the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons to serve as priests,

Exodus 31:8 word by word

וְאֶת־הַשֻּׁלְחָן֙ וְאֶת־כֵּלָ֔יו וְאֶת־הַמְּנֹרָ֥ה הַטְּהֹרָ֖ה וְאֶת־כָּל־כֵּלֶ֑יהָ וְאֵ֖ת מִזְבַּ֥ח הַקְּטֹֽרֶת׃Read the interlinear

• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• the tableשֻׁלְחָןshûlchân · tableH7979
• with its utensilsכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627
• the pureטָהוֹרţâhôr ţâhôr · pureH2889
• gold lampstandמְנוֹרָהmenôrâh menôrâh · lampstandH4501
• with allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
• of incenseקְטֹ֫רֶתqeţôreth · incenseH7004

Cross-references for Exodus 31:8

• Exodus 25:23You are also to make a table of acacia wood two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high.
• Exodus 37:10He also made the table of acacia wood two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high.
• Exodus 25:31Then you are to make a lampstand of pure, hammered gold. It shall be made of one piece, including its base and shaft, its cups, and its buds and petals.
• Exodus 37:17Then he made the lampstand out of pure hammered gold, all of one piece: its base and shaft, its cups, and its buds and petals.
• Exodus 30:1“You are also to make an altar of acacia wood for the burning of incense.
• Exodus 37:25He made the altar of incense out of acacia wood. It was square, a cubit long, a cubit wide, and two cubits high. Its horns were of one piece.

Commentaries on Exodus 31:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8The pure candlestick - Called so either because of the pure gold of which it was made, or the brightness and splendor of its workmanship, or of the light which it imparted in the tabernacle, as the purest, finest oil was always burnt in it.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-11Verses 1-11 Exodus 35:30-35. This solemn call of Bezaleel and Aholiab is full of instruction. Their work was to be only that of handicraftsmen. Still it was Yahweh Himself who called them by name to their tasks, and the powers which they were now called upon to exercise in their respective crafts, were declared to have been given them by the Holy Spirit. Thus is every effort of skill, every sort of well-ordered labor, when directed to a right end, brought…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-11God gave instructions for the tabernacle complex and for those who would serve in it. He also chose and empowered those who would do the work.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-182. See, I have called--Though the instructions about the tabernacle were privately communicated to Moses, it was plainly impossible that he could superintend the work in person, amid the multiplicity of his other duties. A head director or builder was selected by God Himself; and the nomination by such high authority removed all ground of jealousy or discontent on the part of any who might have thought their merits overlooked (compare Mt 18:1). by name…Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 31:8

• Art
• Carpentry
• Genius
• Master Workman
• Mechanic
• Smith
• Tabernacle

In the dictionaries

• Call
• Therein
• Wisdom
• Workmanship
• Write
• Exodus, the Book of
• Law in the Old Testament
• Leviticus
• Mediation; Mediator
• Tabernacle

Commentaries on Exodus 31

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings