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Exodus 31:8
8Those things include: the special table with all its tools, the pure gold lampstand with all its tools, the altar for incense,
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
6I have also chosen Oholiab to help Bezalel. Oholiab is the son of Ahisamach. He belongs to the tribe of Dan. I have also helped all the workers who have special skills. They will be able to make everything that I have commanded you to make. 7They will make these things: the Tent of Meeting, the Covenant Box with its special lid, the other things that will be in the tabernacle. Those things include: the special table with all its tools, the pure gold lampstand with all its tools, the altar for incense, 9the altar for burnt offerings with all its tools, the large bowl for water and its base, 10the beautiful clothes for Aaron the priest, the clothes for his sons as they serve as priests,
Read all of Exodus 31Exodus 31:8 word by word
וְאֶת־הַשֻּׁלְחָן֙ וְאֶת־כֵּלָ֔יו וְאֶת־הַמְּנֹרָ֥ה הַטְּהֹרָ֖ה וְאֶת־כָּל־כֵּלֶ֑יהָ וְאֵ֖ת מִזְבַּ֥ח הַקְּטֹֽרֶת׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Exodus 31:8
- Exodus 25:23Use acacia wood to make a table. It must be one 1 metre long, 50 centimetres wide and 75 centimetres high.
- Exodus 37:10Bezalel used acacia wood to make the special table. It was 1 metre long, 50 centimetres wide and 75 centimetres high.
- Exodus 25:31Use one piece of pure gold to make a lampstand. Use a hammer to make it the right shape. Use the gold to make its base, its middle pole and the cups to hold the oil. The cups will be like open flowers and closed flowers.
- Exodus 37:17Bezalel used one piece of pure gold to make the lampstand. He used a hammer to make it the right shape. He used the gold to make its base, its middle pole and the cups to hold the oil. The cups were like open flowers and closed flowers.
- Exodus 30:1Use acacia wood to make an altar so that you can burn incense on it.
- Exodus 37:25Bezalel used acacia wood to make the altar for incense. It was square, 45 centimetres long, 45 centimetres wide and 90 centimetres high. The altar's horns were part of it, made from one piece of wood.
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
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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
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