Exodus 25:2

Exodus 25:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring me an offering: of every man that giveth it willingly with his heart ye shall take my offering.
• New International Version (NIV)“Tell the Israelites to bring me an offering. You are to receive the offering for me from everyone whose heart prompts them to give.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Speak to the people of Israel, that they take for me a contribution. From every man whose heart moves him you shall receive the contribution for me.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Speak to the children of Israel, that they bring Me an offering. From everyone who gives it willingly with his heart you shall take My offering.

Context of Exodus 25:2

1Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Tell the sons of Israel to take a contribution for Me; from everyone whose heart moves him you shall take My contribution. 3This is the contribution which you are to take from them: gold, silver, and bronze, 4violet, purple, and scarlet material, fine linen, goat hair,

Exodus 25:2 word by word

דַּבֵּר֙ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְיִקְחוּ־לִ֖י תְּרוּמָ֑ה מֵאֵ֤ת כָּל־אִישׁ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִדְּבֶ֣נּוּ לִבּ֔וֹ תִּקְח֖וּ אֶת־תְּרוּמָתִֽי׃Read the interlinear

• Tellדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• the sonsבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• to takeלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• contributionתְּרוּמָהterûmâh terûmâh · contributionH8641
• from everyoneכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• from everyoneאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• whoseאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• movesנָדַבnâdab · be willingH5068
• him you shall takeלָקַחlâqach · to take: recieveH3947

Cross-references for Exodus 25:2

• Exodus 35:5‘Take from among you a contribution to the Lord; whoever is of a willing heart is to bring it as the Lord’s contribution: gold, silver, and bronze,
• Numbers 7:3When they brought their offering before the Lord, six covered carts and twelve oxen, a cart for every two of the leaders and an ox for each one, then they presented them in front of the tabernacle.
• Deuteronomy 16:16“Three times a year all your males shall appear before the Lord your God at the place which He chooses: at the Feast of Unleavened Bread, at the Feast of Weeks, and at the Feast of Booths; and they are not to appear before the Lord empty-handed.
• 1 Chronicles 29:1Then King David said to the entire assembly, “My son Solomon, whom alone God has chosen, is still young and inexperienced, and the work is great; for the temple is not for mankind, but for the Lord God.
• Numbers 18:24For the tithe of the sons of Israel, which they offer as an offering to the Lord, I have given to the Levites as an inheritance; therefore I have said concerning them, ‘They shall have no inheritance among the sons of Israel.’”
• Judges 5:9My heart goes out to the commanders of Israel, The volunteers among the people; Bless the Lord!
• 1 Chronicles 29:3In addition, in my delight in the house of my God, the treasure I have of gold and silver, I give to the house of my God, over and above all that I have already provided for the holy temple,
• Ezra 1:6And all of those around them encouraged them with articles of silver, with gold, with equipment, cattle, and with valuables, aside from everything that was given as a voluntary offering.
• Ezra 2:68Some of the heads of fathers’ households, when they arrived at the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem, offered willingly for the house of God to erect it on its site.
• Ezra 3:5and afterward there was a continual burnt offering, also for the new moons and for all the appointed festivals of the Lord that were consecrated, and from everyone who offered a voluntary offering to the Lord.
• Ezra 7:16with all the silver and gold which you find in the entire province of Babylon, along with the voluntary offering of the people and of the priests, who offered willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem;
• Nehemiah 11:2And the people blessed all the men who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.
• Psalms 110:3Your people will volunteer freely on the day of Your power; In holy splendor, from the womb of the dawn, Your youth are to You as the dew.
• 2 Corinthians 8:12For if the willingness is present, it is acceptable according to what a person has, not according to what he does not have.
• 2 Corinthians 9:7Each one must do just as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

Commentaries on Exodus 25:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2That they bring me an offering - The offering here mentioned is the תרומה terumah, a kind of free-will offering, consisting of any thing that was necessary for the occasion. It signifies properly any thing that was lifted up, the heave-offering, because in presenting it to God it was lifted up to be laid on his altar; but see Clarke on Exodus 29:27; (note). God requires that they should build him a tent, suited in some sort to his dignity and eminence…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-9Verses 1-9 Yahweh had redeemed the Israelites from bondage. He had made a covenant with them and had given them laws. He had promised, on condition of their obedience, to accept them as His own “peculiar treasure,” as “a kingdom of priests and an holy nation” Exodus 19:5-6. And now He was ready visibly to testify that He made his abode with them. He claimed to have a dwelling for Himself, which was to be in external form a tent of goats‘ hair Exodus 19:4…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2every man whose heart compels him: There is a plain difference between meeting needs in God's way and trying to meet them on our own. For example, Aaron forced people to contribute to making the gold calf (see 32:1–4).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. bring me an offering of every man that giveth it willingly, &c.--Having declared allegiance to God as their sovereign, they were expected to contribute to His state, as other subjects to their kings; and the "offering" required of them was not to be imposed as a tax, but to come from their own loyal and liberal feelings.Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 25:2

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Commentaries on Exodus 25

• 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