Exodus 31:4

Exodus 31:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)To devise cunning works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,
• English Standard Version (ESV)to devise artistic designs, to work in gold, silver, and bronze,
• New King James Version (NKJV)to design artistic works, to work in gold, in silver, in bronze,
• New Living Translation (NLT)He is a master craftsman, expert in working with gold, silver, and bronze.

Context of Exodus 31:4

2“See, I have chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, 3and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills— to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver and bronze, 5to cut and set stones, to work in wood, and to engage in all kinds of crafts. 6Moreover, I have appointed Oholiab son of Ahisamak, of the tribe of Dan, to help him. Also I have given ability to all the skilled workers to make everything I have commanded you:

Exodus 31:4 word by word

לַחְשֹׁ֖ב מַחֲשָׁבֹ֑ת לַעֲשׂ֛וֹת בַּזָּהָ֥ב וּבַכֶּ֖סֶף וּבַנְּחֹֽשֶׁת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• To deviseחָשַׁבchâshab · to devise: designH2803
• cunning worksמַחֲשָׁבָהmachăshâbâh machăshebeth · plotH4284
• to workעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• in goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
• and in silverכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701
• and in brassנְחֹ֫שֶׁתnechôsheth · bronzeH5178

Cross-references for Exodus 31:4

• Exodus 25:32Six branches are to extend from the sides of the lampstand—three on one side and three on the other.
• Exodus 26:1“Make the tabernacle with ten curtains of finely twisted linen and blue, purple and scarlet yarn, with cherubim woven into them by a skilled worker.
• 1 Kings 7:14whose mother was a widow from the tribe of Naphtali and whose father was from Tyre and a skilled craftsman in bronze. Huram was filled with wisdom, with understanding and with knowledge to do all kinds of bronze work. He came to King Solomon and did all the work assigned to him.
• 2 Chronicles 2:7“Send me, therefore, a man skilled to work in gold and silver, bronze and iron, and in purple, crimson and blue yarn, and experienced in the art of engraving, to work in Judah and Jerusalem with my skilled workers, whom my father David provided.

Commentaries on Exodus 31:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Cunning works - מחשבת machashaboth, works of invention or genius, in the goldsmith and silversmith line.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. 3-53-5. I have filled him with the spirit of God--It is probable that he was naturally endowed with a mechanical genius, and had acquired in Egypt great knowledge and skill in the useful, as well as liberal, arts so as to be a first-class artisan, competent to take charge of both the plain and ornamental work, which the building of the sacred edifice required. When God has any special work to be accomplished, He always raises up instruments capable of doing…Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 31:4

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

In the dictionaries

• Call
• Therein
• Wisdom
• Workmanship
• Write
• Cunning
• Exodus, the Book of
• Goldsmith
• Holy Spirit
• Law in the Old Testament

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