Tree of Life Version
Exodus 25:2
2“Tell Bnei-Yisrael to take up an offering for Me. From anyone whose heart compels him you are to take My offering.
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
1Adonai spoke to Moses saying, “Tell Bnei-Yisrael to take up an offering for Me. From anyone whose heart compels him you are to take My offering. 3These are the contributions which you are to receive from them: gold, silver and bronze; 4blue, purple and scarlet cloth; fine linen and goat hair;
Read all of Exodus 25Exodus 25:2 word by word
דַּבֵּר֙ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְיִקְחוּ־לִ֖י תְּרוּמָ֑ה מֵאֵ֤ת כָּל־אִישׁ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִדְּבֶ֣נּוּ לִבּ֔וֹ תִּקְח֖וּ אֶת־תְּרוּמָתִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Speakדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
- unto the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- that they bringלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
- me an offeringתְּרוּמָהterûmâh terûmâh · contributionH8641
- of every manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
- that giveth it willinglyנָדַבnâdab · be willingH5068
- with his heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
- ye shall takeלָקַחlâqach · to take: recieveH3947
Cross-references for Exodus 25:2
- Exodus 35:5Take from among you an offering for Adonai. Whoever has a willing heart, let him bring Adonai’s offering: gold, silver and bronze;
- Numbers 7:3They brought as their gift before Adonai six covered carts and twelve oxen. A cart came from every two princes and an ox from each one of them. They presented them before the Tabernacle.
- Deuteronomy 16:16Three times a year all your males are to appear before Adonai your God in the place He chooses—at the Feast of Matzot, the Feast of Shavuot, and the Feast of Sukkot. No one should appear before Adonai empty-handed—
- 1 Chronicles 29:1Then King David said to the entire assembly: “My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen, is young and inexperienced and the task is great, for the palace is not for man but for Adonai Elohim.
- Numbers 18:24For I have given the tithes that Bnei-Yisrael present to Adonai as an offering to the Levites as an inheritance. That is why I said they would receive no inheritance among Bnei-Yisrael.”
- Judges 5:9My heart is with Israel’s rulers, who offer themselves freely among the people. Bless Adonai!
- 1 Chronicles 29:3Moreover, in my devotion to the House of my God, I have given over my private treasure of gold and silver to the House of my God, in addition to all that I have already supplied for the holy House:
- Ezra 1:6All those around them strengthened their hands with vessels of silver, gold, goods, cattle and valuable gifts, besides all that was willingly offered.
- Ezra 2:68When they arrived at the House of Adonai in Jerusalem, some of the heads of the families gave voluntary offerings toward the rebuilding of the House of God on its foundation.
- Ezra 3:5After that they presented the regular burnt offerings, the new moon sacrifices and the sacrifices for all the sacred moadim of Adonai, as well as all the freewill offerings brought to Adonai.
- Ezra 7:16together with all the silver and gold that you find in the whole province of Babylon, as well as the freewill offerings of the people and the kohanim for the House of their God in Jerusalem.
- Nehemiah 11:2Then the people blessed all the men who volunteered to dwell in Jerusalem.
- Psalms 110:3Your people will be a freewill offering in a day of your power. In holy splendors, from dawn’s womb, yours is the dew of your youth.
- 2 Corinthians 8:12For if the eagerness is present, the gift is acceptable according to what a person has, not according to what he doesn’t have.
- 2 Corinthians 9:7Let each one give as he has decided in his heart, not grudgingly 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
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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
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