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29 The Israelites brought a freewill offering to the Lord, every man and woman whose heart was willing to bring materials for all the work that the Lord through[a] Moses had commanded them[b] to do.

30 Moses said to the Israelites, “See, the Lord has chosen[c] Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. 31 He has filled him with the Spirit of God—with skill, with understanding, with knowledge, and in all kinds of work—

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 35:29 tn Heb “by the hand of.”
  2. Exodus 35:29 tn Here “them” has been supplied.
  3. Exodus 35:30 tn Heb “called by name” (so KJV, ASV, NASB, NRSV). This expression means that the person was specifically chosen for some important task (S. R. Driver, Exodus, 342). See the expression with Cyrus in Isa 45:3-4.

29 All the Israelite men and women who were willing(A) brought to the Lord freewill offerings(B) for all the work the Lord through Moses had commanded them to do.

Bezalel and Oholiab(C)

30 Then Moses said to the Israelites, “See, the Lord has chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, 31 and he has filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills(D)

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