Bible Commentary

Take ye from among you an offering unto the LORD: whosoever [is] of a willing heart, let him bring it, an offering of the LORD; gold, and silver, and brass, 5. from among ] from; ‘among’ is wrong. The prep. is the one rendered ‘of’ (i.e. from) in Exo 25:2. an offering (twice)] a contribution, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 35:5”

And Moses spoke unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying, This [is] the thing which the LORD commanded, saying, 4. This is the thing which Jehovah hath commanded. See on Exo 16:16. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 4 9. The people are invited to make voluntary offerings of the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 35:4”

Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath day. 3. An addition to the law of Exo 31:12-17. The explicit prohibition is not found elsewhere in the OT.; but it is implied in Exo 16:23. in all your habitations ] see on Exo 12:20. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 35:3”

Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you a holy day, a sabbath of rest to the LORD: whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death. 2. an holy day ] Heb. holiness (without ‘day’). Probably desh has been accidentally transposed; and we should read, as … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 35:2”

And Moses gathered all the congregation of the children of Israel together, and said unto them, These [are] the words which the LORD hath commanded, that [ye] should do them. 1. the congregation ] see on Exo Exo 12:3. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1 3. Command to observe the sabbath. A … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 35:1”

And the children of Israel saw the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses’ face shone: and Moses put the veil upon his face again, until he went in to speak with him. And the children of Israel saw the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses’s face shone,…. That is, not only … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 34:35”

But when Moses went in before the LORD to speak with him, he took the veil off, until he came out. And he came out, and spoke unto the children of Israel [that] which he was commanded. 34. went in before Jehovah ] viz. into the Tent of Meeting (which is here presupposed): cf. Exo … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 34:34”

And [till] Moses had done speaking with them, he put a veil on his face. 33. a veil ] The Heb. word ( masweh) occurs only here and vv. 34, 35. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 33 35. The glow alarmed the Israelites: Moses, therefore, put a veil on his face, which … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 34:33”

And afterward all the children of Israel came nigh: and he gave them in commandment all that the LORD had spoken with him in mount Sinai. 32. all that, &c.] The directions given in chs. 25 31. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges And afterward all the children of Israel came nigh,…. That … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 34:32”

And Moses called unto them; and Aaron and all the rulers of the congregation returned unto him: and Moses talked with them. 31. the rulers in the congregation ] See on Exo 16:22. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Unto him, to the tabernacle, which was still at a distance from the camp, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 34:31”