Exodus 35 · Verse 31

Exodus 35:31

And he hath filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship;
Exodus 35:31, King James Version

Exodus 35:31 in other translations

BSBAnd He has filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability, and knowledge in all kinds of craftsmanship,
WEBHe has filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all kinds of workmanship;
ASVand he hath filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship;
YLTand He doth fill him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all work,
DARBYand he has filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,
BBEAnd he has made him full of the spirit of God, in all wisdom and knowledge and art of every sort;
WebsterAnd he hath filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship;

What does Exodus 35:31 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 35:30-35

Here is the Divine appointment of the master-workmen, that there might be no strife for the office, and that all who were employed in the work might take direction from, and give account to them. Those whom God called by name to his service, he filled with the Spirit of God. Skill, even in worldly employments, is God's gift, and comes from above. But many are ready enough in cutting out work for other people, and…

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Exodus 35:31 in the original Hebrew

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וַיְמַלֵּ֥אvay.ma.Le'and he has filledH4390
אֹת֖וֹ'o.To<obj.> himH853
ר֣וּחַRu.ach[the] spirit ofH7307
אֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimGodH430
בְּחָכְמָ֛הbe.cha.khe.Mahwith skillH2451
בִּתְבוּנָ֥הbit.vu.Nahwith understandingH8394
וּבְדַ֖עַתu.ve.Da.'atand with knowledgeH1847
וּבְכָל\־u.ve.Khol-and with allH3605
מְלָאכָֽה\׃me.la.KhahworkmanshipH4399

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Cross references for Exodus 35:31

  • James 1:17

    Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

  • Isaiah 61:1-3

    The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn; To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.

  • Isaiah 11:2-5

    And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord; And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the Lord: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears: But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.

  • 2 Chronicles 2:14

    The son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre, skilful to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson; also to grave any manner of graving, and to find out every device which shall be put to him, with thy cunning men, and with the cunning men of my lord David thy father.

  • Isaiah 28:26

    For his God doth instruct him to discretion, and doth teach him.

  • Colossians 2:3

    In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

  • 1 Corinthians 12:4-10

    Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all. But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And he.
Isa 11:2-5; 28:26; 61:1-3; 1Co 12:4-10; Col 2:3; Jas 1:17
wisdom.{Chochmah,} (from {chacham,} to be wise, skilful, prudent,) wisdom, denoting the compass of mind and strength of capacity necessary to form a wise man; hence our word wisdom is the power of judging what is wise, or best to be done; from the Saxon {wisedom,} the doom or judgment of the well taught, wise, or prudent man, from {wisan,} to teach, advise, and {deman,} to judge.
understanding.{Tevoonah,} (from {boon,} to separate, distinguish, discern,) understanding, discernment, capacity to comprehend the different parts of a work, how to connect, arrange, etc., in order to make a complete whole.
knowledge.{Daâth,} (from {yadâ,} to know, be acquainted with,) knowledge, or a particular acquaintance with a person or thing, practical, experimental knowledge.

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Context

  • Exodus 35:30

    And Moses said unto the children of Israel, See, the Lord hath called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah;

  • Exodus 35:31

    And he hath filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship;

  • Exodus 35:32

    And to devise curious works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,

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Exodus 35:31 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y lo ha henchido de espíritu de Dios, en sabiduría, en inteligencia, y en ciencia, y en todo artificio,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et il l’a rempli de l’esprit de Dieu, en sagesse, en intelligence, et en connaissance, et pour toute espèce d’ouvrages;
German
Elberfelder 1871
und hat ihn mit dem Geiste Gottes erfüllt, in Weisheit, in Verstand und in Kenntnis und in jeglichem Werke;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
implevitque eum spiritu Dei, sapientia et intelligentia, et scientia et omni doctrina,