Exodus 35 · Verse 33

Exodus 35:33

And in the cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of wood, to make any manner of cunning work.
Exodus 35:33, King James Version

Exodus 35:33 in other translations

BSBto cut gemstones for settings, and to carve wood, so that he may be a master of every artistic craft.
WEBin cutting of stones for setting, and in carving of wood, to work in all kinds of skillful workmanship.
ASVand in cutting of stones for setting, and in carving of wood, to work in all manner of skilful workmanship.
YLTand in graving of stones for settings, and in graving of wood to work in any work of design.
DARBYand in cutting of stones, for setting, and in carving of wood, to execute all artistic work;
BBETrained in the cutting of stones and the ornamenting of wood and in every sort of handwork.
WebsterAnd in the cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of wood, to make any manner of curious work.

What does Exodus 35:33 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 35:33 in the original Hebrew

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וּבַחֲרֹ֥שֶׁתu.va.cha.Ro.shetand in carving ofH2799
אֶ֛בֶן'E.venstoneH68
לְמַלֹּ֖אתle.ma.Lotto fillH4390
וּבַחֲרֹ֣שֶׁתu.va.cha.Ro.shetand in carving ofH2799
עֵ֑ץ'EtzwoodH6086
לַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.Sotto workH6213
בְּכָל\־be.kholin allH3605
מְלֶ֥אכֶתme.Le.khetworkmanship ofH4399
מַחֲשָֽׁבֶת\׃ma.cha.Sha.vetdesignH4284

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Context

  • Exodus 35:32

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

  • Exodus 35:33

    And in the cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of wood, to make any manner of cunning work.

  • Exodus 35:34

    And he hath put in his heart that he may teach, both he, and Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan.

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Exodus 35:33 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y en obra de pedrería para engastar, y en obra de madera, para trabajar en toda invención ingeniosa.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et pour tailler des pierres à enchâsser, et pour tailler le bois, afin d’exécuter des dessins en toutes sortes d’ouvrages;
German
Elberfelder 1871
und im Schneiden von Steinen zum Einsetzen und im Holzschneiden, um zu arbeiten in jeglichem Kunstwerk;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
sculpendisque lapidibus, et opere carpentario, quidquid fabre adinveniri potest,