Exodus 35:29

The children of Israel brought a willing offering unto the LORD, every man and woman, whose heart made them willing to bring for all manner of work, which the LORD had commanded to be made by the hand of Moses.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
children	בְנֵי ve.nei-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
brought	לְהָבִיא֙ le.ha.Vi'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · preposition + verb, hiphil infinitive construct
offering	נְדָבָ֖ה ne.da.Vah	H5071	properly (abstractly) spontaneity · noun, common feminine singular absolute
LORD	יְהוָ֛ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
man	אִ֣ישׁ 'ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular absolute
woman	וְאִשָּׁ֗ה ve.'i.Shah	H802	a woman · conjunction + noun, common feminine singular absolute
whose	אֲשֶׁ֨ר 'a.Sher	H834	who · relative particle
heart	לִבָּם֮ li.Bam	H3820	the heart · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
willing	נָדַ֣ב na.Dav	H5068	to impel · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
bring	הֵבִ֧יאוּ he.Vi.'u	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person common plural
work	הַמְּלָאכָ֔ה ha.me.la.Khah	H4399	properly · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
LORD	לַיהוָֽה la.Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · preposition + proper noun, a title
commanded	צִוָּ֧ה tzi.Vah	H6680	(intensively) to constitute · verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
made	לַעֲשׂ֖וֹת la.'a.Sot	H6213	to do or make · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
hand	בְּיַד be.yad-	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֑ה mo.Sheh	H4872	Mosheh · proper noun, a man's name

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

2 Corinthians 9:7 Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.
Exodus 35:4 And Moses spake unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which the LORD commanded, saying,
Exodus 35:21-22 And they came, every one whose heart stirred him up, and every one whom his spirit made willing, and they brought the LORD’s offering to the…
Exodus 36:3 And they received of Moses all the offering, which the children of Israel had brought for the work of the service of the sanctuary, to make…
Deuteronomy 4:2 Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD y…
Deuteronomy 11:32 And ye shall observe to do all the statutes and judgments which I set before you this day.
Deuteronomy 12:32 What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.
Judges 5:2 Praise ye the LORD for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 35:20-29

Moses having made known to them the will of God, they went home and immediately put in practice what they had heard, Exo 35:20. O that every congregation would thus depart from the hearing of the word of God, with a full resolution to be doers of the same! Observe here, I. The offerings that were brought for the service of the tabernacle (Exo 35:21, etc.), concerning which many things may be noted. 1. It is intimated that they brought their offerings immediately; they departed to their tents immediately to fetch their offering, and did not desire time to consider of it, lest their zeal should be cooled by delays. What duty God convinces us of, and calls us to, we should set about speedily. N…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 35:22

they came, both men and women, &c.--literally, "the men over and above the women"; a phraseology which implies that the women acted a prominent part, presented their offerings first, and then were followed by as many of their male companions as were similarly disposed. brought bracelets, &c.--There was in that early age no money in the form of coins or bullion. What money passed current with the merchant consisted of rings which were weighed, and principally of ornaments for personal decoration. Astonishment at the abundance of their ornaments is at an end when we learn that costly and elegant ornaments abounded in proportion as clothing was simple and scarce among the Egyptians, and some,…

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Adam Clarke on Exodus 35:27

The rulers brought onyx stones - These being persons of consequence, might be naturally expected to furnish the more scarce and costly articles. See how all join in this service! The men worked and brought offerings, the women spun and brought their ornaments, the rulers united with them, and delivered up their jewels! and all the children of Israel brought a willing offering unto the Lord, Exo 36:29.

John Gill on Exodus 35:29

Dictionary and topics

Free-will offering — A spontaneous gift (Ex. 35:29), a voluntary sacrifice (Lev. 22:23; Ezra 3:5), as opposed to one in consequence of a vow, or in expiation of some offence.
Tabernacle — (1.) A house or dwelling-place (Job 5:24; 18:6, etc.). (2.) A portable shrine (comp. Acts 19:24) containing the image of Moloch (Amos 5:26; marg. and R.V., “Siccuth”). (3.) The human body (2 Cor.…
Liberality · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Missionaries, All Christians Should Be As · With a willing heart — With a willing heart
Tabernacle · Materials for, vo — Materials for, vo
Theocracy, The, Or Immediate Government By God · Consisted in his: Exacting tribute — Consisted in his: Exacting tribute

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Exodus 35:29

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 35:20-29

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 35:22

Adam Clarke on Exodus 35:27

John Gill on Exodus 35:29

Dictionary and topics

Exodus 35:29

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 35:20-29

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 35:22

Adam Clarke on Exodus 35:27

John Gill on Exodus 35:29

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Exodus 35:20–end

Keil & Delitzsch on Exodus 35:27-29

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Exodus 35:4–end

Rashi on Exodus 35:27