Exodus 36:8

And every wise hearted man among them that wrought the work of the tabernacle made ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work made he them.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
wise	חֲכַם cha.kham-	H2450	wise · adjective, masculine singular construct
man	לֵ֜ב lev	H3820	the heart · noun, common masculine singular absolute
wrought	וַיַּעֲשׂ֨וּ vai.ya.'a.Su	H6213	to do or make · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
work	הַמְּלָאכָ֛ה ha.me.la.Khah	H4399	properly · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
tabernacle	הַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ן ha.mish.Kan	H4908	a residence (including a shepherd's hut · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
made	בְּעֹשֵׂ֧י be.'o.Sei	H6213	to do or make · preposition + verb, qal active participle, masculine plural construct
ten	עֶ֣שֶׂר 'E.ser	H6235	ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits) · noun, common masculine singular construct
curtains	יְרִיעֹ֑ת ye.ri.'Ot	H3407	a hanging (as tremulous) · noun, common feminine plural absolute
twined	מָשְׁזָ֗ר ma.she.Zar	H7806	to twist (a thread of straw) · verb, hophal passive participle, masculine singular absolute
linen	שֵׁ֣שׁ shesh	H8336	bleached stuff · noun, common masculine singular absolute
blue	וּתְכֵ֤לֶת u.te.Khe.let	H8504	the cerulean mussel · conjunction + noun, common feminine singular absolute
purple	וְאַרְגָּמָן֙ ve.'ar.ga.Man	H713	purple (the color or the dyed stuff) · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular absolute
scarlet	שָׁנִ֔י sha.Ni	H8144	crimson · noun, common masculine singular absolute
cherubims	כְּרֻבִ֛ים ke.ru.Vim	H3742	a cherub or imaginary figure · noun, common masculine plural absolute
cunning	חֹשֵׁ֖ב cho.Shev	H2803	properly · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
work	מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה ma.'a.Seh	H4639	an action (good or bad) · noun, common masculine singular construct
made	עָשָׂ֥ה 'a.Sah	H6213	to do or make · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular

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

Exodus 25:18 And thou shalt make two cherubims of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat.
Exodus 25:22 And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which are upon the a…
Exodus 26:1-37 Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning…
Exodus 31:6 And I, behold, I have given with him Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan: and in the hearts of all that are wise hearted I ha…
Exodus 35:10 And every wise hearted among you shall come, and make all that the LORD hath commanded;
1 Kings 6:23 And within the oracle he made two cherubims of olive tree, each ten cubits high.
1 Chronicles 15:1 And David made him houses in the city of David, and prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent.
2 Chronicles 3:10 And in the most holy house he made two cherubims of image work, and overlaid them with gold.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 36:8-13

The first work they set about was the framing of the house, which must be done before the furniture of it was prepared. This house was not made of timber or stone, but of curtains curiously embroidered and coupled together. This served to typify the state of the church in this world, the palace of God's kingdom among men. 1. Though it is upon the earth, yet its foundation is not in the earth, as that of a house is; no, Christ's kingdom is not of this world, nor founded in it. 2. It is mean and mutable, and in a militant state; shepherds dwelt in tents, and God is the Shepherd of Israel; soldiers dwelt in tents, and the Lord is a man of war, and his church marches through an enemy's country,…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 36:5

they spake unto Moses, saying, The people bring much more than enough, &c.--By the calculations which the practised eyes of the workmen enabled them to make, they were unanimously of the opinion that the supply already far exceeded the demand and that no more contributions were required. Such a report reflects the highest honor on their character as men of the strictest honor and integrity, who, notwithstanding they had command of an untold amount of the most precious things and might, without any risk of human discovery, have appropriated much to their own use, were too high principled for such acts of peculation. Forthwith, a proclamation was issued to stop further contributions [Exo 36:6]…

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Adam Clarke on Exodus 36:8

Cherubims of cunning work - See on Exo 25:18 (note). Probably the word means no more than figures of any kind wrought in the diaper fashion in the loom, or by the needle in embroidery, or by the chisel or graving tool in wood, stone, or metal; see Clarke on Exo 25:18 (note). This meaning Houbigant and other excellent critics contend for. In some places the word seems to be restricted to express a particular figure then well known; but in many other places it seems to imply any kind of figure commonly formed by sculpture on stone, by carving on wood, by engraving upon brass, and by weaving in the loom, etc.

Dictionary and topics

Curtain — (1.) Ten curtains, each twenty-eight cubits long and four wide, made of fine linen, also eleven made of goat’s hair, covered the tabernacle (Ex. 26:1-13; 36:8-17). (2.) The sacred curtain, separating…
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.…
Cherubim · .On the walls of the tabernacle — .On the walls of the tabernacle
Colors · furnishing, and priestly vestments and functions, as types and shadows of the atonement — furnishing, and priestly vestments and functions, as types and shadows of the atonement
Tabernacle · The curtains of — The curtains of
Tapestry · Of the tabernacle — Of the tabernacle

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 36:8

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 36:8-13

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 36:5

Adam Clarke on Exodus 36:8

Dictionary and topics

Exodus 36:8

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 36:8-13

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 36:5

Adam Clarke on Exodus 36:8

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Exodus 36:8

John Calvin on Exodus 36:3–end

Keil & Delitzsch on Exodus 36:8–end

Rashi on Exodus 36:7