The Meaning of Exodus 35:26 Explained

Exodus 35:26

KJV: And all the women whose heart stirred them up in wisdom spun goats' hair.

YLT: and all the women whose heart hath lifted them up in wisdom, have spun the goats' hair.

Darby: And all the women whose heart moved them in wisdom spun goats' hair.

ASV: And all the women whose heart stirred them up in wisdom spun the goats hair .

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And all the women  whose heart  stirred  them up in wisdom  spun  goats'  [hair]. 

What does Exodus 35:26 Mean?

Context Summary

Exodus 35:20-29 - Free Gifts For The Tabernacle
The people departed to think over their response to Moses' appeal, and then returned. How long had elapsed? Did Moses speak in the morning, and did they return in the cool of the evening? And what a rich profusion of gifts did they contribute! Here one of the princes brought a priceless jewel; here again were crowds of ordinary people bringing precious amulets, ear-rings, nose-rings and other jewelry, in which Orientals take great delight. Large numbers of women brought their metal mirrors, and out of them the laver was afterward constructed. These things were piled in heaps, and we are told that the Spirit drove the people to give till the artificers exclaimed that they had more than enough.
But what would the gifts have availed apart from the divinely designated artists! We, too, are called to build the Temple of God. Ask the Spirit of God to show you your place and equip you for it. Some sphere will be probably indicated by your natural aptitude; but be sure that you are filled with the Spirit of God. [source]

Chapter Summary: Exodus 35

1  The Sabbath
4  The free gifts for the tabernacle
20  The readiness of the people to offer
30  Bezaleel and Aholiab are called to the work

What do the individual words in Exodus 35:26 mean?

And all the women whose stirred heart - with wisdom spun yarn - of goats' [hair]
וְכָל־ הַ֨נָּשִׁ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר נָשָׂ֥א לִבָּ֛ן אֹתָ֖נָה בְּחָכְמָ֑ה טָו֖וּ אֶת־ הָעִזִּֽים

וְכָל־  And  all 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
הַ֨נָּשִׁ֔ים  the  women 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine plural
Root: אִשָּׁה  
Sense: woman, wife, female.
אֲשֶׁ֨ר  whose 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
נָשָׂ֥א  stirred 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: נָשָׂא  
Sense: to lift, bear up, carry, take.
לִבָּ֛ן  heart 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person feminine plural
Root: לֵב 
Sense: inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding.
אֹתָ֖נָה    - 
Parse: Direct object marker, third person feminine plural
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
בְּחָכְמָ֑ה  with  wisdom 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular
Root: חָכְמָה  
Sense: wisdom.
טָו֖וּ  spun  yarn 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: טָוָה 
Sense: (Qal) to spin.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
הָעִזִּֽים  of  goats'  [hair] 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine plural
Root: עֵז  
Sense: female goat, she-goat, goat, kid.

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