The Meaning of Exodus 38:23 Explained

Exodus 38:23

KJV: And with him was Aholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and a cunning workman, and an embroiderer in blue, and in purple, and in scarlet, and fine linen.

YLT: and with him is Aholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and designer, and embroiderer in blue, and in purple, and in scarlet, and in linen.

Darby: and with him Aholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver and artificer, and an embroiderer in blue, and in purple, and in scarlet, and in byssus.

ASV: And with him was Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and a skilful workman, and an embroiderer in blue, and in purple, and in scarlet, and in fine linen.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And with him [was] Aholiab,  son  of Ahisamach,  of the tribe  of Dan,  an engraver,  and a cunning workman,  and an embroiderer  in blue,  and in purple,  and in scarlet,  and fine linen. 

What does Exodus 38:23 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Exodus 38

1  The altar of burnt offering
8  The laver of brass
9  The court, and its hangings
21  The sum of what the people offered, and the use to which it was applied

What do the individual words in Exodus 38:23 mean?

And with him [was] Aholiab son of Ahisamach of the tribe of Dan an engraver and designer and a weaver of blue and purple and scarlet [thread] and of fine linen -
וְאִתּ֗וֹ אָהֳלִיאָ֞ב בֶּן־ אֲחִיסָמָ֛ךְ לְמַטֵּה־ דָ֖ן חָרָ֣שׁ וְחֹשֵׁ֑ב וְרֹקֵ֗ם בַּתְּכֵ֙לֶת֙ וּבָֽאַרְגָּמָ֔ן וּבְתוֹלַ֥עַת הַשָּׁנִ֖י וּבַשֵּֽׁשׁ ס

וְאִתּ֗וֹ  And  with  him 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: אֵת 
Sense: with, near, together with.
אָהֳלִיאָ֞ב  [was]  Aholiab 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אָהֳלִיאָב  
Sense: chief assistant of Bezaleel in construction of the tabernacle.
בֶּן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
אֲחִיסָמָ֛ךְ  of  Ahisamach 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֲחִיסָמָךְ  
Sense: a Danite, father of Aholiab, a workman on the tabernacle.
לְמַטֵּה־  of  the  tribe 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מַטֶּה  
Sense: staff, branch, tribe.
דָ֖ן  of  Dan 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּן 
Sense: the 5th son of Jacob, the st of Bilhah, Rachel’s handmaid.
חָרָ֣שׁ  an  engraver 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֶרֶשׁ 
Sense: craftsman, artisan, engraver, graver, artificer.
וְחֹשֵׁ֑ב  and  designer 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: חָשַׁב 
Sense: to think, plan, esteem, calculate, invent, make a judgment, imagine, count.
וְרֹקֵ֗ם  and  a  weaver 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: רָקַם  
Sense: to variegate, mix colours.
בַּתְּכֵ֙לֶת֙  of  blue 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: תְּכֵלֶת  
Sense: violet, violet stuff.
וּבָֽאַרְגָּמָ֔ן  and  purple 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: אַרְגָּמָן  
Sense: purple, red-purple.
הַשָּׁנִ֖י  scarlet  [thread] 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: שָׁנִי  
Sense: scarlet, crimson.
וּבַשֵּֽׁשׁ  and  of  fine  linen 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: שֵׁשׁ 
Sense: something bleached white, byssus, linen, fine linen.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation

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