Exodus 1:7

1:7 The Israelites, ¹  however, ²  were fruitful, increased greatly, multiplied, and became extremely strong, ³  so that the land was filled with them.

Exodus 2:16

2:16 Now a priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came and began to draw ⁴  water ⁵  and fill ⁶  the troughs in order to water their father’s flock.

Exodus 15:9

15:9 The enemy said, ‘I will chase, ⁷  I will overtake,

I will divide the spoil;

my desire ⁸  will be satisfied on them.

I will draw ⁹  my sword, my hand will destroy them.’ ¹⁰ 

Exodus 23:26

23:26 No woman will miscarry her young ¹¹  or be barren in your land. I will fulfill ¹²  the number of your days.

Exodus 29:35

29:35 “Thus you are to do for Aaron and for his sons, according to all that I have commanded you; you are to consecrate them ¹³  for ¹⁴  seven days.

Exodus 31:3

31:3 and I have filled him with the Spirit of God ¹⁵  in skill, ¹⁶  in understanding, in knowledge, and in all kinds ¹⁷  of craftsmanship,

Exodus 35:31

35:31 He has filled him with the Spirit of God – with skill, with understanding, with knowledge, and in all kinds of work,

Exodus 35:33

35:33 and in cutting stones for their setting, ¹⁸  and in cutting wood, to do work in every artistic craft. ¹⁹ 

Exodus 39:10

39:10 They set on it ²⁰  four rows of stones: a row with a ruby, a topaz, and a beryl – the first row;

Exodus 40:34

40:34 Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.

[1:7]  ¹ tn Heb “the sons of Israel.”

[1:7]  ² tn The disjunctive vav marks a contrast with the note about the deaths of the first generation.

[1:7]  ³ tn Using מְאֹד (mÿ’od) twice intensifies the idea of their becoming strong (see GKC 431-32 §133.k).

[2:16]  ⁴ tn The preterites describing their actions must be taken in an ingressive sense, since they did not actually complete the job. Shepherds drove them away, and Moses watered the flocks.

[2:16]  ⁵ tn The object “water” is not in the Hebrew text, but is implied.

[2:16]  ⁶ tn This also has the ingressive sense, “began to fill,” but for stylistic reasons is translated simply “fill” here.

[15:9]  ⁷ sn W. C. Kaiser observes the staccato phrases that almost imitate the heavy, breathless heaving of the Egyptians as, with what reserve of strength they have left, they vow, “I will…, I will…, I will…” (“Exodus,” EBC 2:395).

[15:9]  ⁸ tn The form is נַפְשִׁי (nafshi, “my soul”). But this word refers to the whole person, the body and the soul, or better, a bundle of appetites in a body. It therefore can figuratively refer to the desires or appetites (Deut 12:15; 14:26; 23:24). Here, with the verb “to be full” means “to be satisfied”; the whole expression might indicate “I will be sated with them” or “I will gorge myself.” The greedy appetite was to destroy.

[15:9]  ⁹ tn The verb רִיק (riq) means “to be empty” in the Qal, and in the Hiphil “to empty.” Here the idea is to unsheathe a sword.

[15:9]  ¹⁰ tn The verb is יָרַשׁ (yarash), which in the Hiphil means “to dispossess” or “root out.” The meaning “destroy” is a general interpretation.

[23:26]  ¹⁰ tn Or “abort”; Heb “cast.”

[23:26]  ¹¹ sn No one will die prematurely; this applies to the individual or the nation. The plan of God to bless was extensive, if only the people would obey.

[29:35]  ¹³ tn Heb “you will fill their hand.”

[29:35]  ¹⁴ tn The “seven days” is the adverbial accusative explaining that the ritual of the filling should continue daily for a week. Leviticus makes it clear that they are not to leave the sanctuary.

[31:3]  ¹⁶ sn The expression in the Bible means that the individual was given special, supernatural enablement to do what God wanted done. It usually is said of someone with exceptional power or ability. The image of “filling” usually means under the control of the Spirit, so that the Spirit is the dominant force in the life.

[31:3]  ¹⁷ sn The following qualities are the ways in which the Spirit’s enablement will be displayed. “Skill” is the ability to produce something valuable to God and the community, “understanding” is the ability to distinguish between things, to perceive the best way to follow, and “knowledge” is the experiential awareness of how things are done.

[31:3]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “and in all work”; “all” means “all kinds of” here.

[35:33]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “to set.”

[35:33]  ²⁰ tn Heb “in every work of thought,” meaning, every work that required the implementation of design or plan.

[39:10]  ²² tn That is, they set in mountings.