Exodus 27:19

27:19 All ¹  the utensils of the tabernacle used ²  in all its service, all its tent pegs, and all the tent pegs of the courtyard are to be made of bronze. ³ 

Exodus 35:21

35:21 Everyone ⁴  whose heart stirred him to action ⁵  and everyone whose spirit was willing ⁶  came and brought the offering for the Lord for the work of the tent of meeting, for all its service, and for the holy garments. ⁷ 

[27:19]  ¹ tn Heb “to all”; for use of the preposition lamed (ל) to show inclusion (all belonging to) see GKC 458 §143.e.

[27:19]  ² tn Here “used” has been supplied.

[27:19]  ³ sn The tabernacle is an important aspect of OT theology. The writer’s pattern so far has been: ark, table, lamp, and then their container (the tabernacle); then the altar and its container (the courtyard). The courtyard is the place of worship where the people could gather – they entered God’s courts. Though the courtyard may not seem of much interest to current readers, it did interest the Israelites. Here the sacrifices were made, the choirs sang, the believers offered their praises, they had their sins forgiven, they came to pray, they appeared on the holy days, and they heard from God. It was sacred because God met them there; they left the “world” (figuratively speaking) and came into the very presence of God.

[35:21]  ⁴ tn Heb “man.”

[35:21]  ⁵ tn The verb means “lift up, bear, carry.” Here the subject is “heart” or will, and so the expression describes one moved within to act.

[35:21]  ⁶ tn Heb “his spirit made him willing.” The verb is used in Scripture for the freewill offering that people brought (Lev 7).

[35:21]  ⁷ tn Literally “the garments of holiness,” the genitive is the attributive genitive, marking out what type of garments these were.