Exodus 31:2

31:2 “See, I have chosen ¹  Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah,

Exodus 35:30

35:30 Moses said to the Israelites, “See, the Lord has chosen ²  Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.

Exodus 37:1

The Making of the Ark

37:1 Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood; its length was three feet nine inches, its width two feet three inches, and its height two feet three inches.

Exodus 38:22

38:22 Now Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made everything that the Lord had commanded Moses;

Exodus 36:1-2

36:1 So Bezalel and Oholiab and every skilled person ³  in whom the Lord has put skill ⁴  and ability ⁵  to know how ⁶  to do all the work for the service ⁷  of the sanctuary are to do the work ⁸  according to all that the Lord has commanded.”

36:2 Moses summoned ⁹  Bezalel and Oholiab and every skilled person in whom ¹⁰  the Lord had put skill – everyone whose heart stirred him ¹¹  to volunteer ¹²  to do the work,

[31:2]  ¹ tn Heb “called by name.” This expression means that the person was specifically chosen for some important task (S. R. Driver, Exodus, 342). See the expression with Cyrus in Isa 45:3-4.

[35:30]  ² tn Heb “called by name” (so KJV, ASV, NASB, NRSV). This expression means that the person was specifically chosen for some important task (S. R. Driver, Exodus, 342). See the expression with Cyrus in Isa 45:3-4.

[36:1]  ³ tn Heb “wise of [in] heart.”

[36:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “wisdom.”

[36:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “understanding, discernment.”

[36:1]  ⁶ tn The relative clause includes this infinitive clause that expresses either the purpose or the result of God’s giving wisdom and understanding to these folk.

[36:1]  ⁷ tn This noun is usually given an interpretive translation. B. Jacob renders the bound relationship as “the holy task” or “the sacred task” (Exodus, 1019). The NIV makes it “constructing,” so read “the work of constructing the sanctuary.”

[36:1]  ⁸ tn The first word of the verse is a perfect tense with vav (ו) consecutive; it is singular because it agrees with the first of the compound subject. The sentence is a little cumbersome because of the extended relative clause in the middle.

[36:2]  ⁴ tn The verb קָרָא (qara’) plus the preposition “to” – “to call to” someone means “to summon” that person.

[36:2]  ⁵ tn Here there is a slight change: “in whose heart Yahweh had put skill.”

[36:2]  ⁶ tn Or “whose heart was willing.”

[36:2]  ⁷ sn The verb means more than “approach” or “draw near”; קָרַב (qarav) is the word used for drawing near the altar as in bringing an offering. Here they offer themselves, their talents and their time.