Exodus 35:1

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35:1 Moses assembled the whole community of the Israelites and said to them, “These are the things that the Lord has commanded you to do. ¹ 

Exodus 36:5

36:5 and told Moses, “The people are bringing much more than ²  is needed for the completion ³  of the work which the Lord commanded us to do!” ⁴ 

[35:1]  ¹ tn Heb “to do them”; this is somewhat redundant in English and has been simplified in the translation.

[36:5]  ² tn The construction uses the verbal hendiadys: מַרְבִּים לְהָבִיא (marbim lÿhavi’) is the Hiphil participle followed (after the subject) by the Hiphil infinitive construct. It would read, “they multiply…to bring,” meaning, “they bring more” than is needed.

[36:5]  ³ tn Heb “for the service” (so KJV, ASV).

[36:5]  ⁴ tn The last clause is merely the infinitive with an object – “to do it.” It clearly means the skilled workers are to do it.