Exodus 35:10

Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex)

English Translation

"Let every wise-hearted man among you come, and make all that Yahweh has commanded:

World English Bible · Public Domain

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חֲכַם

châkâm

H2450

“wise of”

Adjective, Adjective, Masculine, Singular, Construct

Appears 137× in the Hebrew Bible
First appears at Genesis 41:8

Full BDB Definition

Origin: from H2449

TWOT: 647b

wise, wise (man) - skilful (in technical work) - wise (in administration) - shrewd, crafty, cunning, wily, subtle - learned, shrewd (class of men) - prudent - wise (ethically and religiously)

About this verse

These counts appear in no published source. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged text and Lemma’s own curated glosses. What Lemma adds →

11: words
9: distinct lemmas
Pentateuch: section

Grammatical profile

3 verbs
4 nouns
1 adjective
1 preposition
2 particles

Verb forms

יָבֹ֣אוּ Qal · Imperfect
וְיַעֲשׂ֔וּ Qal · Imperfect
צִוָּ֖ה Piel · Perfect

Repetition

A word recurs within this verse — often emphatic in Hebrew:

וְכָל all H3605 ×2

Hebrew & Septuagint length

In English translation the verse runs 14 words from the Hebrew and 17 from the Septuagint (LXX English) — closely comparable.

A rough comparison of the two English renderings, which tokenize alike — not a word-level alignment.

Word counts can differ between the Hebrew and the Greek without any difference in meaning — e.g. the Hebrew direct-object marker אֵת has no separate Greek word, and Greek often adds the article ὁ.

In the original languages it is 11 Hebrew tokens and 13 Greek tokens — but the two are counted differently (Hebrew bundles its prefixes and suffixes into one token; the Greek is in lemma form), so that isn’t a like-for-like length.

Cross-references

Topical passages linked to Exodus 35:10 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — connected by theme and wording, ordered by reader-vote popularity; previews shown in the World English Bible.

Exodus 31:1–6 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

Cross-references courtesy of OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

Hebrew and Greek witnesses Masoretic Hebrew ↔ Greek Septuagint

The same verse in the two great witnesses to the Old Testament, shown verse-for-verse.

These are two independent witnesses, not word-aligned to each other, and the Septuagint is shown in lemma (dictionary) form.

Hebrew Exodus 35:10 Masoretic · Westminster Leningrad Codex

וְכָל חֲכַם לֵ֖ב בָּכֶ֑ם יָבֹ֣אוּ וְיַעֲשׂ֔וּ אֵ֛ת כָּל אֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוָּ֖ה יְהוָֽה

"Let every wise-hearted man among you come, and make all that Yahweh has commanded:

World English Bible · Public Domain

Greek LXX Exodus 35:10 Septuagint · lemma form

καί πᾶς σοφός ὁ καρδία ἐν σύ ἔρχομαι ἐργάζομαι πᾶς ὅσος συντάσσω κύριος

The tabernacle, and the cords, and the coverings, and the rings, and the bars, and the posts,

LXX2012 (modern English Septuagint) · Public Domain

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex (CC BY 4.0). Greek: Septuagint (public domain); English from LXX2012 (modern English Septuagint) (Public Domain). How the Septuagint differs from the Hebrew →

Targum (Aramaic paraphrase)

The Targum is the ancient Jewish Aramaic paraphrase of the Hebrew Scriptures — an interpretive translation, not the Hebrew text itself. Onkelos (literal) and Pseudo-Jonathan (expansive) render the Torah, and Jonathan the Prophets. Coverage is partial: where no permissively-licensed English translation exists for a verse, only the Aramaic is shown. This is verse-level text, not a word-by-word alignment to the Hebrew.

Targum Onkelos Torah (Genesis–Deuteronomy)

וְכָל חַכִּימֵי לִבָּא בְּכוֹן יֵיתוּן וְיַעְבְדוּן יָת כָּל דִי פַקֵד יְיָ:

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Targum Onkelos — Aramaic: “Onkelos Genesis” (public domain); “Onkelos Exodus” (public domain); “Onkelos Leviticus” (public domain); “Onkelos Numbers” (public domain); “Onkelos Deuteronomy” (public domain). English: “Sefaria Community Translation” (CC0 1.0 (public-domain dedication)); “J.W. Etheridge. The Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan Ben Uzziel on the Pentateuch. London: Longmans, Green, 1862” (public domain). Text via Sefaria.
Targum Pseudo-Jonathan Torah (Genesis–Deuteronomy)

וְכָל חַכִּימֵי לִבָּא דִבְכוֹן יֵיתוּן וְיַעַבְּדוּן יַת דְּפַקֵּיד יְיָ

And let all the wise-hearted among you give and make all that the Lord hath commanded:

Targum Pseudo-Jonathan — Aramaic: “Targum Jonathan on Genesis” (public domain); “Targum Jonathan on Exodus” (public domain); “Targum Jonathan on Leviticus” (public domain); “Targum Jonathan on Numbers” (public domain); “Targum Jonathan on Deuteronomy” (public domain). English: “The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel, trans. J. W. Etheridge, London, 1862” (public domain). Text via Sefaria.

Commentary

Notes on Exodus 35:10 from classic Christian and Jewish commentators (each source and its license shown beneath its notes). The classic Christian expositions comment on the surrounding passage and are grouped to its opening verse, so a note may address several verses; the Jewish commentaries on the Tanakh (Rashi and others) are per-verse, so they appear only where the commentator wrote on this verse.

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Geneva Bible (1599)

Geneva Bible translators

Read Exod. 28:3.

Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain. Text via Bolls.life.

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers

(10-19) And every wise hearted among you.—The first appeal is to all; all may contribute something towards the materials of the sacred structure. But the second appeal is to some only. The “wise-hearted” alone can take part in the actual construction, and “make all that the Lord hath commanded.” On the expression “wise – hearted,” see Note on Exo_28:3. It includes skill of various kinds and degrees, even that of poor women, who “did spin with their hands, and brought that which they had spun, both of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine linen” (Exo_35:25). In enumerating the things to be constructed, Moses follows, not the order of the revelations made to him, but what may be called the natural order: first, the Tabernacle as a whole; then its various parts (Exo_35:11); after this, its contents—those of the Holy of Holies (Exo_35:12), of the Holy Place (Exo_35:13-15), and of the Court (Exo_35:16-18); finally, the dress to be worn by those who conducted the services (Exo_35:19). On the Tabernacle and its parts, see Exo_26:1-37; on the Ark, the staves, and the mercy-seat, Exo_25:10-15; on the “veil of the covering,” Exo_26:31; on the table and the candlestick, Exo_25:23-30; on the incense altar, Exo_30:1-10; on the anointing oil, Exo_30:23-25; on the sweet incense, Exo_30:34-35; on the hanging for the door, Exo_26:36; on the altar of burnt offering, Exo_27:1-8; on the laver and its foot, Exo_30:17-21; on the hangings of the Court, its pillars, sockets, pins, &c., Exo_27:9-19; and on “the cloths of service,” Exo_28:2-42. (On the true meaning of the expression, “cloths of service,” see Note on Exo_31:10.)

A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne

10. wise hearted] i.e. skilled: see on Exo_28:3.

10–19. All skilled workmen among the people invited to assist in the task of making the objects prescribed. There is nothing in chs. 25–31 corresponding to this invitation: Exo_28:3 relates to the priestly vestments alone. The enumeration of things to be made begins with the Dwelling, and then proceeds in order from the Holy of holies to the Court, ending with the vestments for the priests.

The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

John Gill's Exposition

And every wise hearted among you shall come,.... Every ingenious man, that is skilful in any mechanic art and business, who has a peculiar turn of mind, and employs his thoughts to improve, in a curious manner, in whatsoever manufactory he is concerned, every such an one is invited by Moses to come to him:

and make all the Lord hath commanded, the particulars of which follow.

John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.

Matthew Poole's English Annotations

i.e. Every skilful artist; for though God had prescribed the things, yet it required wisdom and skill to execute what God commanded.

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel D. Whedon

10. Wise hearted — See note on Exo_28:3.

Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

unfoldingWord translationNotes

Door43 World Missions Community

General Information:

Moses continues telling the people what God commanded them to do.

Every skilled man

"Every man with a skill"

clasps

The clasps fit into the loops to hold the curtains together. See how you translated these in Exodus 26:4-6.

bases

These are heavy objects that rest on the ground and keep the object attached to them from moving. See how you translated this in Exodus 25:31.

atonement lid

This is the lid that sits on top of the ark where the atonement offering was made. See how you translated this in Exodus 25:17.

translationWords

Yahweh

command

tabernacle

tent

ark of the covenant

atonement lid

unfoldingWord translationNotes — © Distant Shores Media and the Door43 World Missions Community, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Source: git.door43.org/Door43/en_tn.

Lesson kit

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Exodus, in the Pentateuch, opens this verse with 11 words (9 distinct Hebrew lemmas). Its most distinctive word is châkâm (“wise”). A historical commentator’s framing appears above. Read the whole chapter for the surrounding context.

Discussion questions

What does “wise” (châkâm) contribute to the verse as a whole?
How does Exodus 31:1–6, which shares this passage’s theme, read alongside this verse?
What does the repetition of “all” (2× in this one verse) do in this verse?
These translations render this verse differently; the difference is in the English rendering, not the original. What questions does that raise?
«יָבֹ֣אוּ» is a Qal Imperfect verb. How does that grammatical form shape the action described?
Compare how Geneva Bible (1599) and Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers read this verse. Where do they agree or differ?

Things to notice

This verse counts 11 Hebrew ↔ 13 Greek words.
These translations choose different wording for 11 words in this verse.
“all” occurs 2× in this single verse.
9 distinct Hebrew lemmas span 11 words in this verse.