The Meaning of Exodus 36:4 Explained

Exodus 36:4

KJV: And all the wise men, that wrought all the work of the sanctuary, came every man from his work which they made;

YLT: And all the wise men, who are doing all the work of the sanctuary, come each from his work which they are doing,

Darby: And all the wise men that wrought all the work of the sanctuary came, every man from his work which they wrought,

ASV: And all the wise men, that wrought all the work of the sanctuary, came every man from his work which they wrought.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And all the wise men,  that wrought  all the work  of the sanctuary,  came  every man  from his work  which they made; 

What does Exodus 36:4 Mean?

Context Summary

Exodus 36:1-8 - Wise-Hearted Workers For The Tabernacle
"What were the driving motives of this marvelous outburst of generosity? They remembered that Jehovah had brought them forth from Egypt, destroying their foes and liberating them from slavery. Again they heard the rattle of the pursuing chariots and the clash of arms! Again they thought of the march through the oozy bottom of the sea, while the walls of water stood on either side, irradiated with the glow of the cloud of fire!
With full hearts they turned to God, saying, "The best we have is thine. Thou art worthy to receive glory and honor and riches and power and blessing, for thou hast redeemed us." Upon the heels of that thought came the remembrance of the constant provision for their daily needs. The manna had fallen; the water had gushed from the flinty rock; Amalek had fled! These were the fountains that fed the springs of generosity. But have we not similar reason? "I beseech you, therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, yield yourselves." See Romans 12:1-2. [source]

Chapter Summary: Exodus 36

1  The offerings are delivered to the workmen
4  The generosity of the people is restrained
8  The curtains with cherubim
14  The curtains of goats' hair
19  The covering of skins
20  The boards with their sockets
31  The bars
35  The veil
37  The hanging for the door

What do the individual words in Exodus 36:4 mean?

And came all the craftsmen who were doing - the work of the sanctuary man man from the work that they were doing
וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ כָּל־ הַ֣חֲכָמִ֔ים הָעֹשִׂ֕ים אֵ֖ת מְלֶ֣אכֶת הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ אִֽישׁ־ אִ֥ישׁ מִמְּלַאכְתּ֖וֹ אֲשֶׁר־ הֵ֥מָּה עֹשִֽׂים

וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙  And  came 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
הַ֣חֲכָמִ֔ים  the  craftsmen 
Parse: Article, Adjective, masculine plural
Root: חָכָם  
Sense: wise, wise (man).
הָעֹשִׂ֕ים  who  were  doing 
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
אֵ֖ת  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
מְלֶ֣אכֶת  the  work 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: מְלָאכָה  
Sense: occupation, work, business.
הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ  of  the  sanctuary 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: קֹדֶשׁ  
Sense: apartness, holiness, sacredness, separateness.
אִֽישׁ־  man 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
אִ֥ישׁ  man 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
מִמְּלַאכְתּ֖וֹ  from  the  work 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: מְלָאכָה  
Sense: occupation, work, business.
אֲשֶׁר־  that 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
עֹשִֽׂים  were  doing 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.

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