And thou shalt speak unto all that are wise hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they may make Aaron's garments to consecrate him, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.
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Gill's Exposition
And thou shall speak unto all that are wise hearted,.... That have knowledge and understanding in mechanic arts, particularly in making garments; and it required men of more than ordinary skill to be…
(Compare Exo. 39:1-31.) Moses is now commanded to commit all that pertains to the offerings made to the Lord in the sanctuary to the exclusive charge of the members of a single family, who were to…
Adam Clarke
Whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom - So we find that ingenuity in arts and sciences, even those of the ornamental kind, comes from God. It is not intimated here that these persons were…
We have here,
I. The priests nominated: Aaron and his sons, Exo 28:1. Hitherto every master of a family was priest to his own family, and offered, as he saw cause, upon altars of earth; but now that…
Cambridge Bible
And thou] the pron. is emphatic.
wise … wisdom of artistic cleverness or skill: cf. Exo 31:3; Exo 31:6; Exo 35:10; Exo 35:25-26; Exo 35:31; Exo 36:1-2; Exo 36:4; Exo 36:8; Jer 10:9 (-cunning": Heb.…
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