Bezalel son of Uri, grandson of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made everything just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
Parallel translations
- WEB Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made all that Yahweh commanded Moses.
- KJV And Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made all that the LORD commanded Moses.
- BSB Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made everything that the LORD had commanded Moses.
- NKJV Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made all that the Lord had commanded Moses.
- NASB Now Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made everything that the Lord had commanded Moses.
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Quick answer
Bezalel, the chief craftsman from Judah, made everything exactly as Yahweh commanded Moses. The work was obedient execution of God's revealed plan.
Overview
Bezalel had been specially equipped by God's Spirit for this task (Exodus 31:2-5), and here his fidelity is praised: he 'made all that Yahweh commanded Moses.' That he came from Judah, the kingly and messianic tribe, is a quiet foreshadowing, as the true tabernacle and temple of God would ultimately be revealed in Christ. Spirit-gifted skill exercised in glad obedience is itself a form of worship.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Exod 31:1–5Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
- Exod 35:30Moses said to the children of Israel, “Behold, Yahweh has called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.
- Matt 28:20teaching them to observe all things that I commanded you. Behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.
- Ps 119:6Then I wouldn’t be disappointed, when I consider all of your commandments.
- Jer 1:7But Yahweh said to me, “Don’t say, ‘I am a child;’ for you must go to whomever I send you, and you must say whatever I command you.
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