Exodus
Exodus 36:5–6
5and said to Moses, “The people are bringing more than enough for doing the work the LORD has commanded us to do.”
6After Moses had given an order, they sent a proclamation throughout the camp: “No man or woman should make anything else as an offering for the sanctuary.” So the people were restrained from bringing more,
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Exodus 36:5
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and said | וַיֹּאמְרוּ֙ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Moses | מֹשֶׁ֣ה | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
| The people | הָעָ֖ם | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| are bringing | לְהָבִ֑יא | lə·hā·ḇî | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| more | מַרְבִּ֥ים | mar·bîm | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural | H7235 be, or become, much, many, great |
| than enough | מִדֵּ֤י | mid·dê | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1767 sufficiency, enough |
| for doing | הָֽעֲבֹדָה֙ | hā·‘ă·ḇō·ḏāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5656 labour, service |
| the work | לַמְּלָאכָ֔ה | lam·mə·lā·ḵāh | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4399 occupation, work |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| has commanded | צִוָּ֥ה | ṣiw·wāh | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
| us | אֹתָֽהּ׃ | ’ō·ṯāh | Direct object marker; third person feminine singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
| to do | לַעֲשֹׂ֥ת | la·‘ă·śōṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H6213 do, make |
Exodus 36:6
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| After Moses | מֹשֶׁ֗ה | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
| had given an order | וַיְצַ֣ו | way·ṣaw | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
| they sent | וַיַּעֲבִ֨ירוּ | way·ya·‘ă·ḇî·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| a proclamation | ק֥וֹל | qō·wl | Noun - masculine singular | H6963 sound, voice |
| throughout the camp | בַּֽמַּחֲנֶה֮ | bam·ma·ḥă·neh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular | H4264 encampment, camp |
| No | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| man | אִ֣ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| or woman | וְאִשָּׁ֗ה | wə·’iš·šāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
| should make | יַעֲשׂוּ־ | ya·‘ă·śū- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H6213 do, make |
| anything | מְלָאכָ֖ה | mə·lā·ḵāh | Noun - feminine singular | H4399 occupation, work |
| else | ע֛וֹד | ‘ō·wḏ | Adverb | H5750 a going round, continuance |
| as an offering | לִתְרוּמַ֣ת | liṯ·rū·maṯ | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct | H8641 contribution, offering |
| for the sanctuary | הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ | haq·qō·ḏeš | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6944 sacred, sanctity |
| So the people | הָעָ֖ם | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| were restrained | וַיִּכָּלֵ֥א | way·yik·kā·lê | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3607 shut up, restrain, withhold |
| from bringing more | מֵהָבִֽיא׃ | mê·hā·ḇî | Preposition-m; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
Cross-references
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Exodus 36:5 2 Chronicles 31:6–10 · 2 Corinthians 8:2–3 · 2 Chronicles 24:14 · Philippians 4:17–18 · Philippians 2:21
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.