Exodus 31:3

Contemporary English Version

Not only have I filled him with my Spirit, but I have given him wisdom and made him a skilled craftsman who can create objects of art with gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood.

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,

King James Version
And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,

Lexham English Bible
And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom and with skill and with knowledge and with every kind of craftsmanship,

New Century Version
I have filled Bezalel with the Spirit of God and have given him the skill, ability, and knowledge to do all kinds of work.

New English Translation
and I have filled him with the Spirit of God in skill, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all kinds of craftsmanship,

Amplified Bible
"I have filled him with the Spirit of God in wisdom and skill, in understanding and intelligence, in knowledge, and in all kinds of craftsmanship,

New American Standard Bible
"And I have filled him with the Spirit of God in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all kinds of craftsmanship,

Geneva Bible (1587)
Whom I haue filled with the Spirit of God, in wisedome, and in vnderstanding and in knowledge and in all workmanship:

Legacy Standard Bible
And I have filled him with the Spirit of God in wisdom, in discernment, in knowledge, and in all kinds of craftsmanship,

Complete Jewish Bible
I have filled him with the Spirit of God — with wisdom, understanding and knowledge concerning every kind of artisanry.

Darby Translation
and have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in every work,

Easy-to-Read Version
I have filled Bezalel with the Spirit of God—I have given him the skill and knowledge to do all kinds of things.

English Standard Version
and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with ability and intelligence, with knowledge and all craftsmanship,

George Lamsa Translation
And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom and in understanding, and in knowledge and in all manner of workmanship,

Good News Translation
and I have filled him with my power. I have given him understanding, skill, and ability for every kind of artistic work—

Christian Standard Bible®
I have filled him with God’s Spirit, with wisdom, understanding, and ability in every craft

Literal Translation
And I have filled him with the spirit of God in wisdom, and in intelligence, and in knowledge, and in all workmanship,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and haue fylled him with ye sprete of God, with wyßdome and vnderstodynge and knowlege, and to worke

American Standard Version
and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,

Bible in Basic English
And I have given him the spirit of God and made him wise and full of knowledge and expert in every sort of handwork,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And I haue fylled hym with the spirite of God, in wisedome and vnderstandyng, in knowledge, and in all maner worke,

JPS Old Testament (1917)
and I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,

King James Version (1611)
And I haue filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisedome, and in vnderstanding, and in knowledge, and in all maner of workemanship,

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And I have filled him with a divine spirit of wisdom, and understanding, and knowledge, to invent in every work,

English Revised Version
and I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,

Berean Standard Bible
And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, understanding, and ability in all kinds of craftsmanship,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and Y haue fillid hym with the spirit of God, with wisdom, and vndirstondyng, and kunnyng in al werk,

Young's Literal Translation
and I fill him [with] the Spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all work,

Update Bible Version
and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,

Webster's Bible Translation
And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,

World English Bible
and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,

New King James Version
And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,

New Living Translation
I have filled him with the Spirit of God, giving him great wisdom, ability, and expertise in all kinds of crafts.

New Life Bible
I have filled him with the Spirit of God in wisdom, understanding, much learning, and all kinds of special work.

New Revised Standard
and I have filled him with divine spirit, with ability, intelligence, and knowledge in every kind of craft,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom and in understanding, and in knowledge and in all manner of workmanship;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And I have filled him with the spirit of God, with wisdom and understanding, and knowledge in all manner of work,

Revised Standard Version
and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with ability and intelligence, with knowledge and all craftsmanship,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"I have filled him with the Spirit of God in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all kinds of craftsmanship,

Contextual Overview

¹ The Lord said to Moses: ² I have chosen Bezalel from the Judah tribe to make the sacred tent and its furnishings. ³Not only have I filled him with my Spirit, but I have given him wisdom and made him a skilled craftsman who can create objects of art with gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood. ⁶ I have appointed Oholiab from the tribe of Dan to work with him, and I have also given skills to those who will help them make everything exactly as I have commanded you: ⁷the sacred tent with its furnishings, the sacred chest with its place of mercy, the table with all that is on it, the lamp with its equipment, the incense altar, the altar for sacrifices with its equipment, the bronze bowl with its stand, the beautiful priestly clothes for Aaron and his sons, the oil for dedication and ordination services, and the sweet-smelling incense for the holy place.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

filled: Exodus 35:31, 1 Kings 3:9, 1 Kings 7:14, Isaiah 28:6, Isaiah 28:26, 1 Corinthians 12:4-11

the spirit of God: Ruach Elohim, rather, "a spirit of God;" which is a usual Hebraism, signifying "an excellent spirit;" or, as we should now say, "a distinguished genius for the work he had to perform." No man, by course of reading or study, ever acquired a genius of any kind: we call it natural, and say it was born with the man: Moses teaches us to consider it divine. The prophet Isaiah - Isaiah 28:24-29, pointedly refers to this sort of teaching as coming from God, even in the most common and less difficult arts of life. Dark as the heathens were, yet they acknowledged that all talents and the seeds of all arts came from God.

Reciprocal: Exodus 28:3 - wise hearted Exodus 35:35 - he filled Deuteronomy 34:9 - full of the spirit 1 Chronicles 22:15 - all manner 1 Chronicles 28:21 - all manner 2 Chronicles 2:7 - cunning 2 Chronicles 2:14 - skilful Job 38:36 - who hath given Proverbs 2:6 - the Lord Proverbs 8:12 - knowledge Daniel 2:21 - he giveth 1 Corinthians 12:8 - is given James 1:5 - any James 1:17 - good 2 Peter 3:15 - according

Cross-References

Genesis 13:15
I will give you and your family all the land you can see. It will be theirs forever!

Genesis 21:22
About this time Abimelech and his army commander Phicol said to Abraham, "God blesses everything you do!

Genesis 26:24
where the Lord appeared to him that night and told him, "Don't be afraid! I am the God who was worshiped by your father Abraham, my servant. I will be with you and bless you, and because of Abraham I will give you many descendants."

Genesis 28:4
May he bless you with the land he gave Abraham, so that you will take over this land where we now live as foreigners.

Genesis 28:13
The Lord was standing beside the ladder and said: I am the Lord God who was worshiped by Abraham and Isaac. I will give to you and your family the land on which you are now sleeping.

Genesis 30:25
After Joseph was born, Jacob said to Laban, "Release me from our agreement and let me return to my own country.

Genesis 31:2
Jacob also noticed that Laban was not as friendly as he had been before.

Genesis 31:3
One day the Lord said, "Jacob, go back to your relatives in the land of your ancestors, and I will bless you."

Genesis 31:5
and he told them: Your father isn't as friendly with me as he used to be, but the God my ancestors worshiped has been on my side.

Genesis 31:13
and I am the God you worshiped at Bethel, when you poured olive oil on a rock and made a promise to me. Leave here right away and return to the land where you were born."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And I have filled him with the Spirit of God,.... Not with the special graces of the Spirit, or with spiritual gifts fitting for spiritual service in the knowledge of spiritual things, and the instruction of men in them, though, no doubt, he might have them; but with the gifts of ingenuity and skill in manual arts, and mechanical operations, as follows:

in wisdom, and in understanding, and in all manner of workmanship; these explain what is meant by the Spirit of God he was filled with; namely, with a sufficient measure of natural wisdom, knowledge, and understanding in all sorts of workmanship hereafter mentioned, to qualify him for his office as a director therein; that is, he had such a share of knowledge of what was to be wrought, such wisdom and understanding in the ingenious and curious manner of working them, that though he did not work with his own hands, yet could teach, guide, and direct others how to do them: and this was not an ordinary but an extraordinary gift of knowledge of these things; nor was it owing to a fruitful invention, nor to long study and contrivance; but it was by the immediate inspiration of the Spirit of God, which was necessary at this time, the Israelites being now in a general state of ignorance of all ingenious arts and sciences, having lived so many years in a state of servitude, and scarce knew anything but making of bricks: and it may be observed, that God never calls any to any work or service of his but he qualifies for it: in all this Bezaleel was a type of Christ, who was filled with the Holy Spirit without measure; and on whom rested the spirit of wisdom and of counsel, and in whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge; and who, as God's righteous and faithful servant as Mediator, dealt wisely and prudently in all his administrations.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Exodus 35:30-35. This solemn call of Bezaleel and Aholiab is full of instruction. Their work was to be only that of handicraftsmen. Still it was Yahweh Himself who called them by name to their tasks, and the powers which they were now called upon to exercise in their respective crafts, were declared to have been given them by the Holy Spirit. Thus is every effort of skill, every sort of well-ordered labor, when directed to a right end, brought into the very highest sphere of association.

There appears to be sufficient reason for identifying Hur, the grandfather of Bezaleel, with the Hur who assisted Aaron in supporting the hands of Moses during the battle with Amalek at Rephidim Exodus 17:10, and who was associated with Aaron in the charge of the people while Moses was on the mountain Exodus 24:14. Josephus says that he was the husband of Miriam. It is thus probable that Bezaleel was related to Moses. He was the chief artificer in metal, stone, and wood; he had also to perform the apothecary’s work in the composition of the anointing oil and the incense Exodus 37:29. He had precedence of all the artificers, but Aholiab appears to have had the entire charge of the textile work Exodus 35:35; Exodus 38:23.

Exodus 31:3

Wisdom, understanding, Knowledge - Or, that “right judgment in all things” for which we especially pray on Whitsunday; the perceptive faculty; and experience, a practical acquaintance with facts.

Exodus 31:4

To devise cunning works - Rather, to devise works of skill. The Hebrew phrase is not the same as that rendered “cunning work” in respect to textile fabrics in Exodus 26:1.

Exodus 31:10

And the cloths of service - Rather, And the garments of office; that is, the distinguishing official garments of the high priest. The three kinds of dress mentioned in this verse appear to be the only ones which were unique to the sanctuary. They were:

(1) The richly adorned state robes of the high priest (see Exodus 28:6-38; Exodus 39:1 following).

(2) the “holy garments” of white linen for the high priest, worn on the most solemn occasion in the year (see Exodus 28:39; Leviticus 16:4).

(3) the garments of white linen for all the priests, worn in their regular ministrations (see Exodus 28:40-41).

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Exodus 31:3. I have filled him with the spirit of God — Exodus 28:3.

In wisdom — חכמה, chochmah, from חכם chacham, to be wise, skilful, or prudent, denoting the compass of mind and strength of capacity necessary to form a wise man: hence our word wisdom, the power of judging what is wise or best to be done; from the Saxon, [Anglo-Saxon], to teach, to advise, and [Anglo-Saxon], to judge; hence [Anglo-Saxon], the doom or judgment of the well taught, wise, or prudent man.

Understanding — תבונה tebunah, from בן ban or bun, to separate, distinguish, discern; capacity to comprehend the different parts of a work, how to connect, arrange, c., in order to make a complete whole.

Knowledge — דעת daath, denoting particular acquaintance with a person or thing practical, experimental knowledge.