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Exodus 35:32

and to make skillful works, to work in gold, in silver, in bronze,

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  • WEB World English Bible

    and to make skillful works, to work in gold, in silver, in bronze,

  • KJV King James Version

    And to devise curious works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,

  • JPS JPS Tanakh (1917)

    And to devise skilful works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,

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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Exo 35:32 And to devise curious works, to work…

Exo 35:32 And to devise curious works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,

Ver. 32. And to devise curious works.] "This also cometh forth from the Lord of hosts, who is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in working." {Isa 28:29} Pliny {a} makes mention of some famous painters, whose rare pieces were Oppidorum opibus venditae: sold for so many towns’ wealth. A certain craftsman set a watch clock upon a ring that Charles V wore upon his finger. {b} King Ferdinand sent to Solyman the Turk, for a present, a wonderful globe of silver of most rare and curious device; daily expressing the hourly passing of the time, the motions of the planets, the change and full of the moon; lively expressing the wonderful conversions of the celestial frame. {c} To which I may well add that admirable invention of printing, a special blessing of God to mankind.

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{a} Lib. xxiii.

{b} Sphinx Philos., p, 90.

{c} Turk. Hist., fol. 713.

John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Curious works, cunning work - Works of skill. Compare…
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 32. cunning works] works of skill (Exo_31:4).
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