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They spoke to Moses, saying, “The people have brought much more than enough for the service of the work which Yahweh commanded to make.”
Moses gave a commandment, and they caused it to be proclaimed throughout the camp, saying, “Let neither man nor woman make anything else for the offering for the sanctuary.” So the people were restrained from bringing. For the stuff they had was sufficient to do all the work, and too much.
Exodus 36:5-7 sits inside this longer paragraph.
Moses called Bezalel and Oholiab, and every wise-hearted man, in whose heart Yahweh had put wisdom, even everyone whose heart stirred him up to come to the work to do it. They received from Moses all the offering which the children of Israel had brought for the work of the service of the sanctuary, with which to make it. They kept bringing free will offerings to him every morning. All the wise men, who performed all the work of the sanctuary, each came from his work which he did. They spoke to Moses, saying, “The people have brought much more than enough for the service of the work which Yahweh commanded to make.”
Moses gave a commandment, and they caused it to be proclaimed throughout the camp, saying, “Let neither man nor woman make anything else for the offering for the sanctuary.” So the people were restrained from bringing. For the stuff they had was sufficient to do all the work, and too much.
They spoke to Moses, saying, “The people have brought much more than enough for the service of the work which Yahweh commanded to make.”
Moses gave a commandment, and they caused it to be proclaimed throughout the camp, saying, “Let neither man nor woman make anything else for the offering for the sanctuary.” So the people were restrained from bringing.
For the stuff they had was sufficient to do all the work, and too much.
And they spake unto Moses, saying, The people bring much more than enough for the service of the work, which the LORD commanded to make.
And Moses gave commandment, and they caused it to be proclaimed throughout the camp, saying, Let neither man nor woman make any more work for the offering of the sanctuary. So the people were restrained from bringing.
For the stuff they had was sufficient for all the work to make it, and too much.
And they spoke unto Moses, saying: 'The people bring much more than enough for the service of the work, which the LORD commanded to make.'
And Moses gave commandment, and they caused it to be proclaimed throughout the camp, saying: 'Let neither man nor woman make any more work for the offering of the sanctuary.' So the people were restrained from bringing.
For the stuff they had was sufficient for all the work to make it, and too much.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On v5 A rare example and notable to see the people…
A rare example and notable to see the people so ready to serve God with their goods.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On v7 Exo 36:7 For the stuff they had was sufficient…
Exo 36:7 For the stuff they had was sufficient for all the work to make it, and too much.
Ver. 7. And too much.] Thus in outward ordinances of service, and for the making of "a worldly sanctuary," {Heb 9:1} they could do and over do. So, Joh 6:28, "They said unto him, What shall we do that we may work the works of God?" Men would fain have heaven as a purchase. I would swim through a sea of brimstone, said one, that I might come to heaven at last. But what said our Saviour to those questionists in Joh 6:29? "This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent." And what said Luther? Walk in the heaven of the promise, but in the earth of the law; that in respect of believing, this of working. Many poor souls can think of nothing but working themselves to life. We must do all righteousness, but rest in none but Christ’s.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On v6 The women did part of this work as well…
The women did part of this work as well as the men. See Exo 35:25
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv5–7 And they spake unto Moses, saying,.... One in the…
And they spake unto Moses, saying,.... One in the name of the rest:
the people bring much more than enough for the service of the work, which the Lord commanded to make; they had taken an estimate of what was to be done, and of what was necessary for the doing of it, and of what the people brought for this service; and they found there was a great deal more brought than would be wanted, and therefore they thought proper to advise Moses of it, that no more might be brought: it is hard to say which is most to be wondered at, the great liberality of the people in contributing so freely and bountifully, and continuing to do so without being urged, or even asked; or the honesty of the workmen, one and all, who might have gone on to have received the gifts of the people by the hands of Moses, and what was superfluous might have converted to their own use; but instead of this, they agree as one man to let Moses know how the state of things was, and prevent the people from making any more contributions.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On v5 Verse 5. The people bring much more than enough]…
Verse 5. The people bring much more than enough] With what a liberal spirit do these people bring their free-will offerings unto the Lords! Moses is obliged to make a proclamation to prevent them from bringing any more, as there was at present more than enough! Had Moses been intent upon gain, and had he not been perfectly disinterested, he would have encouraged them to continue their contributions, as thereby he might have multiplied to himself gold, silver, and precious stones. But he was doing the Lord's work, under the inspiration of the Divine Spirit, and therefore he sought no secular gain. Indeed, this one circumstance is an ample proof of it. Every thing necessary for the worship of God will be cheerfully provided by a people whose hearts are in that worship. In a state where all forms of religion and modes of worship are tolerated by the laws, it would be well to find out some less exceptionable way of providing for the national clergy than by tithes. Let them by all means have the provision allowed them by the law; but let them not be needlessly exposed to the resentment of the people by the mode in which this provision is made, as this often alienates the affections of their flocks from them, and exceedingly injures their usefulness. See Clarke on Ge 28:22, in fine, where the subject is viewed on all sides.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain On v5 they spake unto Moses, saying, The people bring much…
they spake unto Moses, saying, The people bring much more than enough, &c.--By the calculations which the practised eyes of the workmen enabled them to make, they were unanimously of the opinion that the supply already far exceeded the demand and that no more contributions were required. Such a report reflects the highest honor on their character as men of the strictest honor and integrity, who, notwithstanding they had command of an untold amount of the most precious things and might, without any risk of human discovery, have appropriated much to their own use, were too high principled for such acts of peculation. Forthwith, a proclamation was issued to stop further contributions [Exo 36:6].
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On v5 5. bring] are bringing.
5. bring] are bringing.
There follows now (Exo_36:8 to Exo_39:31) an enumeration and full description of the things made, repeated for the most part verbally—with of course the necessary change of tense—from chs. 25–28, 30, 31 (for ch. 29, see Leviticus 8). The order is in certain cases different: thus the Dwelling (Exo_36:8-38) is made before the articles (the Ark, &c.), which it is to contain (Exo_37:1-24): and the altar of incense then follows immediately (Exo_37:25-29), instead of coming, as in chs. 25–31, in the appendix (Exo_30:1-10). See further above, pp. 377, 378.
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8–19 (Exo_26:1-14). The curtains forming the Dwelling (vv. 8–13); the tent over it (vv. 14–18); and the two protective coverings above this (v. 19). Mutatis mutandis, the text agrees almost verbally with Exo_26:1-14, except in the Heb. idiom for ‘one to another’ in vv. 10, 12, 13 (so v. 22), and in the omission of the clauses relating to the erection of the Dwelling in Exo_26:9 b, 12, 13 (without, however, their being introduced in Exo_40:17 ff.).
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On v6 (6) So the people were restrained from giving.—Moses felt…
(6) So the people were restrained from giving.—Moses felt it necessary to interfere, and forbid further offerings. By the expression, “Let neither man nor woman make any more work, it would seem that the superfluous offerings were chiefly such things as were produced by labour—thread, goats’ hair yarn, and the like. (See Exo_35:25-26.) The humblest class of contributors would thus appear to have shown itself the most zealous. When will Christian liberality be so excessive as to require to be “restrained”?
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On v6 Moses accordingly had proclamation made through the camp, and…
Moses accordingly had proclamation made through the camp, and so put a stop to further offerings.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v5 The craftsmen told Moses ... commanded us to do."
The craftsmen told Moses ... commanded us to do."
The can be stated as an indirect quote. AT: "The craftsmen told Moses that the people were bringing much more than enough for doing the work that Yahweh has commanded them to do" (See: Direct and Indirect Quotations)
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The craftsmen told Moses
"The men working on the sanctuary told Moses"
translationWords
Moses
Yahweh
command
sacrifice
holy place
gift
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