With him was Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and a skillful workman, and an embroiderer in blue, in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen.
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With him was Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and a skillful workman, and an embroiderer in blue, in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen.
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And with him was Aholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and a cunning workman, and an embroiderer in blue, and in purple, and in scarlet, and fine linen.
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And with him was Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, a craftsman, and a skilful workman, and a weaver in colours, in blue, and in purple, and in scarlet, and fine linen. —
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Passages linked to Exodus 38:23 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Exodus 35:34 He has put in his heart that he may teach, both he and Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan.
- Exodus 31:6 Behold, I myself have appointed with him Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and in the heart of all who are wise-hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded you:
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Or, a graver, or carpenter, Exod. 36:4.
Or, a graver, or carpenter, Exod. 36:4.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And the silver of them that were numbered of…
And the silver of them that were numbered of the congregation,.... This was not the offering of silver, Exo 35:24 but what was collected in numbering the people, where everyone of twenty years old and upwards paid half a shekel, Exo 30:12 the sum
was an hundred talents, one thousand seven hundred and threescore fifteen shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; which, according to Brerewood (q), make of our money, 37,721 pounds, seventeen shillings, and six pence; according to Waserus (r), the whole amounted to 150,887 dollars and a half: and so, according to Lundius (s), the sum is so many imperials, and forty five creutzers or cross pennies.
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(q) Ut supra. (De Ponder & pretiis Vet. Num. c. 4, 5.) (r) Ut supra. (De Antiqu. Numis. l. 2. c. 18.) (s) Apud Scheuchzer. Physic. Sacr. vol. 2. p. 253.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain See Exo 35:35 note.
See Exo 35:35 note.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 23. a craftsman, and a pattern-weaver, &c.] as Exo_35:35.
23. a craftsman, and a pattern-weaver, &c.] as Exo_35:35.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (23) Aholiab . . . an engraver.—This is a…
(23) Aholiab . . . an engraver.—This is a mistranslation. Khârâsh means a worker in any material whatsoever. It should be rendered artificer, as it is in 1Ch_29:5; 2Ch_34:11.
A cunning workman.—Literally, a deviser; but the root is used especially of the devising of textile fabrics. (See Exo_26:1; Exo_26:31; Exo_28:6; Exo_28:15; Exo_36:8; Exo_36:35; Exo_39:3, &c.)
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Aholiab"s special gifts are here pointed out. He was
Aholiab"s special gifts are here pointed out. He was
1. An artificer (a general term with no special application);
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2. A skilled weaver; and
3. An embroiderer.
Altogether, his business was with the textile fabrics not with the woodwork or the metal-work of the sanctuary.
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