Exodus 31:4
to design artistic works in gold, silver, and bronze,
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
To devise cunning works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,
In Context
5to cut gemstones for settings, and to carve wood, so that he may be a master of every craft.
Cross References
Exodus 26:1“You are to construct the tabernacle itself with ten curtains of finely spun linen, each with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and cherubim skillfully worked into them.
1 Kings 7:14He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a craftsman in bronze. Huram had great skill, understanding, and knowledge for every kind of bronze work. So he came to King Solomon and carried out all his work.
2 Chronicles 2:13So now I am sending you Huram-abi, a skillful man endowed with creativity.
Matthew Henry on Exodus 31:2-12
Appointment of Bezaleel and Aholiab. ( b. c. 1491.) 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 See, I have called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah: 3 And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship, 4 To devise cunning works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, 5 And in cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of timber, to work in all manner of workmanship. 6 And I, behold, I… Read the whole commentary →