1 Καὶ ἐλάλησε Κύριος πρὸς Μωυσῆν, λέγων, 2 ἰδοὺ ἀνακέκλημαι ἐξ ὀνόματος τὸν Βεσελεὴλ τὸν τοῦ Οὐρείου τὸν Ὣρ, ἐκ τῆς φυλῆς Ἰούδα. 3 Καὶ ἐνέπλησα αὐτὸν πνεῦμα θεῖον σοφίας καὶ συνέσεως καὶ ἐπιστήμης, ἐν παντὶ ἔργῳ διανοεῖσθαι, 4 καὶ ἀρχιτεκτονῆσαι, ἐργάζεσθαι τὸ χρυσίον, καὶ τὸ ἀργύριον, καὶ τὸν χαλκὸν, καὶ τὴν ὑάκινθον, καὶ τὴν πορφύραν, καὶ τὸ κόκκινον τὸ νηστὸν, 5 καὶ τὰ λιθουργικὰ, καὶ εἰς τὰ ἔργα τὰ τεκτονικὰ τῶν ξύλων, ἐργάζεσθαι κατὰ πάντα τὰ ἔργα. 6 Καὶ ἐγὼ ἔδωκα αὐτὸν καὶ τὸν Ἐλιὰβ τὸν τοῦ Ἀχισαμὰχ ἐκ φυλῆς Δάν· καὶ παντὶ συνετῷ καρδίᾳ δέδωκα σύνεσιν· 7 καὶ πονήσουσι πάντα ὅσα συνέταξά σοι, τὴν σκηνὴν τοῦ μαρτυρίου, καὶ τὴν κιβωτὸν τῆς διαθήκης, καὶ τὸ ἱλαστήριον τὸ ἐπʼ αὐτῆς, καὶ τὴν διασκευὴν τῆς σκηνῆς, 8 καὶ τὰ θυσιαστήρια, καὶ τὴν τράπεζαν καὶ πάντα τὰ σκεύη αὐτῆς, καὶ τὴν λυχνίαν τὴν καθαρὰν καὶ πάντα τὰ σκεύη αὐτῆς 9 καὶ τὸν λουτῆρα καὶ τὴν βάσιν αὐτοῦ, 10 καὶ τὰς στολὰς τὰς λειτουργικὰς Ἀαρὼν, καὶ τὰς στολὰς τῶν υἱῶν αὐτοῦ ἱερατεύειν μοι, 11 καὶ τὸ ἔλαιον τῆς χρίσεως, καὶ τὸ θυμίαμα τῆς συνθέσεως τοῦ ἁγίου· κατὰ πάντα ὅσα ἐγὼ ἐνετειλάμην σοι, ποιήσουσι. 12 Καὶ ἐλάλησε Κύριος πρὸς Μωυσῆν, λέγων, 13 Καὶ σὺ σύνταξον τοῖς υἱοῖς Ἰσραὴλ, λέγων, Ὁρᾶτε, καὶ τὰ σάββατά μου φυλάξεσθε· σημεῖόν ἐστι παρʼ ἐμοὶ καὶ ἐν ὑμῖν εἰς τὰς γενεὰς ὑμῶν, ἵνα γνῶτε ὅτι ἐγὼ Κύριος ὁ ἁγιάξων ὑμᾶς. 14 καὶ φυλάξεσθε τὰ σάββατα, ὅτι ἅγιον τοῦτό ἐστι Κυρίῳ ὑμῖν· ὁ βεβηλῶν αὐτὸ, θανάτῳ θανατωθήσεται· πᾶς ὃς ποιήσει ἐν αὐτῷ ἔργον, ἐξολοθρευθήσεται ἡ ψυχὴ ἐκείνη ἐκ μέσου τοῦ λαοῦ αὐτοῦ. 15 ἓξ ἡμέρας ποιήσεις ἔργα, τῇ δὲ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ ἑβδόμῃ σάββατα, ἀνάπαυσις ἁγία τῷ κυρίῳ· πᾶς ὃς ποιήσει ἔργον τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ ἑβδόμῃ θανατωθήσεται. 16 Καὶ φυλάξουσιν οἱ υἱοὶ Ἰσραὴλ τὰ σάββατα, ποιεῖν αὐτὰ εἰς τὰς γενεὰς αὐτῶν· 17 Διαθήκη αἰώνιος ἐν ἐμοὶ καὶ τοῖς υἱοῖς Ἰσραὴλ, σημεῖόν ἐστιν ἐν ἐμοὶ αἰώνιον· ὅτι ἓξ ἡμεραις ἐποίησε Κύριος τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ τὴν γῆν, καὶ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ ἑβδόμῃ κατέπαυσε, καὶ ἐπαύσατο. 18 Καὶ ἔδωκε Μωυσῇ ἡνίκα κατέπαυσε λαλῶν αὐτῷ ἐν τῷ ὄρει τῷ Σινὰ, τὰς δύο πλάκας τοῦ μαρτυρίου, πλάκας λιθίνας γεγραμμένας τῷ δακτύλῳ τοῦ Θεοῦ.
Exodus · Brenton's Greek Septuagint
Exodus 31 Brenton's Greek Septuagint
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Notes on this text (1)
- Ezra and Nehemiah form one book (2 Esdras) in this edition; the reader shows them as Ezra 1–10 and Nehemiah 1–13.
People & places in this chapter
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People
Aaron
Moses' brother and spokesman, Israel's first high priest.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 4–40; Leviticus 8–10
Ahisamach
The father of Oholiab, the Danite who helped Bezalel craft the tabernacle.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 31:6; Exodus 35:34; Exodus 38:23
Bezalel
The craftsman of Judah, son of Uri son of Hur, whom the LORD called by name and filled with the Spirit of God and with skill to design and make the tabernacle and everything in it.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 31:2; Exodus 35:30–31; Exodus 36:1–2
Hur
Son of Caleb and Ephrath, called the firstborn of Ephrathah and the father of Bethlehem; he was the father of Uri, whose son was Bezalel, the craftsman of the tabernacle (Exodus…
Cited in the guide: Exodus 31:2; 1 Chronicles 2:19; 1 Chronicles 2:20
Moses
Drawn from the Nile, he led Israel out of Egypt and received God's Law.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 2–Deuteronomy 34
Oholiab
The craftsman of Dan, son of Ahisamach, whom the LORD appointed as Bezalel's assistant and gifted as an engraver, designer and embroiderer for the tabernacle.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 31:6; Exodus 35:34; Exodus 36:1
Uri
The son of Hur of the tribe of Judah and the father of Bezalel, the chief craftsman of the tabernacle.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 31:2; Exodus 35:30; Exodus 38:22
Cross references (16)
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- 2 John 3:27; Exodus 36:1; Exodus 35:30; Isaiah 45:3–4; Exodus 33:17
- 3 Exodus 35:31; Isaiah 28:26; 1 Kings 7:14; 1 Corinthians 12:4–11; Isaiah 28:6
- 4 2 Chronicles 2:7; 1 Kings 7:14; Exodus 26:1; 2 Chronicles 2:13–14; Exodus 25:32–35
- 5 Exodus 28:9–21
- 6 Exodus 28:3; Exodus 35:34–36:1; Exodus 35:10; Exodus 35:25–26; Luke 10:1
- 7 Exodus 36:8–37:9; Exodus 26:1–37; Exodus 25:10–22; Exodus 27:9–19
- 8 Exodus 37:10–28; Exodus 25:23–40; Exodus 30:1–10
- 9 Exodus 38:1–8; Exodus 40:11; Exodus 30:18–21; Exodus 27:1–8
- 10 Leviticus 8:13; Leviticus 8:7–8; Exodus 28:1–43; Exodus 39:1–43; Numbers 4:5–14
- 11 Exodus 37:29; Exodus 30:23–38
- 13 Ezekiel 20:12; Ezekiel 20:20; Leviticus 19:30; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; Exodus 31:17
- 14 Exodus 35:2–3; Numbers 15:32–36; Exodus 20:8; Isaiah 58:13–14; Ezekiel 20:21
- 15 Genesis 2:2; Leviticus 23:3; Exodus 16:23; Exodus 34:21; Exodus 31:17
- 16 Jeremiah 50:5; Genesis 17:11; Genesis 9:13
- 17 Exodus 31:13; Genesis 1:31; Genesis 2:2–3; Ezekiel 20:12; Hebrews 4:10
- 18 Deuteronomy 4:13; Exodus 32:15–16; Deuteronomy 5:22; Exodus 24:12; 2 Corinthians 3:3
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We read that the law was written with the finger of God, and given through Moses, His holy servant: by which finger of God many understand the Holy Ghost. Wherefore if, by the fingers of God, we are right in understanding these same ministers filled with the Holy Ghost, by reason of this same Spirit which worketh in them, since …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)
He also was sent forth when the Tabernacle was in making, and filled with wisdom the wise-hearted men who were with Bezaleel.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
"The Spirit of God," it is said "hath made me," and God filled Bezaleel with "the divine Spirit of wisdom and understanding and knowledge." Such names as these are super-eminent and mighty, but they do not transcend His glory.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 8 (1895)