1 Και ελάλησε Κύριος προς τον Μωϋσήν, λέγων, 2 Ιδέ, εγώ εκάλεσα εξ ονόματος Βεσελεήλ τον υιόν του Ουρί, υιού του Ωρ, εκ της φυλής του Ιούδα· 3 και ενέπλησα αυτόν πνεύματος θείου, σοφίας και συνέσεως και επιστήμης και πάσης καλλιτεχνίας, 4 διά να επινοή έντεχνα έργα, ώστε να εργάζηται εις χρυσόν και εις άργυρον και εις χαλκόν, 5 και να γλύφη λίθους ενθέσεως, και να σκαλίζη ξύλα δι' εργασίαν εις πάσαν καλλιτεχνίαν. 6 Και εγώ, ιδού, έδωκα εις αυτόν Ελιάβ τον υιόν του Αχισαμάχ, εκ της φυλής του Δάν· και εις πάντα συνετόν την καρδίαν έδωκα σοφίαν, διά να κάμωσι πάντα όσα προσέταξα εις σέ· 7 την σκηνήν του μαρτυρίου, και την κιβωτόν του μαρτυρίου και το ιλαστήριον το επάνωθεν αυτής και πάντα τα σκεύη της σκηνής, 8 και την τράπεζαν και τα σκεύη αυτής και την καθαράν λυχνίαν μετά πάντων των σκευών αυτής και το θυσιαστήριον του θυμιάματος, 9 και το θυσιαστήριον του ολοκαυτώματος μετά των σκευών αυτού και τον νιπτήρα και την βάσιν αυτού, 10 και τας στολάς τας λειτουργικάς, και τας αγίας στολάς του Ααρών του ιερέως, και τας στολάς των υιών αυτού, διά να ιερατεύωσι, 11 και το χριστήριον έλαιον, και το ευώδες θυμίαμα διά το άγιον· κατά πάντα όσα προσέταξα εις σε θέλουσι κάμει. 12 Και ελάλησε Κύριος προς τον Μωϋσήν, λέγων, 13 Και συ λάλησον προς τους υιούς Ισραήλ, λέγων, Προσέχετε να φυλάττητε τα σάββατά μου· διότι τούτο είναι σημείον μεταξύ εμού και υμών εις τας γενεάς υμών, διά να γνωρίζητε ότι εγώ είμαι Κύριος, ο αγιάζων υμάς· 14 και θέλετε φυλάττει το σάββατον, διότι είναι άγιον εις εσάς· όστις βεβηλώση αυτό, θέλει εξάπαντος θανατωθή· διότι πας όστις κάμη εργασίαν εν αυτώ, η ψυχή εκείνη θέλει εξολοθρευθή εκ μέσου του λαού αυτής. 15 Εξ ημέρας θέλει γίνεσθαι εργασία· εν δε τη εβδόμη ημέρα σάββατον θέλει είσθαι, ανάπαυσις αγία εις τον Κύριον· και όστις κάμη εργασίαν εν τη ημέρα του σαββάτου θέλει εξάπαντος θανατωθή. 16 Και θέλουσι φυλάττει οι υιοί Ισραήλ το σάββατον, διά να εορτάζωσιν αυτό εις τας γενεάς αυτών εις διαθήκην αιώνιον. 17 Τούτο είναι σημείον μεταξύ εμού και των υιών Ισραήλ διαπαντός· διότι εις εξ ημέρας εποίησεν ο Κύριος τον ουρανόν και την γην, εν δε τη εβδόμη ημέρα κατέπαυσε και ανεπαύθη. 18 Και έδωκεν εις τον Μωϋσήν, αφού ετελείωσε λαλών προς αυτόν επί του όρους Σινά, δύο πλάκας του μαρτυρίου, πλάκας λιθίνας γεγραμμένας με τον δάκτυλον του Θεού.
Exodus · Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
Exodus 31 Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
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Notes on this text (2)
- The Old Testament is translated from the Hebrew, not from the Septuagint read in the Orthodox Church; there are no deuterocanonical books.
- Katharevousa (learned 19th-century Greek), as in the CrossWire module (text from theword.gr).
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)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 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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What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
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)