Exodus 38:23

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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WEBBE

With him was Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and a skilful workman, and an embroiderer in blue, in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen.

BSB

With him was Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, designer, and embroiderer in blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine linen.

KJV

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.

ASV

And with him was Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and a skilful workman, and an embroiderer in blue, and in purple, and in scarlet, and in fine linen.

BBE

And with him was Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; a designer and a trained workman, expert in needlework of blue and purple and red and the best linen.

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וְאִתּוֹ ve·'i·to and [was] with him H854 אָהֳלִיאָב 'o·ho·li·'av Oholiab H171 בֶּן־ ben- [the] son of H1121 אֲחִיסָמָךְ 'a·chi·sa·makh Ahisamach H294 לְמַטֵּה־ le·ma·teh- of [the] tribe of H4294 דָן dan Dan H1835 חָרָשׁ cha·rash an engraver H2796 וְחֹשֵׁב ve·cho·shev and a skillful worker H2803 וְרֹקֵם ve·ro·kem and a worker in colors H7551 בַּתְּכֵלֶת ba·te·khe·let in the violet stuff H8504 וּבָאַרְגָּמָן u·va·'ar·ga·man and in the purple H713 וּבְתוֹלַעַת u·ve·to·la·'at and in [the] scarlet stuff of H8438 הַשָּׁנִי ha·sha·ni the scarlet H8144 וּבַשֵּׁשׁ ס u·va·shesh and in the fine linen H8336

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 21–31

The foundation of massy pieces of silver showed the solidity and purity of the truth upon which the church is founded. Let us regard the Lord Jesus Christ while reading of the furniture of the tabernacle. While looking at the altar of burnt-offering, let us see Jesus. In him, his righteousness, and salvation, is a full and sufficient offering for sin. In the laver of regeneration, by his Holy Spirit, let our souls be washed, and they shall be clean; and as the people offered willingly, so may our souls be made willing. Let us be ready to part with any thing, and count all but loss to win Christ.

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DanAholiabAhisamach

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ColorsEmbroideryAholiabAhisamach

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.