Exodus 31:4

Exodus 31:4

To devise cunning works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,

a. NLT: He is a master craftsman, expert in working with gold, silver, and bronze.

b. NIV: to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver and bronze,

c. YLT: to devise devices to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,

d. Amplified Bible Classic: To devise skillful works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in bronze,

e. Septuagint: and to frame works, to labour in gold, and silver, and brass, and blue, and purple, and spun scarlet,

f. Stone Edition Torah/Prophets/Writings: to weave designs, to work with gold, silver, and copper.

1. “To devise cunning works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,”

a. To devise [Strong: 2803 * chashab khaw-shab' a primitive root; properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (gen.) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious sense); hence (from the mental effort) to think, regard, value, compute:--(make) account (of), conceive, consider, count, cunning (man, work, workman), devise, esteem, find out, forecast, hold, imagine, impute, invent, be like, mean, purpose, reckon(-ing be made), regard, think.]

b. cunning works [Strong: 4284 * machashabah makh-ash-aw-baw' or machashebeth {makh-ash-eh'-beth}; from 2803; a contrivance, i.e. (concretely) a texture, machine, or (abstractly) intention, plan (whether bad, a plot; or good, advice):--cunning (work), curious work, device(-sed), imagination, invented, means, purpose, thought.]

c. to work [Strong: 6213 * `asah aw-saw' a primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows):--accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, X certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, + displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, + feast, (fight-)ing man, + finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, + hinder, hold ((a feast)), X indeed, + be industrious, + journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, + officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, X sacrifice, serve, set, shew, X sin, spend, X surely, take, X thoroughly, trim, X very, + vex, be (warr-)ior, work(-man), yield, use.

d. in gold [Strong: 2091 * zahab zaw-hawb' from an unused root meaning to shimmer; gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky:-- gold(-en), fair weather.]

e. and in silver [Strong: 3701 * keceph keh'-sef from 3700; silver (from its pale color); by implication, money:--money, price, silver(-ling).]

f. and in brass [Strong: 5178 * nchosheth nekh-o'-sheth for 5154; copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver):--brasen, brass, chain, copper, fetter (of brass), filthiness, steel.]

1). All these talents would be employed in constructing the Tabernacle.