Exodus 36:5

36:5 and told Moses, “The people are bringing much more than ¹  is needed for the completion ²  of the work which the Lord commanded us to do!” ³ 

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¹ tn The construction uses the verbal hendiadys: מַרְבִּים לְהָבִיא (marbim lÿhavi’) is the Hiphil participle followed (after the subject) by the Hiphil infinitive construct. It would read, “they multiply…to bring,” meaning, “they bring more” than is needed.

² tn Heb “for the service” (so KJV, ASV).

³ tn The last clause is merely the infinitive with an object – “to do it.” It clearly means the skilled workers are to do it.