Exodus 9:26

9:26 Only in the land of Goshen, where the Israelites lived, was there no hail.

Exodus 12:26

12:26 When your children ask you, ‘What does this ceremony mean to you?’ ¹  –

Exodus 16:2

16:2 The entire company ²  of Israelites murmured against Moses and Aaron in the desert.

Exodus 25:38

25:38 Its trimmers and its trays ³  are to be ⁴  of pure gold.

Exodus 28:20

28:20 and the fourth row, a chrysolite, an onyx, and a jasper. ⁵  They are to be enclosed in gold in their filigree settings.

Exodus 31:4

31:4 to make artistic designs ⁶  for work with gold, with silver, and with bronze,

Exodus 33:6

33:6 So the Israelites stripped off their ornaments by Mount Horeb.

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¹ tn Heb “what is this service to you?”

² tn Or “community” or “assembly.”

³ sn The first word refers to something like small tongs or tweezers used to pull up and trim the wicks; the second word refers to fire-pans or censers.

⁴ tn “are to be” has been supplied.

⁵ sn U. Cassuto (Exodus, 375-76) points out that these are the same precious stones mentioned in Ezek 28:13 that were to be found in Eden, the garden of God. So the priest, when making atonement, was to wear the precious gems that were there and symbolized the garden of Eden when man was free from sin.

⁶ tn The expression is לַחְשֹׁב מַחֲשָׁבֹת (lakhshov makhashavot, “to devise devices”). The infinitive emphasizes that Bezalel will be able to design or plan works that are artistic or skillful. He will think thoughts or devise the plans, and then he will execute them in silver or stone or whatever other material he uses.