Exodus 36:2

Moses summoned ¹  Bezalel and Oholiab and every skilled person in whom ²  the Lord had put skill – everyone whose heart stirred him ³  to volunteer ⁴  to do the work,

Ex 28:3; Ex 31:6; Ex 35:2,21,25,26; Ex 35:10,21-35; 1Ch 29:5; Ac 6:3,4; Ac 14:23; Col 4:17; Heb 5:4

¹ tn The verb קָרָא (qara’) plus the preposition “to” – “to call to” someone means “to summon” that person.

² tn Here there is a slight change: “in whose heart Yahweh had put skill.”

³ tn Or “whose heart was willing.”

⁴ sn The verb means more than “approach” or “draw near”; קָרַב (qarav) is the word used for drawing near the altar as in bringing an offering. Here they offer themselves, their talents and their time.