Exodus 36:4

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

So all the skilled workers who were doing all the work on the sanctuary came, each from the work he was doing,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ כָּל־הַ֣חֲכָמִ֔ים הָעֹשִׂ֕ים אֵ֖ת כָּל־מְלֶ֣אכֶת הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ אִֽישׁ־אִ֥ישׁ מִמְּלַאכְתּ֖וֹ אֲשֶׁר־הֵ֥מָּה עֹשִֽׂים׃

Transliteration

And wayyābōʾû all-haḥăkāmîm hāʿōśîm ʾēt all-məlʾeket haqqōdeš, ʾîš-ʾîš from-mməlaʾktô which-they ʿōśîm.

Grammar Details

• *wayyābōʾû*: qal imperfect consecutive 3rd masculine plural - and they came
• *haḥăkāmîm*: article + noun masculine plural - the skilled workers/wise men
• *hāʿōśîm*: article + qal participle masculine plural - the ones making/doing
• *ʾēt*: direct object marker
• *məlʾeket*: noun feminine singular construct - work of
• *haqqōdeš*: article + noun masculine singular - the holy place/sanctuary
• *ʾîš*-*ʾîš*: noun masculine singular duplication - each man/person
• *mməlaʾktô*: preposition + noun feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - from his work
• *ʿōśîm*: qal participle masculine plural - making/doing

Word Meanings

• *wayyābōʾû*: and they came/entered/arrived
• *haḥăkāmîm*: the skilled workers/wise men/craftsmen/experts
• *hāʿōśîm*: the ones making/doing/performing/working on
• *məlʾeket*: work/labor/craftsmanship
• *haqqōdeš*: the holy place/sanctuary/sacred thing
• *ʾîš*-*ʾîš*: each man/every person/individually
• *ʿōśîm*: making/doing/performing/working on

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And all the wise men, that wrought all the work of the sanctuary, came every man from his work which they made;

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And all the wise men who worked on the sanctuary came, each one from his work which he was doing;

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And all the wise men, that wrought all the work of the sanctuary, came every man from his work which they made;

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And all the wise men, that wrought all the work of the sanctuary, came every man from his work which they wrought;

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And all the wise men, that wrought all the work of the sanctuary, came every man from his work which they made;

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And all the wise men that wrought all the holye worke, came euery man from his worke which they made,

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then came all the wyse men yt wrought in the worke of the Sanctuary, euery one fro his worke that he made,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  So all the wise men, that wrought all the holy worke, came euery man from his worke which they wrought,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And all the wyse men that wrought all the holy worke, came euery man from his worke whiche they made:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And all the wise men, that wrought all the work of the sanctuary, came every man from his work which they made;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  All the wise men, who performed all the work of the sanctuary, each came from his work which they did.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And all the wise men, who are doing all the work of the sanctuary, come each from his work which they are doing,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And all the wise men, that wrought all the work of the sanctuary, came every man from his work which they wrought.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And all the wise men, that wrought all the work of the sanctuary, came every man from his work which they wrought;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then the wise men, who were doing all the work of the holy place, came from their work;

• World English Bible (2000)

  All the wise men, who performed all the work of the sanctuary, each came from his work which they did.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So all the skilled people who were doing all the work on the sanctuary came from the work they were doing

Referenced Verses

• 2 Chr 24:13 : 13 The workers diligently carried out their tasks, and the restoration of the temple made steady progress under their hands. They rebuilt the house of God according to its original design and strengthened it.
• Matt 24:45 : 45 Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of the servants in his household to give them their food at the proper time?
• Luke 12:42 : 42 The Lord answered, "Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master will put in charge of his servants to give them their portion of food at the proper time?
• 1 Cor 3:10 : 10 According to the grace God has given me, like a wise master builder, I laid a foundation, and another is building on it. But each one should be careful how they build.