Exodus 25:2

Geneva Bible (1560)

Speake vnto the children of Israel, that they receiue an offring for me: of euery man, whose heart giueth it freely, ye shall take the offring for me.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

דַּבֵּר֙ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְיִקְחוּ־לִ֖י תְּרוּמָ֑ה מֵאֵ֤ת כָּל־אִישׁ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִדְּבֶ֣נּוּ לִבּ֔וֹ תִּקְח֖וּ אֶת־תְּרוּמָתִֽי׃

Transliteration

Dabbēr to bənê Yiśrāʾēl and yiqḥû-to-me tərûmāh; from kol-ʾîš who yiddəbennû libbô tiqḥû ʾet-tərûmātî

Grammar Details

• *Dabbēr*: Piel imperative, masculine singular - speak!
• *bənê*: construct state, masculine plural of *bēn* - sons/children of
• *Yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
• *yiqḥû*: Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they shall take
• *tərûmāh*: feminine singular noun - contribution/offering/donation
• *kol*: construct state - all of/every
• *ʾîš*: masculine singular noun - man/person
• *yiddəbennû*: Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - moves/impels him
• *libbô*: masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his heart
• *tiqḥû*: Qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you shall take
• *ʾet*: direct object marker
• *tərûmātî*: feminine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my contribution/offering

Word Meanings

• *tərûmāh*: offering/contribution/donation/heave-offering
• *yiddəbennû*: moves/impels/prompts/motivates
• *libbô*: his heart/mind/will

Referenced Verses

• Ezra 2:68 : 68 And certeine of the chiefe fathers, when they came to the house of the Lord, which was in Ierusalem, they offred willingly for the house of God, to set it vp vpon his fundation.
• 2 Cor 9:7 : 7 As euery man wisheth in his heart, so let him giue, not grudgingly, or of necessitie: for God loueth a cheerefull giuer.
• 1 Chr 29:1-9 : 1 Moreouer Dauid the King sayde vnto all the Congregation, God hath chosen Salomon mine onely sonne yong and tender, and the worke is great: for this house is not for man, but for the Lord God. 2 Now I haue prepared with all my power for the house of my God, golde for vessels of golde, and siluer for them of siluer, and brasse for things of brasse, yron for things of yron, & wood for things of wood, and onix stones, and stones to be set, and carbuncle stones and of diuers colours, and all precious stones, and marble stones in aboundance. 3 Moreouer, because I haue delite in the house of my God, I haue of mine owne golde and siluer, which I haue giuen to the house of my God, beside all that I haue prepared for the house of the Sanctuarie, 4 Euen three thousand talents of gold of the golde of Ophir, and seuen thousand talents of fined siluer to ouerlay the walles of the houses. 5 The golde for the things of golde, and the siluer for things of siluer, and for all the worke by the handes of artificers: and who is willing to fill his hand to day vnto the Lord? 6 So the princes of the families, and the princes of the tribes of Israel, and the captaines of thousands and of hundreths, with the rulers of the Kings worke, offred willingly, 7 And they gaue for the seruice of the house of God fiue thousande talents of golde, and ten thousand pieces, and ten thousand talents of siluer, and eighteene thousand talents of brasse, and one hundreth thousand talents of yron. 8 And they with whom precious stones were found, gaue them to the treasure of ye house of the Lord, by the hand of Iehiel the Gershunnite. 9 And the people reioyced when they offred willingly: for they offred willingly vnto ye Lord, with a perfite heart; Dauid the King also reioyced with great ioy. 10 Therefore Dauid blessed the Lord before all the Congregation, and Dauid sayde, Blessed be thou, O Lorde God, of Israel our father, for euer and euer. 11 Thine, O Lord, is greatnesse & power, and glory, and victorie & praise: for all that is in heauen and in earth is thine: thine is the kingdome, O Lord, and thou excellest as head ouer all. 12 Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest ouer all, and in thine hand is power and strength, and in thine hande it is to make great, and to giue strength vnto all. 13 Now therefore our God, we thanke thee, and prayse thy glorious Name. 14 But who am I, and what is my people, that we shoulde be able to offer willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee: and of thine owne hand we haue giuen thee. 15 For we are stragers before thee, & soiourners, like all our fathers: our dayes are like ye shadowe vpon the earth, & there is none abiding. 16 O Lorde our God, all this abundance that we haue prepared to buylde thee an house for thine holy Name, is of thine hand & all is thine. 17 I knowe also, my God, that thou tryest the heart, and hast pleasure in righteousnesse: I haue offred willingly in the vprightnesse of mine heart all these things: now also haue I seene thy people which are found here, to offer vnto thee willingly with ioy. 18 O Lord God of Abraham, Izhak and Israel our fathers, keepe this for euer in the purpose, and the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and prepare their hearts vnto thee. 19 And giue vnto Salomon my sonne a perfit heart to keepe thy commaundements, thy testimonies, and thy statutes, and to doe all things, and to builde the house which I haue prepared. 20 And Dauid said to all the Congregation, Now blesse the Lord your God; all the Congregation blessed the Lord God of their fathers, and bowed downe their heads, and worshipped the Lord and the King. 21 And they offred sacrifices vnto the Lorde, and on the morowe after that day, they offered burnt offrings vnto the Lorde, euen a thousande yong bullocks, a thousand rammes and a thousand sheepe, with their drinke offrings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel. 22 And they did eate and drinke before the Lord the same day with great ioy, and they made Salomon the sonne of Dauid King the seconde time, and anoynted him prince before the Lord, and Zadok for the hie Priest. 23 So Salomon sate on the throne of the Lorde, as King in steade of Dauid his father, and prospered: and all Israel obeyed him. 24 And all the princes and men of power, and all the sonnes of King Dauid submitted them selues vnder King Salomon. 25 And the Lord magnified Salomon in dignitie, in the sight of all Israel, and gaue him so glorious a kingdome, as no King had before him in Israel. 26 Thus Dauid the sonne of Ishai reigned ouer all Israel. 27 And the space that he reigned ouer Israel, was fourtie yeere: seuen yeere reigned he in Hebron, and three and thirtie yeere reigned he in Ierusalem: 28 And he dyed in a good age, full of dayes, riches and honour, and Salomon his sonne reigned in his steade. 29 Concerning the actes of Dauid the King first & last, behold, they are written in the booke of Samuel the Seer, & in the booke of Nathan the Prophet, and in the booke of Gad the Seer, 30 With all his reigne and his power, and times that went ouer him, and ouer Israel and ouer all the kingdomes of the earth.
• Ezra 1:6 : 6 And all they that were about them, strengthened their handes with vessels of siluer, with golde, with substance and with cattell, and with precious thinges, besides all that was willingly offred.
• Ezra 3:5 : 5 And afterwarde the continuall bnrnt offring, both in the newe moneths and in all the feast dayes that were consecrate vnto the Lorde, and in all the oblations willingly offered vnto the Lorde.
• Ezra 7:16 : 16 And all the siluer and gold that thou canst finde in all the prouince of Babel, with the free offring of the people, and that which the Priestes offer willingly to the house of their God which is in Ierusalem,
• Neh 11:2 : 2 And the people thanked all the men that were willing to dwell in Ierusalem.
• Ps 110:3 : 3 Thy people shall come willingly at the time of assembling thine armie in holy beautie: the youth of thy wombe shalbe as the morning dewe.
• Exod 35:4-9 : 4 Againe, Moses spake vnto all the Congregation of the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which the Lord commandeth, saying, 5 Take from among you an offering vnto the Lorde: whosoeuer is of a willing heart, let him bring this offring to the Lord, namely golde, and siluer, and brasse: 6 Also blewe silke, and purple, and skarlet, and fine linen, and goates heare, 7 And rams skins died red, and badgers skins with Shittim wood: 8 Also oyle for light, and spices for the anointing oyle, and for the sweete incense, 9 And onix stones, and stones to be set in the Ephod, and in the brest plate. 10 And all the wise hearted among you, shall come and make all that the Lord hath commanded: 11 That is, the Tabernacle, that pauilion thereof, and his couering, and his taches & his boards, his barres, his pillars and his sockets, 12 The Arke, and the barres thereof ye Merci-seate, and the vaile that couereth it, 13 The Table, and the barres of it, and all the instruments thereof, and the shewe bread: 14 Also the Candlesticke of light and his instrumentes, and his lampes with the oyle for the light: 15 Likewise the Altar of perfume and his barres, and the anoynting oyle, and the sweete incense, and the vaile of the doore at the entring in of the Tabernacle, 16 The Altar of burnt offering with his brasen grate, his barres and all his instrumentes, the Lauer and his foote, 17 The hangings of the court, his pillars & his sockets, and the vaile of the gate of the court, 18 The pinnes of the Tabernacle, & the pinnes of the court with their cordes, 19 The ministring garments to minister in the holy place, and the holy garments for Aaron the Priest, and the garmentes of his sonnes, that they may minister in the Priests office. 20 Then all the Congregation of the children of Israel departed from the presence of Moses. 21 And euery one, whose heart encouraged him, & euery one, whose spirit made him willing, came and brought an offring to the Lord, for the worke of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, & for all his vses, and for the holy garments. 22 Both men & women, as many as were free hearted, came and brought taches and earings, and rings, and bracelets, all were iewels of golde: and euery one that offered an offring of gold vnto the Lord: 23 Euery man also, which had blewe silke, and purple, and skarlet, & fine linen, and goates heare, and rammes skinnes died red, and badgers skins, brought them. 24 All that offered an oblation of siluer and of brasse, brought the offring vnto the Lord: and euery one, that had Shittim wood for any maner worke of the ministration, brought it. 25 And all the women that were wise hearted, did spin with their hands, and brought ye spun worke, euen the blewe silke, and the purple, the skarlet, and the fine linen. 26 Likewise al the women, whose hearts were moued with knowledge, spun goates heare. 27 And ye rulers brought onix stones, & stones to be set in the Ephod, and in the brest plate: 28 Also spice, and oyle for light, and for the anoynting oyle, and for the sweete perfume. 29 Euery man and woman of the children of Israel, whose hearts moued the willingly to bring for all the worke which the Lorde had commanded the to make by the hand of Moses, brought a free offring to the Lord.
• Num 7:3-9 : 3 And brought their offring before the Lord, sixe couered charets, and twelue oxen: one charet for two princes, and for euery one an oxe, and they offred them before the Tabernacle. 4 And the Lord spake vnto Moses, saying, 5 Take these of them, that they may be to doe the seruice of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, and thou shalt giue them vnto the Leuites, to euery man according vnto his office. 6 So Moses tooke the charets and the oxen, and gaue them vnto the Leuites: 7 Two charets and foure oxen hee gaue to the sonnes of Gershon, according vnto their office. 8 And foure charets and eight oxen hee gaue to the sonnes of Merari according vnto their office, vnder the hand of Ithamar the sonne of Aaron the Priest. 9 But to the sonnes of Kohath he gaue none, because the charge of the Sanctuarie belonged to them, which they did beare vpon their shoulders. 10 The princes also offered in the dedication for the altar in the day that it was anoynted: then the princes offered their offering before the altar. 11 And the Lord sayd vnto Moses, One prince one day, and an other prince an other day shal offer their offring, for the dedication of the altar. 12 So then on the first day did Nahshon the sonne of Amminadab of ye tribe of Iudah offer his offring. 13 And his offring was a siluer charger of an hundreth and thirtie shekels weight, a siluer boule of seuenty shekels, after the shekel of the Sanctuarie, both ful of fine floure, mingled with oyle, for a meate offring, 14 An incense cup of gold of tenne shekels, ful of incense, 15 A yong bullocke, a ram, a lambe of a yeere olde for a burnt offring, 16 An hee goate for a sinne offring, 17 And for peace offrings, two bullockes, fiue rams, fiue hee goates, and fiue lambes of a yeere olde: this was the offring of Nahshon the sonne of Amminadab. 18 The second day Nethaneel, the sonne of Zuar, prince of the tribe of Issachar did offer: 19 Who offred for his offring a siluer charger of an hundreth and thirtie shekels weight, a siluer boule of seuentie shekels, after the shekel of the Sanctuarie, both ful of fine floure, mingled with oyle, for a meat offring, 20 An incense cup of gold of ten shekels, ful of incense, 21 A yong bullocke, a ram, a lambe of a yeere olde for a burnt offring, 22 An hee goate for a sinne offring, 23 And for peace offrings, two bullockes, fiue rammes, fiue hee goates, fiue lambes of a yeere olde: this was the offring of Nethaneel the sonne of Zuar. 24 The third day Eliab the sonne of Helon prince of the children of Zebulun offred. 25 His offring was a siluer charger of an hundreth and thirty shekels weight, a siluer boule of seuentie shekels, after the shekel of the Sanctuarie, both ful of fine floure, mingled with oyle, for a meate offring, 26 A golden incense cup of ten shekels, ful of incense, 27 A yong bullocke, a ram, a lambe of a yeere olde for a burnt offring, 28 An hee goate for a sinne offring, 29 And for peace offrings, two bullockes, fiue rammes, fiue hee goates, fiue lambes of a yeere olde: this was the offering of Eliab the sonne of Helon. 30 The fourth day Elizur ye sonne of Shedeur prince of the children of Reuben offred. 31 His offring was a siluer charger of an hundreth and thirtie shekels weight, a siluer boule of seuentie shekels, after the shekel of the Sanctuary, both ful of fine floure, mingled with oyle, for a meate offring, 32 A golden incense cup of ten shekels, full of incense, 33 A yong bullocke, a ram, a lambe of a yere olde for a burnt offring, 34 An hee goate for a sinne offring, 35 And for a peace offring, two bullockes, fiue rammes, fiue hee goates, and fiue lambes of a yere olde: this was the offering of Elizur the sonne of Shedeur. 36 The fifth day Shelumiel the sonne of Zurishaddai, prince of the children of Simeon offered. 37 His offring was a siluer charger of an hundreth and thirtie shekels weight, a siluer boule of seuentie shekels, after the shekel of the Sanctuary, both ful of fine floure, mingled with oyle, for a meate offring, 38 A golden incense cup of ten shekels, full of incense, 39 A yong bullocke, a ram, a lambe of a yeere olde for a burnt offring, 40 An hee goate for a sinne offring, 41 And for a peace offring, two bullocks, fiue rammes, fiue hee goates, fiue lambes of a yere old: this was the offering of Shelumiel the sonne of Zurishaddai. 42 The sixt day Eliasaph the sonne of Deuel prince of the children of Gad offred. 43 His offring was a siluer charger of an hundreth and thirtie shekels weight, a siluer boule of seuentie shekels, after the shekel of the Sanctuarie, both ful of fine floure, mingled with oyle, for a meate offring, 44 A golden incense cup of ten shekels, full of incense, 45 A yong bullocke, a ram, a lambe of a yere olde, for a burnt offring, 46 An hee goate for a sinne offring, 47 And for a peace offering, two bullockes, fiue rammes, fiue hee goates, fiue lambes of a yere olde: this was the offring of Eliasaph the sonne of Deuel. 48 The seuenth day Elishama the sonne of Ammiud prince of the children of Ephraim offered. 49 His offring was a siluer charger of an hundreth and thirtie shekels weight, a siluer boule of seuentie shekels, after the shekel of the Sanctuary, both full of fine floure, mingled with oyle, for a meate offering, 50 A golden incense cup of ten shekels, full of incense, 51 A yong bullocke, a ram, a lambe of a yeere olde for a burnt offring, 52 An hee goate for a sinne offring, 53 And for a peace offring, two bullockes, fiue rammes, fiue hee goates, fiue lambes of a yeere olde: this was the offring of Elishama the sonne of Ammiud. 54 The eight day offred Gamliel the sonne of Pedazur, prince of the children of Manasseh. 55 His offring was a siluer charger of an hundreth and thirtie shekels weight, a siluer boule of seuentie shekels, after the shekel of the Sanctuarie, both full of fine floure, mingled with oyle, for a meate offring, 56 A golden incense cup of ten shekels, full of incense, 57 A yong bullocke, a ram, a lambe of a yeere olde for a burnt offring, 58 An hee goate for a sinne offring, 59 And for a peace offring, two bullockes, fiue rammes, fiue hee goates, fiue lambes of a yeere olde: this was the offring of Gamliel the sonne of Pedazur. 60 The ninth day Abidan the sonne of Gideoni prince of the children of Beniamin offered. 61 His offring was a siluer charger of an hundreth and thirtie shekels weight, a siluer boule of seuentie shekels, after the shekel of the Sanctuarie, both full of fine floure, mingled with oyle, for a meate offring, 62 A golden incense cup of ten shekels, full of incense, 63 A yong bullocke, a ram, a lambe of a yeere olde for a burnt offring, 64 An hee goate for a sinne offring, 65 And for a peace offring, two bullockes, fiue rammes, fiue hee goates, fiue lambes of a yeere olde: this was the offring of Abidan the sonne of Gideoni. 66 The tenth day Ahiezer the sonne of Ammishaddai, prince of the children of Dan offred. 67 His offring was a siluer charger of an hundreth and thirtie shekels weight, a siluer boule of seuentie shekels, after the shekel of the Sanctuarie, both full of fine floure, mingled with oyle, for a meate offring, 68 A golden incense cup of ten shekels full of incense, 69 A yong bullocke, a ram, a lambe of a yeere olde for a burnt offring, 70 An hee goate for a sinne offring, 71 And for a peace offring, two bullocks, fiue rammes, fiue hee goates, fiue lambes of a yeere olde: this was the offring of Ahiezer the sonne of Ammishaddai. 72 The eleuenth day Pagiel the sonne of Ocran, prince of the children of Asher offred. 73 His offring was a siluer charger of an hundreth and thirtie shekels weight, a siluer boule of seuentie shekels, after the shekel of the Sanctuarie, both full of fine floure, mingled with oyle, for a meate offring, 74 A golden incense cup of ten shekels, ful of incense, 75 A yong bullocke, a ram, a lambe of a yere olde for a burnt offring, 76 An hee goate for a sinne offring, 77 And for a peace offring, two bullockes, fiue rams, fiue he goates, fiue lambes of a yeere olde: this was the offring of Pagiel the sonne of Ocran. 78 The twelfth day Ahira the sonne of Enan, prince of the children of Naphtali offred, 79 His offring was a siluer charger of an hundreth and thirtie shekels weight, a siluer boule of seuentie shekels, after the shekel of the Sanctuarie, both full of fine floure, mingled with oyle, for a meate offring, 80 A golden incense cup of ten shekels, ful of incense, 81 A yong bullocke, a ram, a lambe of a yere olde for a burnt offring, 82 An hee goate for a sinne offring, 83 And for peace offerings, two bullockes, fiue rammes, fiue hee goates, fiue lambes of a yeere olde: this was the offering of Ahira the sonne of Enan. 84 This was the dedication of the Altar by the princes of Israel, whe it was anointed: twelue chargers of siluer, twelue siluer boules, twelue incense cuppes of golde, 85 Euery charger, conteining an hundreth and thirtie shekels of siluer, and euery boule seuentie: all the siluer vessell conteined two thousande and foure hundreth shekels, after the shekell of the Sanctuarie. 86 Twelue incense cups of gold ful of incense, conteining ten shekels euery cup, after the shekell of the Sanctuarie: all the gold of the incense cups was an hundreth and twentie shekels. 87 All the bullockes for the burnt offering were twelue bullocks, the rams twelue, the lambs of a yeere olde twelue, with their meate offrings, and twelue hee goates for a sinne offring. 88 And all the bullocks for the peace offrings were foure and twentie bullockes, the rammes sixtie, the hee goates sixtie, the lambes of a yeere olde sixtie: this was the dedication of the Altar, after that it was anointed.
• Num 18:24 : 24 For the tythes of the children of Israel, which they shal offer as an offring vnto the Lord, I haue giuen the Leuites for an inheritance: therfore I haue said vnto them, Among the children of Israel ye shal possesse none inheritance.
• Deut 16:16-17 : 16 Three times in the yeere shall all the males appeare before the Lorde thy God in the place which he shall chuse: in the feast of the vnleauened bread, and in the feast of the weekes, and in the feast of the Tabernacles: and they shall not appeare before the Lord emptie. 17 Euery man shall giue according to the gift of his hand, and according to the blessing of the Lord thy God, which he hath giuen thee.
• Judg 5:9 : 9 Mine heart is set on the gouernours of Israel, and on them that are willing among the people: praise ye the Lord.
• 2 Cor 8:11-12 : 11 Nowe therefore performe to doe it also, that as there was a readinesse to will, euen so yee may performe it of that which yee haue. 12 For if there be first a willing minde, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.