Exodus 31:3
New International Version
and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills—

New Living Translation
I have filled him with the Spirit of God, giving him great wisdom, ability, and expertise in all kinds of crafts.

English Standard Version
and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with ability and intelligence, with knowledge and all craftsmanship,

Berean Standard Bible
And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability, and knowledge in all kinds of craftsmanship,

King James Bible
And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,

New King James Version
And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,

New American Standard Bible
And I have filled him with the Spirit of God in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all kinds of craftsmanship,

NASB 1995
“I have filled him with the Spirit of God in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all kinds of craftsmanship,

NASB 1977
“And I have filled him with the Spirit of God in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all kinds of craftsmanship,

Legacy Standard Bible
And I have filled him with the Spirit of God in wisdom, in discernment, in knowledge, and in all kinds of craftsmanship,

Amplified Bible
I have filled him with the Spirit of God in wisdom and skill, in understanding and intelligence, in knowledge, and in all kinds of craftsmanship,

Christian Standard Bible
I have filled him with God’s Spirit, with wisdom, understanding, and ability in every craft

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I have filled him with God’s Spirit, with wisdom, understanding, and ability in every craft

American Standard Version
and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“See, I called by name Batsliel, son of Uri, son of Khur, from the tribe of Yehuda:

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And I have filled him with a divine spirit of wisdom, and understanding, and knowledge, to invent in every work,

Douay-Rheims Bible
And I have filled him with the spirit of God, with wisdom and understanding, and knowledge in all manner of work.

English Revised Version
and I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I have filled Bezalel with the Spirit of God, making him highly skilled, resourceful, and knowledgeable in all trades.

Good News Translation
and I have filled him with my power. I have given him understanding, skill, and ability for every kind of artistic work--

International Standard Version
and I've filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, understanding, knowledge, and all kinds of craftsmanship

JPS Tanakh 1917
and I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,

Literal Standard Version
and I fill him [with] the Spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all work,

Majority Standard Bible
And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability, and knowledge in all kinds of craftsmanship,

New American Bible
and I have filled him with a divine spirit of skill and understanding and knowledge in every craft:

NET Bible
and I have filled him with the Spirit of God in skill, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all kinds of craftsmanship,

New Revised Standard Version
and I have filled him with divine spirit, with ability, intelligence, and knowledge in every kind of craft,

New Heart English Bible
and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,

Webster's Bible Translation
And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,

World English Bible
I have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all kinds of workmanship,

Young's Literal Translation
and I fill him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all work,

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Context
Bezalel and Oholiab the Craftsmen
2“See, I have called by name Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. 3And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability, and knowledge in all kinds of craftsmanship, 4to design artistic works in gold, silver, and bronze,…

Cross References
1 Corinthians 12:4
There are different gifts, but the same Spirit.

Exodus 28:3
You are to instruct all the skilled craftsmen, whom I have filled with a spirit of wisdom, to make garments for Aaron's consecration, so that he may serve Me as priest.

Exodus 31:4
to design artistic works in gold, silver, and bronze,

Exodus 35:31
And He has filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability, and knowledge in all kinds of craftsmanship,

Exodus 35:35
He has filled them with skill to do all kinds of work as engravers, designers, embroiderers in blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine linen, and as weavers--as artistic designers of every kind of craft.

1 Kings 7:14
He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a craftsman in bronze. Huram had great skill, understanding, and knowledge for every kind of bronze work. So he came to King Solomon and carried out all his work.

2 Chronicles 2:7
Send me, therefore, a craftsman skilled in engraving to work with gold and silver, with bronze and iron, and with purple, crimson, and blue yarn. He will work with my craftsmen in Judah and Jerusalem, whom my father David provided.


Treasury of Scripture

And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,

filled

Exodus 35:31
And he hath filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship;

1 Kings 3:9
Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?

1 Kings 7:14
He was a widow's son of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in brass: and he was filled with wisdom, and understanding, and cunning to work all works in brass. And he came to king Solomon, and wrought all his work.

the spirit of God.

Exodus 28:24-29
And thou shalt put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings which are on the ends of the breastplate…

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Exodus 31
1. Bezaleel and Aholiah are appointed for the work of the tabernacle
12. The observation of the Sabbath is again commanded
18. Moses receives the two tablets














(3-4) I have filled him with the spirit of God . . . to devise cunning works.--"Every good gift and every perfect gift (intellectual power no less than others) is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights" (James 1:17). Artistic ability is a Divine gift, a very precious gift, best employed in God's direct service, and always to be employed in subordination to His will, as an improving, elevating, and refining--not as a corrupting--influence.

In wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge.--By "wisdom" is probably meant the power to invent and originate artistic forms; by "understanding," the ability to appreciate artistic suggestions received from others; by "knowledge," acquaintance with the methods and processes of art. Bezaleel was to possess all these gifts.

In all manner of workmanship.--He was also to possess that wonderful dexterity of hand on which the power of artistic execution mainly depends.

Verse 3. - The Spirit of God. There is no article in the Hebrew, any more than in Genesis 1:1; and some would therefore translate "a Divine Spirit"; but no change is needed. Ruakh elohim contains in itself the idea of singularity, since God has but one Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the medium of communication whereby God the Father bestows all gifts upon us. In wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge. By the first of these terms is meant the power to invent and originate; by the second ability to receive and appreciate directions and suggestions; by the third, such information as is acquired by experience and acquaintance with facts. Bezaleel was to have all these, and, in addition, was to be wise in all manner of workmanship; i.e. - to possess manual dexterity, the power of artistic execution.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
And I have filled
וָאֲמַלֵּ֥א (wā·’ă·mal·lê)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 4390: To fill, be full of

him
אֹת֖וֹ (’ō·ṯōw)
Direct object marker | third person masculine singular
Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

with the Spirit
ר֣וּחַ (rū·aḥ)
Noun - common singular construct
Strong's 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit

of God,
אֱלֹהִ֑ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

with wisdom,
בְּחָכְמָ֛ה (bə·ḥā·ḵə·māh)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 2451: Wisdom

understanding,
וּבְדַ֖עַת (ū·ḇə·ḏa·‘aṯ)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 1847: Knowledge

and ability
וּבִתְבוּנָ֥ה (ū·ḇiṯ·ḇū·nāh)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 8394: Intelligence, an argument, caprice

in all kinds
וּבְכָל־ (ū·ḇə·ḵāl)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

of craftsmanship,
מְלָאכָֽה׃ (mə·lā·ḵāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4399: Deputyship, ministry, employment, work, property


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