And all the [a]skillful people who were performing all the work of the sanctuary came, each from [b]the work which they were performing, and they said to [c]Moses, “(A)The people are bringing much more than enough for the [d]construction work which the Lord commanded us to [e]perform.” So Moses issued a command, and circulated a [f]proclamation throughout the camp, saying, “No man or woman is to perform work any longer for the [g]contributions of the sanctuary.” So the people were restrained from bringing any more. (B)For the [h]material they had was sufficient and more than enough for all the work, to perform it.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 36:4 Lit wise
  2. Exodus 36:4 Lit his
  3. Exodus 36:5 Lit Moses, saying,
  4. Exodus 36:5 Lit service for the work
  5. Exodus 36:5 Lit perform it
  6. Exodus 36:6 Lit voice
  7. Exodus 36:6 Or uplifted offering
  8. Exodus 36:7 Lit work

So all the skilled workers who were doing all the work on the sanctuary left what they were doing and said to Moses, “The people are bringing more than enough(A) for doing the work the Lord commanded to be done.”

Then Moses gave an order and they sent this word throughout the camp: “No man or woman is to make anything else as an offering for the sanctuary.” And so the people were restrained from bringing more, because what they already had was more(B) than enough to do all the work.

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