KJV King James Version
And with him [was] Aholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and a cunning workman, and an embroiderer in blue, and in purple, and in scarlet, and fine linen.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Exodus 38:23
And with him [was] Aholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and a cunning workman, and an embroiderer in blue, and in purple, and in scarlet, and fine linen.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
With him was Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, designer, and embroiderer in blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine linen.
WEB World English Bible
With him was Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and a skillful workman, and an embroiderer in blue, in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen.
ASV American Standard Version
And with him was Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and a skilful workman, and an embroiderer in blue, and in purple, and in scarlet, and in fine linen.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and with him is Aholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and designer, and embroiderer in blue, and in purple, and in scarlet, and in linen.
Surrounding context — Exodus 38
20 And all the pins of the tabernacle, and of the court round about, [were of] brass.
21 This is the sum of the tabernacle, [even] of the tabernacle of testimony, as it was counted, according to the commandment of Moses, [for] the service of the Levites, by the hand of Ithamar, son to Aaron the priest.
22 And Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made all that the LORD commanded Moses.
23 And with him [was] Aholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and a cunning workman, and an embroiderer in blue, and in purple, and in scarlet, and fine linen.
24 All the gold that was occupied for the work in all the work of the holy [place], even the gold of the offering, was twenty and nine talents, and seven hundred and thirty shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary.
25 And the silver of them that were numbered of the congregation [was] an hundred talents, and a thousand seven hundred and threescore and fifteen shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:
26 A bekah for every man, [that is], half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for every one that went to be numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty [men].
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וְאִתּ֗וֹH854 · etwithאָהֳלִיאָ֞בH171 · o.ho.li.avOholiabבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childאֲחִיסָמָ֛ךְH294 · a.chi.sa.makhAhisamachלְמַטֵּה־H4294 · mat.tehtribe: rodדָ֖ןH1835 · danDanחָרָ֣שׁH2796 · cha.rashartificerוְחֹשֵׁ֑בH2803 · cha.shavto devise: designוְרֹקֵ֗םH7551 · ra.qamto weaveבַּתְּכֵ֙לֶת֙H8504 · te.khe.letblueוּבָֽאַרְגָּמָ֔ןH713 · ar.ga.manpurpleוּבְתוֹלַ֥עַתH8438 · to.lawormהַשָּׁנִ֖יH8144 · sha.niscarletוּבַשֵּֽׁשׁ׃ סH8336 · sheshalabaster
Cross-references
Exodus 35:34And he hath put in his heart that he may teach, [both] he, and Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan.Exodus 31:6And I, behold, I have given with him Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan: and in the hearts of all that are wise hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded thee;
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