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Exodus 35:26

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Exodus 35:26 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And all the women whose heart stirred them up in wisdom spun the goats` [hair].” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And all the women whose heart stirred them up in wisdom spun the goats` [hair].
Exodus 35:26 — American Standard Version

Context — Exodus 35

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
23And every man, with whom was found blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats` [hair], and rams` skins dyed red, and sealskins, brought them.
24Every one that did offer an offering of silver and brass brought Jehovah`s offering; and every man, with whom was found acacia wood for any work of the service, brought it.
25And all the women that were wise-hearted did spin with their hands, and brought that which they had spun, the blue, and the purple, the scarlet, and the fine linen.
26And all the women whose heart stirred them up in wisdom spun the goats` [hair].
27And the rulers brought the onyx stones, and the stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate;
28and the spice, and the oil; for the light, and for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense.
29The children of Israel brought a freewill-offering unto Jehovah; every man and woman, whose heart made them willing to bring for all the work, which Jehovah had commanded to be made by Moses.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And all the women whose heart stirred them up in wisdom, etc.] To be ingenious in their business, and to study to do it in a curious manner, and to do that which others could not: spun goats’ [hair]; some join the phrase, “in wisdom”, in the preceding clause with this, neglecting the accent “Athnach”, which divides them, thus, “in wisdom spun goats’ hair”; and which, without being separated from the preceding clause, may be understood and repeated in this: for, as Aben Ezra says, to spin goats’ hair was an art that required excellent wisdom; and so Jarchi: in the eastern countries there is a sort of goats’ hair very bright and fine, and hangs to the ground, and the beauty of it is equal…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Exo 35:21, Exo 35:29, Exo 36:8 Exodus 35:27”
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