Exodus 35:22 New English Translation
22 They came, men and women alike,[a] all who had willing hearts. They brought brooches, earrings, rings and ornaments, all kinds of gold jewelry,[b] and everyone came who waved[c] a wave offering of gold to the Lord.
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- Exodus 35:22 tn The expression in Hebrew is “men on/after the women,” meaning men with women, to ensure that it was clear that the preceding verse did not mean only men. B. Jacob takes it further, saying that the men came after the women because the latter had taken the initiative (Exodus, 1017).
- Exodus 35:22 tn Heb “all gold utensils.”
- Exodus 35:22 tn The verb could be translated “offered,” but it is cognate with the following noun that is the wave offering. This sentence underscores the freewill nature of the offerings people made. The word “came” is supplied from v. 21 and v. 22.
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