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Essay for Exodus 31:1

וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃

And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying:

The Five Books of Moses, by Everett Fox

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The Five Books of Moses, by Everett Fox

As the Tabernacle account opened with a summary description of what was to be constructed, so it ends, with some names added. The craftsmen for the task, Betzalel and Oholiav, are depicted as “wise” (Heb. hakham), that is, skilled; they will make what Moshe has been given to see.
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