King James Version
Exodus 35:20 in the King James Version says “And all the congregation of the children of Israel departed from the presence of Moses.” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 35 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And all the congregation of the children of Israel departed from the presence of Moses.”
Exodus 35:20 · KJV
The pins of the tabernacle, and the pins of the court, and their cords,
The cloths of service, to do service in the holy place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest's office.
And all the congregation of the children of Israel departed from the presence of Moses.
And they came, every one whose heart stirred him up, and every one whom his spirit made willing, and they brought the LORD'S offering to the work of the tabernacle of the congregation, and for all his service, and for the holy garments.
And they came, both men and women, as many as were willing hearted, and brought bracelets, and earrings, and rings, and tablets, all jewels of gold: and every man that offered offered an offering of gold unto the LORD.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“departed”
H3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“And all the congregation”
H5712a stated assemblage (specifically, a concourse, or generally, a family or crowd)
“of the children”
H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
“of Israel”
H3478he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
“from the presence”
H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
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