King James Version
Exodus 35:26 in the King James Version says “And all the women whose heart stirred them up in wisdom spun goats' hair.” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 35 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And all the women whose heart stirred them up in wisdom spun goats' hair.”
Exodus 35:26 · KJV
Every one that did offer an offering of silver and brass brought the LORD'S offering: and every man, with whom was found shittim wood for any work of the service, brought it.
And all the women that were wise hearted did spin with their hands, and brought that which they had spun, both of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet , and of fine linen.
And all the women whose heart stirred them up in wisdom spun goats' hair.
And the rulers brought onyx stones, and stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate;
And spice, and oil for the light, and for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense.
KJV Study — Public Domain
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“stirred”
H5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
“whose heart”
H3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“goats”
H5795a she-goat (as strong), but masculine in plural (which also is used elliptically for goat's hair)
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