King James Version
Exodus 35:33 in the King James Version says “And in the cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of wood, to make any manner of cunning work.” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 35 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And in the cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of wood, to make any manner of cunning work.”
Exodus 35:33 · KJV
And he hath filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship;
And to devise curious works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,
And in the cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of wood, to make any manner of cunning work.
And he hath put in his heart that he may teach, both he, and Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan.
Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of work, of the engraver, and of the cunning workman, and of the embroiderer, in blue, and in purple, in scarlet , and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of them that do any work, and of those that devise cunning work.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“to set”
H4390to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“work”
H4399properly, deputyship, i.e., ministry; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor)
“any manner of cunning”
H4284a contrivance, i.e., (concretely) a texture, machine, or (abstractly) intention, plan (whether bad, a plot; or good, advice)
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