Exodus 36:7

since what they already had was more than enough to perform all the work.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — The narrator records Moses halting the Israelites from bringing additional offerings for the sanctuary because the gathered materials already exceed the construction requirements.

The words — The Hebrew term וְהוֹתֵֽר (ve./ho.Ter) literally translates to "and it was more than enough," directly describing the surplus of the collected materials.

The thread — This description of abundant provision appears again in 2 Chronicles 31:10, where the chief priest confirms that the people's contributions have already filled the temple storehouses.

Why it lands — The text states that the gathered materials suffice for the entire task before noting that the craftsmen immediately begin construction. The verse asks the reader to accept that sufficient provision ends the need for further accumulation and directs attention to the work itself.

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The Hebrew words

וְהַמְּלָאכָ֗הve./ha./me.la.Khahand/ the/ work הָיְתָ֥הha.ye.Tahit was דַיָּ֛םdai.Ya/msufficiency/ their לְכָל־le./kholfor/ all הַמְּלָאכָ֖הha./me.la.Khahthe/ work לַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla./'a.Sotto/ do אֹתָ֑הּ'o.Ta/h<obj.>/ it וְהוֹתֵֽר׃ סve./ho.Terand/ it was more than enough

King James Version

For the stuff they had was sufficient for all the work to make it, and too much.

Cross-references

2 Chronicles 31:10 and Azariah, the chief priest of the household of Zadok, answered him, “Since the people began to bring their contributions into the house of the LORD, we have had enough to eat, and there is plenty left over, because the LORD has blessed His people; this great abundance is what is left over.”