Bible Strands
Exodus 39:42
The Israelites had done all the work just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records the Israelites' completion of the tabernacle construction at the conclusion of the crafted materials inventory. The account immediately follows the description of the priestly vestments and precedes Moses's inspection and blessing.
The words — כֹּל (khol) translates literally as "all" or "according to," stressing total scope. It anchors the verb עָשׂוּ (asu), "they did," to declare that the people executed every instructed task without deviation.
The thread — This obedience pattern reappears in Exodus 35:10, which summons craftsmen to make all the LORD commanded, and Exodus 25:1, which establishes the command framework for the sanctuary. The same structural fidelity is warned for in Exodus 23:21, which commands attention to the voice bearing the LORD's Name.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition that faithful execution requires exact alignment with specified instructions rather than personal adaptation. It sets obedience as the objective measure for any communal worship undertaking.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
According to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so the children of Israel made all the work.
Cross-references
- Exodus 35:10 Let every skilled craftsman among you come and make everything that the LORD has commanded:
- Exodus 23:21 Pay attention to him and listen to his voice; do not defy him, for he will not forgive rebellion, since My Name is in him.
- Exodus 25:1 Then the LORD said to Moses,
- Exodus 39:32 So all the work for the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, was completed. The Israelites did everything just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
- Deuteronomy 12:32 See that you do everything I command you; do not add to it or subtract from it.
- Matthew 28:20 and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
- 2 Timothy 2:15 Make every effort to present yourself approved to God, an unashamed workman who accurately handles the word of truth.
- 2 Timothy 4:7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.