Exodus 25:2
“Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring me an offering: of every man that giveth it willingly with his heart ye shall take my offering.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Speak unto the children of Israel,.... That is, when he should go down from the mountain to the camp:
that they bring…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Exodus 25:1-9
Yahweh had redeemed the Israelites from bondage. He had made a covenant with them and had given them laws. He had…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
That they bring me an offering - The offering here mentioned is the תרומה terumah, a kind of free-will offering,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Exodus 25:1-9
We may suppose that when Moses went into the midst of the cloud, and abode there so long, where the holy angels attended…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
offering better, contribution. The Heb. tărûmâh(from hçrîm, to liftor take off) denotes properly what is -taken off"…
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