Keluaran 31:2

31:2 “See, I have chosen ¹  Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah,

Keluaran 31:5

31:5 and with cutting and setting stone, and with cutting wood, to work in all kinds of craftsmanship.

Keluaran 35:33

35:33 and in cutting stones for their setting, ²  and in cutting wood, to do work in every artistic craft. ³ 

[31:2]  ¹ tn Heb “called by name.” This expression means that the person was specifically chosen for some important task (S. R. Driver, Exodus, 342). See the expression with Cyrus in Isa 45:3-4.

[35:33]  ² tn Heb “to set.”

[35:33]  ³ tn Heb “in every work of thought,” meaning, every work that required the implementation of design or plan.