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And I, behold, I have given him Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan. And in the heart of all who are wise-hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded you [in chapters 25-30]:
And he has put in his heart that he should teach, both him and Oholiav, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan.
[Moses continued:] "And Bezalel and Oholiab shall work, and every man whose heart the Lord (Yahweh) has filled with wisdom, to know how to do all manner of work for the service of the sanctuary, according to all that the Lord (Yahweh) has commanded."
And Moses called Bezalel and Oholiab and all the men with a wise heart, in whose hearts the Lord (Yahweh) had put wisdom, all whose hearts moved them to come to the work and do it.
And with him was Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, a craftsman and a skilled artisan and a weaver with colors, in blue and purple and scarlet and fine linen.
[It was the Levites who were responsible for setting up, taking down, and transporting the tabernacle during the desert journey, see . By mentioning Bezalel again (; ; ; ) and Oholiab (; ; ) and that they were from the tribes of Judah and Dan, it serves as a reminder that the tabernacle was a project that involved the entire people. In the following verses, it also becomes clear that craftsmen from different tribes had worked together.]
