Exodus 36:7
5 And they spake unto Moses, saying, The people bring much more than enough for the service of the work, which the LORD commanded to make.
6 And Moses gave commandment, and they caused it to be proclaimed throughout the camp, saying, Let neither man nor woman make any more work for the offering of the sanctuary. So the people were restrained from bringing.
For the stuff they had was sufficient for all the work to make it, and too much.
8 And every wise hearted man among them that wrought the work of the tabernacle made ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work made he them.
9 The length of one curtain was twenty and eight cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits: the curtains were all of one size.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- since what they already had was more than enough to perform all the work.
- KJV
- For the stuff they had was sufficient for all the work to make it, and too much.
- WEB
- For the stuff they had was sufficient to do all the work, and too much.
- ASV
- For the stuff they had was sufficient for all the work to make it, and too much.
- DARBY
- for the work they had was sufficient for all the work to do it, and it was too much.
- BLB
- And the work they had was sufficient for all the work to be done, and there was excess.
- ÅB
- Men det som var gitt, var nok til hele det arbeid som skulle fullføres, ja mere enn nok.
- OTB
- For materialene de hadde var tilstrekkelige og mer enn nok til å fullføre alt arbeidet.
- B1930
- Men det som var gitt, var nok til hele det arbeid som skulde fullføres, ja mere enn nok.
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2 Chronicles 31:10
And Azariah the chief priest of the house of Zadok answered him, and said, Since the people began to bring the offerings into the house of the LORD, we have had enough to eat, and have left plenty: for the LORD hath blessed his people; and that which is left is this great store.
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