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Exodus 36:6

“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.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

צָוָהtsâvâh · tsaw-vaw'
H6680 · Hebrew
Definition
(intensively) to constitute, enjoin
Derivation
a primitive root;
KJV renderings
appoint, (for-) bid, (give a) charge, (give a, give in, send with) command(-er, -ment), send a messenger, put, (set) in order.
Grammar
  • וַ — conjunction
  • יְצַ֣ו — verb Piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
Code HC/Vpw3ms
Usage
Occurs 496 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 2:16Genesis 3:11Genesis 3:17Genesis 6:22Genesis 7:5

Theological interpretation (AI)

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Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.