Translations
F.O.G.MPrimary
F.O.G MessageThey hammered gold into wafer-thin sheets and cut them into threads, weaving them through the blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and the linen — the work of a master designer.
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.GThey hammered out thin sheets of gold and cut them into fine threads to be woven into the blue, purple, and crimson yarn and the linen — the work of a master craftsman.
KJV
King James VersionAnd they did beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into wires, to work it in the blue, and in the purple, and in the scarlet, and in the fine linen, with cunning work.
BSB
Berean Standard BibleThey hammered out thin sheets of gold and cut threads from them to interweave with the blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and fine linen—the work of a skilled craftsman.
Footnotes
מַעֲשֵׂה חֹשֵׁב (ma'aseh choshev) — literally 'work of a thinker/deviser.' The root ch-sh-v means to think, plan, or calculate, suggesting not merely skilled manual labour but artistic intentionality. FOG renders this 'master craftsman' to capture the artisanal precision; FOG Message uses 'master designer' to draw out the creative-intellectual dimension — an intentional echo of the divine choshev at creation.
