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Moses gave commandment, and they caused it to be proclaimed throughout the camp, saying, "Let neither man nor woman make anything else for the offering for the sanctuary." So the people were restrained from bringing.
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A Generosity Needing Restraint
Commentators are struck by the people's extraordinary generosity. Their giving was so abundant that Moses had to issue an official proclamation to stop them. Scholars like Gill and Ellicott note how rare it is for liberality to need restraint rather than encouragement, highlighting the people's remarkable zeal for God's work.
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19th Century
Anglican
So the people were restrained from giving. —Moses felt it necessary to interfere, and forbid further offerings. By the expression …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Moses gave commandment Orders to some proper person or persons about him;
and they caused it …
Presbyterian
The readiness and zeal with which these builders set about their work, the exactness with which they performed it, and the faithfulness with which …
