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#458: Only the Wise Receive Wisdom

Midrash Tanḥuma on Parashat Vayakhel, Shemot/Exodus 35:31

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Shemot/Exodus 35:31

וַיְמַלֵּ֥א אֹת֖וֹ ר֣וּחַ אֱלֹהִ֑ים בְּחׇכְמָ֛ה בִּתְבוּנָ֥ה וּבְדַ֖עַת וּבְכׇל־מְלָאכָֽה׃

endowing him with a divine spirit of wisdom, understanding, and knowledge in every kind of craft,

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