Exodus 37:18

Exodus 37:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And six branches going out of the sides thereof; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side thereof, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side thereof:
• New International Version (NIV)Six branches extended from the sides of the lampstand—three on one side and three on the other.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And there were six branches going out of its sides, three branches of the lampstand out of one side of it and three branches of the lampstand out of the other side of it;
• New King James Version (NKJV)And six branches came out of its sides: three branches of the lampstand out of one side, and three branches of the lampstand out of the other side.

Context of Exodus 37:18

16He made the utensils which were to be on the table, its dishes and its pans [for bread], its bowls and its jars for pouring drink offerings, of pure gold. 17Then he made the lampstand (menorah) of pure gold. He made the lampstand of hammered work, its base and its [center] shaft; its cups, its calyxes, and its flowers were all of one piece with it. There were six branches coming out of the sides of the lampstand, three branches from one side of the center shaft and three branches from the other side of it; 19three cups shaped like almond blossoms, a calyx and a flower in one branch, and three cups shaped like almond blossoms, a calyx and a flower in the opposite branch—so for the six branches coming out of the center shaft of the lampstand. 20On the center shaft of the lampstand there were four cups shaped like almond blossoms, with calyxes and flowers [one at the top];

Exodus 37:18 word by word

וְשִׁשָּׁ֣ה קָנִ֔ים יֹצְאִ֖ים מִצִּדֶּ֑יהָ שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה׀ קְנֵ֣י מְנֹרָ֗ה מִצִּדָּהּ֙ הָֽאֶחָ֔ד וּשְׁלֹשָׁה֙ קְנֵ֣י מְנֹרָ֔ה מִצִּדָּ֖הּ הַשֵּׁנִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And sixשֵׁשׁshêsh shishshâh · sixH8337
• branchesקָנֶהqâneh · branchH7070
• going outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: issueH3318
• of the sidesצַדtsad · sideH6654
• thereof; threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
• of the candlestickמְנוֹרָהmenôrâh menôrâh · lampstandH4501
• out of the oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• out of the otherשֵׁנִיshênîy · secondH8145

Commentaries on Exodus 37:18

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-29It says that Bezalel made the ark of the covenant and all the furnishings, as well as the courtyard and its furnishings (37:1, 10, 17, 25; 38:1, 8, 9, 18). But this probably means he was in charge and guided the other craftsmen and seamstresses.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 17-2217-22. he made the candlestick of pure gold--Practical readers will be apt to say, "Why do such works with the hammer, when they could have been cast so much easier--a process they were well acquainted with?" The only answer that can be given is, that it was done according to order. We have no doubt but there were reasons for so distinctive an order, something significant, which has not been revealed to us [Napier]. The whole of that sacred building was…Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 37:18

• Candlestick
• Gold

In the dictionaries

• Candlestick
• Holy place
• Atonement, Day of
• Branch ;bough
• Candlestick, the Golden
• Exodus, the Book of
• Genesis
• Leviticus
• Pentateuch
• Reed

Commentaries on Exodus 37

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings