Exodus 37:17

Exodus 37:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he made the candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work made he the candlestick; his shaft, and his branch, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, were of the same:
• New International Version (NIV)They made the lampstand of pure gold. They hammered out its base and shaft, and made its flowerlike cups, buds and blossoms of one piece with them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He also made the lampstand of pure gold. He made the lampstand of hammered work. Its base, its stem, its cups, its calyxes, and its flowers were of one piece with it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He also made the lampstand of pure gold; of hammered work he made the lampstand. Its shaft, its branches, its bowls, its ornamental knobs, and its flowers were of the same piece.

Context of Exodus 37:17

15He made the poles of acacia wood for carrying the table and overlaid them with gold. 16He also made the utensils for the table out of pure gold: its plates and dishes, as well as its bowls and pitchers for pouring drink offerings. Then he made the lampstand out of pure hammered gold, all of one piece: its base and shaft, its cups, and its buds and petals. 18Six branches extended from the sides, three on one side and three on the other. 19There were three cups shaped like almond blossoms on the first branch, each with buds and petals, three on the next branch, and the same for all six branches that extended from the lampstand.

Exodus 37:17 word by word

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ אֶת־הַמְּנֹרָ֖ה זָהָ֣ב טָה֑וֹר מִקְשָׁ֞ה עָשָׂ֤ה אֶת־הַמְּנֹרָה֙ יְרֵכָ֣הּ וְקָנָ֔הּ גְּבִיעֶ֛יהָ כַּפְתֹּרֶ֥יהָ וּפְרָחֶ֖יהָ מִמֶּ֥נָּה הָיֽוּ׃Read the interlinear

• Then he madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• the lampstandמְנוֹרָהmenôrâh menôrâh · lampstandH4501
• out of pureטָהוֹרţâhôr ţâhôr · pureH2889
• hammeredמִקְשָׁהmiqshâh · hammered workH4749
• goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
• all of one pieceמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• all of one pieceהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• its baseיָרֵךְyârêk · thighH3409
• and shaftקָנֶהqâneh · branch: stemH7070
• its cupsגָּבִיעַgebîya‛ · cupH1375
• and its budsכַּפְתּוֹרkaphtôr kaphtôr · capitalH3730
• and petalsפֶּ֫רַחperach · flowerH6525

Cross-references for Exodus 37:17

• Exodus 25:31Then you are to make a lampstand of pure, hammered gold. It shall be made of one piece, including its base and shaft, its cups, and its buds and petals.
• Exodus 40:24He also placed the lampstand in the Tent of Meeting opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacle
• Leviticus 24:4He shall tend the lamps on the pure gold lampstand before the LORD continually.
• 1 Chronicles 28:15the weight of the gold lampstands and their lamps, including the weight of each lampstand and its lamps; the weight of each silver lampstand and its lamps, according to the use of each lampstand;
• 2 Chronicles 13:11Every morning and every evening they present burnt offerings and fragrant incense to the LORD. They set out the rows of showbread on the ceremonially clean table, and every evening they light the lamps of the gold lampstand. We are carrying out the requirements of the LORD our God, while you have forsaken Him.
• Zechariah 4:2“What do you see?” he asked. “I see a solid gold lampstand,” I replied, “with a bowl at the top and seven lamps on it, with seven spouts to the lamps.
• Matthew 5:15Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they set it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.
• John 1:4In Him was life, and that life was the light of men.
• Philippians 2:15so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world
• Hebrews 9:2A tabernacle was prepared. In its first room were the lampstand, the table, and the consecrated bread. This was called the Holy Place.
• Revelation 1:12Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me. And having turned, I saw seven golden lampstands,
• Revelation 2:1“To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of Him who holds the seven stars in His right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands.

Commentaries on Exodus 37:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17He made the candlestick - See this described in the note on Exodus 25:31; (note).Read the comment
• 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 37:17

• Beaten Work
• Candlestick
• Gold

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• Bowl
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• Base
• Candlestick, the Golden
• Exodus, the Book of
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• Leviticus
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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