Exodus 37:23

Exodus 37:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he made his seven lamps, and his snuffers, and his snuffdishes, of pure gold.
• New International Version (NIV)They made its seven lamps, as well as its wick trimmers and trays, of pure gold.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he made its seven lamps and its tongs and its trays of pure gold.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he made its seven lamps, its wick-trimmers, and its trays of pure gold.

Context of Exodus 37:23

21There was one closed flower under the first pair of branches. There was a second closed flower under the second pair of branches. There was a third closed flower under the third pair of branches. So there were three closed flowers for the six branches. 22He made the flowers and the branches from the same piece of pure gold as the lampstand. He used a hammer to make the gold into the right shape. He used pure gold to make seven lamps for the lampstand, as well as the small tools and dishes to take care of the lamps. 24He used 34 kilograms of pure gold to make the lampstand and all its tools. 25Bezalel used acacia wood to make the altar for incense. It was square, 45 centimetres long, 45 centimetres wide and 90 centimetres high. The altar's horns were part of it, made from one piece of wood.

Exodus 37:23 word by word

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ אֶת־נֵרֹתֶ֖יהָ שִׁבְעָ֑ה וּמַלְקָחֶ֥יהָ וּמַחְתֹּתֶ֖יהָ זָהָ֥ב טָהֽוֹר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• his sevenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
• lampsנֵרnîyr nir nêyr nêr nêrâh · lampH5216
• and his snuffersמֶלְקָחַ֫יִםmelqâch malqâch · tongH4457
• and his snuffdishesמַחְתָּהmachtâh · censerH4289
• pureטָהוֹרţâhôr ţâhôr · pureH2889
• goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091

Cross-references for Exodus 37:23

• Exodus 25:37Then make seven lamps and fix them to the lampstand. Fix them so that they light the space in front of the lampstand.
• Numbers 8:2‘Speak to Aaron and say to him, “When you put the lamps on the lampstand, the seven lamps must give light in front of the lampstand.” ’
• Zechariah 4:2The angel said to me, ‘What do you see?’ I said, ‘I see a lampstand that is made from gold. It has seven lamps and a bowl on top which contains oil. And it has seven branches that take the oil to each lamp.
• Revelation 1:12I turned round to see who was speaking to me. When I turned, I saw seven gold lampstands with their lights.
• Revelation 2:1‘Now write this to the angel of the church at Ephesus: “This is the message to you from the one who holds the seven stars. He holds them carefully in his right hand. He walks among the seven gold lampstands.
• Revelation 4:5A storm with bright lightning came from the throne. There was the loud noise of thunder. In front of the throne there were seven lights of fire burning brightly. These lights are the seven spirits of God.
• Revelation 5:5Then one of the leaders said to me, ‘Do not weep! Look! There is someone who can break the seven seals and then open the book. His name is the Lion from Judah's tribe. He is called the Root of King David. He has won over all his enemies.’

Commentaries on Exodus 37:23

• 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. 1-291. Bezaleel made the ark--The description here given of the things within the sacred edifice is almost word for word the same as that contained in Ex 25:1-40. It is not on that account to be regarded as a useless repetition of minute particulars; for by the enumeration of these details, it can be seen how exactly everything was fashioned according to the "pattern shown on the mount" [Ex 25:40]; and the knowledge of this exact correspondence between the…Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 37:23

• Candlestick
• Gold

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• Candlestick
• Firepan
• Holy place
• Atonement, Day of
• Candlestick, the Golden
• Censer
• Exodus, the Book of
• Genesis
• Leviticus
• Pentateuch

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