God’s Word Translation
Exodus 25:36
36The buds and branches should also be hammered out of the same piece of pure gold as the lamp stand.
Exodus 25:36 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Their knops and their branches shall be of the same: all it shall be one beaten work of pure gold.
- New International Version (NIV)The buds and branches shall all be of one piece with the lampstand, hammered out of pure gold.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Their calyxes and their branches shall be of one piece with it, the whole of it a single piece of hammered work of pure gold.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Their knobs and their branches shall be of one piece; all of it shall be one hammered piece of pure gold.
Context of Exodus 25:36
34The lamp stand itself is to have four flower cups shaped like almond blossoms, with buds and petals. 35There should be a bud under each of the three pairs of branches coming out of the lamp stand. The buds and branches should also be hammered out of the same piece of pure gold as the lamp stand. 37“Make seven lamps, and set them on the lamp stand so that they light up ⌞the area⌟ in front of it. 38The tongs and incense burners must be made of pure gold.
Read all of Exodus 25Exodus 25:36 word by word
כַּפְתֹּרֵיהֶ֥ם וּקְנֹתָ֖ם מִמֶּ֣נָּה יִהְי֑וּ כֻּלָּ֛הּ מִקְשָׁ֥ה אַחַ֖ת זָהָ֥ב טָהֽוֹר׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Exodus 25:36
- Exodus 25:18Make two angels out of hammered gold for the two ends of the throne of mercy,
- Numbers 8:4This is how the lamp stand was made: The whole lamp stand, from top to bottom, was hammered out of gold. It was made exactly like the one the Lord had shown Moses.
- 1 Kings 10:16King Solomon made 200 large shields of hammered gold, using 15 pounds of gold on each shield.
- 2 Chronicles 9:15King Solomon made 200 large shields of hammered gold, using 15 pounds of gold on each shield.
Commentaries on Exodus 25:36
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 31-39Verses 31-39 Exodus 25:31 A candlestick of pure gold - (Compare Exodus 37:17-24.) A lampstand rather than a candlestick. Its purpose was to support seven oil-lamps. Its height appears to have been about three feet, and its width two feet. The original foot was lost or stolen when the candlestick was taken out of the temple, and the pedestal in the sculpture was added by some Roman artist to set off the trophy. His shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 31-40Verses 31-40 The candlestick represents the light of God's word and Spirit, in and through Christ Jesus, afforded in this dark world to his believing people, to direct their worship and obedience, and to afford them consolations. The church is still dark, as the tabernacle was, in comparison with what it will be in heaven; but the word of God is a light shining in a dark place, 2Pe 1:19, and a dark place indeed the world would be without it. In ver. #(40)…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 31-39The lampstand of pure, hammered gold stood on the south side of the tabernacle (26:35). It symbolized God's presence with his people. The lamps were flat dishes holding olive oil (25:37). A wick extended into the oil and hung from a lip on one side of the dish. The dishes sat on upturned almond blossoms (25:33). The priests positioned them so that all their wicks faced the room's center (25:37). The total number of lamps is unclear. Exodus 25:37 mentions…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-401. the Lord spake unto Moses, &c.--The business that chiefly occupied Moses on the mount, whatever other disclosures were made to him there, was in receiving directions about the tabernacle, and they are here recorded as given to him.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Exodus 25
- 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
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