Exodus 25:38

Exodus 25:38 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the tongs thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, shall be of pure gold.
• New International Version (NIV)Its wick trimmers and trays are to be of pure gold.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Its tongs and their trays shall be of pure gold.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And its wick-trimmers and their trays shall be of pure gold.

Context of Exodus 25:38

36Their buds and their branches will be one piece, all of it one hammered piece of pure gold. 37“You are to make its seven lamps, and then set its lamps up on it, so that it will give light to the area in front of it. Its trimmers and its trays are to be of pure gold. 39About seventy-five pounds of pure gold is to be used for it and for all these utensils. 40Now be sure to make them according to the pattern you were shown on the mountain.

Exodus 25:38 word by word

וּמַלְקָחֶ֥יהָ וּמַחְתֹּתֶ֖יהָ זָהָ֥ב טָהֽוֹר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the tongsמֶלְקָחַ֫יִםmelqâch malqâch · tongH4457
• thereof, and the snuffdishesמַחְתָּהmachtâh · censerH4289
• pureטָהוֹרţâhôr ţâhôr · pureH2889
• goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091

Cross-references for Exodus 25:38

• 2 Chronicles 4:21the pure gold flower-shaped ornaments, lamps, and tongs,
• Isaiah 6:6But then one of the seraphs flew toward me. In his hand was a hot coal he had taken from the altar with tongs.
• Exodus 37:23He made its seven lamps, its trimmers, and its trays of pure gold.
• Numbers 4:9“They must take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand of the light, with its lamps, its wick-trimmers, its trays, and all its oil vessels, with which they service it.
• 1 Kings 7:50the pure gold bowls, trimming shears, basins, pans, and censers, and the gold door sockets for the inner sanctuary (the most holy place) and for the doors of the main hall of the temple.
• 2 Kings 12:13The silver brought to the Lord’s temple was not used for silver bowls, trimming shears, basins, trumpets, or any kind of gold or silver implements.
• 2 Kings 25:14They also took the pots, shovels, trimming shears, pans, and all the bronze utensils used by the priests.
• Jeremiah 52:18They also took the pots, shovels, trimming shears, basins, pans, and all the bronze utensils used by the priests.

Commentaries on Exodus 25:38

• 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. 3838. tongs--snuffers.Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 25:38

• Candlestick
• Gold
• Snuffdishes
• Tabernacle
• Tongs

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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