New English Translation
Exodus 31:8
8the table with its utensils, the pure lampstand with all its utensils, the altar of incense,
Exodus 31:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the table and his furniture, and the pure candlestick with all his furniture, and the altar of incense,
- New International Version (NIV)the table and its articles, the pure gold lampstand and all its accessories, the altar of incense,
- English Standard Version (ESV)the table and its utensils, and the pure lampstand with all its utensils, and the altar of incense,
- New King James Version (NKJV)the table and its utensils, the pure gold lampstand with all its utensils, the altar of incense,
Context of Exodus 31:8
6Moreover, I have also given him Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, and I have given ability to all the specially skilled, that they may make everything I have commanded you: 7the tent of meeting, the ark of the testimony, the atonement lid that is on it, all the furnishings of the tent, the table with its utensils, the pure lampstand with all its utensils, the altar of incense, 9the altar for the burnt offering with all its utensils, the large basin with its base, 10the woven garments, the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons, to minister as priests,
Read all of Exodus 31Exodus 31:8 word by word
וְאֶת־הַשֻּׁלְחָן֙ וְאֶת־כֵּלָ֔יו וְאֶת־הַמְּנֹרָ֥ה הַטְּהֹרָ֖ה וְאֶת־כָּל־כֵּלֶ֑יהָ וְאֵ֖ת מִזְבַּ֥ח הַקְּטֹֽרֶת׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Exodus 31:8
- Exodus 25:23“You are to make a table of acacia wood; its length is to be three feet, its width one foot six inches, and its height two feet three inches.
- Exodus 37:10He made the table of acacia wood; its length was three feet, its width one foot six inches, and its height two feet three inches.
- Exodus 25:31“You are to make a lampstand of pure gold. The lampstand is to be made of hammered metal; its base and its shaft, its cups, its buds, and its blossoms are to be from the same piece.
- Exodus 37:17He made the lampstand of pure gold. He made the lampstand of hammered metal; its base and its shaft, its cups, its buds, and its blossoms were from the same piece.
- Exodus 30:1“You are to make an altar for burning incense; you are to make it of acacia wood.
- Exodus 37:25He made the incense altar of acacia wood. Its length was a foot and a half and its width a foot and a half – a square – and its height was three feet. Its horns were of one piece with it.
Commentaries on Exodus 31:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8The pure candlestick - Called so either because of the pure gold of which it was made, or the brightness and splendor of its workmanship, or of the light which it imparted in the tabernacle, as the purest, finest oil was always burnt in it.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-11Verses 1-11 Exodus 35:30-35. This solemn call of Bezaleel and Aholiab is full of instruction. Their work was to be only that of handicraftsmen. Still it was Yahweh Himself who called them by name to their tasks, and the powers which they were now called upon to exercise in their respective crafts, were declared to have been given them by the Holy Spirit. Thus is every effort of skill, every sort of well-ordered labor, when directed to a right end, brought…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-11God gave instructions for the tabernacle complex and for those who would serve in it. He also chose and empowered those who would do the work.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-182. See, I have called--Though the instructions about the tabernacle were privately communicated to Moses, it was plainly impossible that he could superintend the work in person, amid the multiplicity of his other duties. A head director or builder was selected by God Himself; and the nomination by such high authority removed all ground of jealousy or discontent on the part of any who might have thought their merits overlooked (compare Mt 18:1). by name…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Exodus 31
- 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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