New English Translation
Numbers 8:2
2“Speak to Aaron and tell him, ‘When you set up the lamps, the seven lamps are to give light in front of the lampstand.’”
Numbers 8:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light over against the candlestick.
- New International Version (NIV)“Speak to Aaron and say to him, ‘When you set up the lamps, see that all seven light up the area in front of the lampstand.’ ”
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Speak to Aaron and say to him, When you set up the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the lampstand."
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Speak to Aaron, and say to him, ‘When you arrange the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the lampstand.’ ”
Context of Numbers 8:2
1The Lord spoke to Moses: “Speak to Aaron and tell him, ‘When you set up the lamps, the seven lamps are to give light in front of the lampstand.’” 3And Aaron did so; he set up the lamps to face toward the front of the lampstand, as the Lord commanded Moses. 4This is how the lampstand was made: It was beaten work in gold; from its shaft to its flowers it was beaten work. According to the pattern which the Lord had shown Moses, so he made the lampstand.
Read all of Numbers 8Numbers 8:2 word by word
דַּבֵּר֙ אֶֽל־אַהֲרֹ֔ן וְאָמַרְתָּ֖ אֵלָ֑יו בְּהַעֲלֹֽתְךָ֙ אֶת־הַנֵּרֹ֔ת אֶל־מוּל֙ פְּנֵ֣י הַמְּנוֹרָ֔ה יָאִ֖ירוּ שִׁבְעַ֥ת הַנֵּרֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Speakדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
- unto Aaronאַהֲרֹן'ahărôn · AaronH175
- and sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- unto him, When thou lightestעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: establishH5927
- the lampsנֵרnîyr nir nêyr nêr nêrâh · lampH5216
- the sevenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
- shall give lightאוֹר'ôr · to lightH215
- over againstמוּלmûl môl mô'l mûl · oppositeH4136
- over againstפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
- the candlestickמְנוֹרָהmenôrâh menôrâh · lampstandH4501
Cross-references for Numbers 8:2
- Exodus 25:37“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.
- Exodus 37:18Six branches were extending from its sides, three branches of the lampstand from one side of it, and three branches of the lampstand from the other side of it.
- Exodus 40:25Then he set up the lamps before the Lord, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
- Leviticus 24:1The Lord spoke to Moses:
- Psalms 119:105Your word is a lamp to walk by, and a light to illumine my path.
- Isaiah 8:20Then you must recall the Lord’s instructions and the prophetic testimony of what would happen. Certainly they say such things because their minds are spiritually darkened.
- Matthew 5:14You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill cannot be hidden.
- John 1:9The true light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.
- 2 Peter 1:19Moreover, we possess the prophetic word as an altogether reliable thing. You do well if you pay attention to this as you would to a light shining in a murky place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.
- Revelation 1:12I turned to see whose voice was speaking to me, and when I did so, I saw seven golden lampstands,
- Revelation 2:1“To the angel of the church in Ephesus, write the following: “This is the solemn pronouncement of the one who has a firm grasp on the seven stars in his right hand – the one who walks among the seven golden lampstands:
- Revelation 4:5From the throne came out flashes of lightning and roaring and crashes of thunder. Seven flaming torches, which are the seven spirits of God, were burning in front of the throne
Commentaries on Numbers 8:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2The seven lamps shall give light - The whole seven shall be lighted at one time, that seven may be ever burning.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-4Verses 1-4 The actual lighting of the lamps (compare the marginal references) was to be done to set forth symbolically the special presence which God had now Numbers 7:89 actually established among His people.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-4These verses give specific instructions for placing the lampstand (Hebrew menorah) in the tabernacle. The lampstand (see Exodus 25:31–40). It was made with branches shaped like a stylized tree. The inside of the tabernacle had no windows, so it was dark. The light from the lampstand helped the priests carry out their duties.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. Speak unto Aaron, &c.--The candlestick, which was made of one solid, massive piece of pure gold, with six lamps supported on as many branches, a seventh in the center surmounting the shaft itself (Ex 25:31; 37:17), and completed according to the pattern shown in the mount, was now to be lighted, when the other things in the sanctuary began to be applied to religious service. It was Aaron's personal duty, as the servant of God, to light His house…Read the comment
In the dictionaries
Commentaries on Numbers 8
- 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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