Numbers 8:4

Numbers 8:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And this work of the candlestick was of beaten gold, unto the shaft thereof, unto the flowers thereof, was beaten work: according unto the pattern which the Lord had shewed Moses, so he made the candlestick.
• New International Version (NIV)This is how the lampstand was made: It was made of hammered gold—from its base to its blossoms. The lampstand was made exactly like the pattern the Lord had shown Moses.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And this was the workmanship of the lampstand, hammered work of gold. From its base to its flowers, it was hammered work; according to the pattern that the Lord had shown Moses, so he made the lampstand.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now this workmanship of the lampstand was hammered gold; from its shaft to its flowers it was hammered work. According to the pattern which the Lord had shown Moses, so he made the lampstand.

Context of Numbers 8:4

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.’” 3And Aaron did so; he set up the lamps to face toward the front of the lampstand, as the Lord commanded Moses. This 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. 5Then the Lord spoke to Moses: 6“Take the Levites from among the Israelites and purify them.

Numbers 8:4 word by word

וְזֶ֨ה מַעֲשֵׂ֤ה הַמְּנֹרָה֙ מִקְשָׁ֣ה זָהָ֔ב עַד־יְרֵכָ֥הּ עַד־פִּרְחָ֖הּ מִקְשָׁ֣ה הִ֑וא כַּמַּרְאֶ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר הֶרְאָ֤ה יְהוָה֙ אֶת־מֹשֶׁ֔ה כֵּ֥ן עָשָׂ֖ה אֶת־הַמְּנֹרָֽה׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And this workמַעֲשֶׂהma‛ăώeh · deed: workH4639
• of the candlestickמְנוֹרָהmenôrâh menôrâh · lampstandH4501
• beatenמִקְשָׁהmiqshâh · hammered workH4749
• goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
• unto the shaftיָרֵךְyârêk · thighH3409
• thereof, unto the flowersפֶּ֫רַחperach · flowerH6525
• according unto the patternמַרְאֶהmar'eh · appearanceH4758
• which the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• had shewedרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
• so he madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213

Cross-references for Numbers 8:4

• 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 25:18You are to make two cherubim of gold; you are to make them of hammered metal on the two ends of the atonement lid.
• Exodus 37:7He made two cherubim of gold; he made them of hammered metal on the two ends of the atonement lid,
• Exodus 25:9According to all that I am showing you – the pattern of the tabernacle and the pattern of all its furnishings – you must make it exactly so.
• 1 Chronicles 28:11David gave to his son Solomon the blueprints for the temple porch, its buildings, its treasuries, its upper areas, its inner rooms, and the room for atonement.
• Hebrews 8:5The place where they serve is a sketch and shadow of the heavenly sanctuary, just as Moses was warned by God as he was about to complete the tabernacle. For he says, “See that you make everything according to the design shown to you on the mountain.”
• Hebrews 9:23So it was necessary for the sketches of the things in heaven to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves required better sacrifices than these.

Commentaries on Numbers 8:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4This work of the candlestick, etc. - See many curious particulars relative to this candlestick, See the note on Exodus 25:31; and Exodus 25:39; (note). The candlestick itself was an emblem of the Church of Christ; the oil, of the graces and gifts of the Spirit of God; and the light, of those gifts and graces in action among men. See Revelation 1:12-20. God builds his Church and sends forth his Spirit to dwell in it, to sanctify and cleanse it, that it may…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. 1-41. the Lord spake unto Moses--The order of this chapter suggests the idea that the following instructions were given to Moses while he was within the tabernacle of the congregation, after the princes had completed their offering. But from the tenor of the instructions, it is more likely that they were given immediately after the Levites had been given to the priests (see on Nu 3:1-4:49), and that the record of these instructions had been postponed till…Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 8:4

• Beaten Work
• Candlestick

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• Moses
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• Sinai
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• Agrapha
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• Chronicles, Books of
• Criticism
• Exodus, the Book of

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