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Exodus 25:38
38Its wick trimmers and trays are to be of pure gold.
Exodus 25:38 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the tongs thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, shall 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The lamp snuffers and trays must also be made of pure gold.
Context of Exodus 25:38
36The buds and branches shall all be of one piece with the lampstand, hammered out of pure gold. 37“Then make its seven lamps and set them up on it so that they light the space in front of it. Its wick trimmers and trays are to be of pure gold. 39A talent of pure gold is to be used for the lampstand and all these accessories. 40See that you make them according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.
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וּמַלְקָחֶ֥יהָ וּמַחְתֹּתֶ֖יהָ זָהָ֥ב טָהֽוֹר׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Exodus 25:38
- 2 Chronicles 4:21the gold floral work and lamps and tongs (they were solid gold);
- Isaiah 6:6Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the altar.
- Exodus 37:23They made its seven lamps, as well as its wick trimmers and trays, of pure gold.
- Numbers 4:9“They are to take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand that is for light, together with its lamps, its wick trimmers and trays, and all its jars for the olive oil used to supply it.
- 1 Kings 7:50the pure gold basins, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, dishes and censers; and the gold sockets for the doors of the innermost room, the Most Holy Place, and also for the doors of the main hall of the temple.
- 2 Kings 12:13The money brought into the temple was not spent for making silver basins, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, trumpets or any other articles of gold or silver for the temple of the Lord;
- 2 Kings 25:14They also took away the pots, shovels, wick trimmers, dishes and all the bronze articles used in the temple service.
- Jeremiah 52:18They also took away the pots, shovels, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, dishes and all the bronze articles used in the temple service.
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
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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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