Exodus 37:18

Exodus 37:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And six branches going out of the sides thereof; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side thereof, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side thereof:
• New International Version (NIV)Six branches extended from the sides of the lampstand—three on one side and three on the other.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And there were six branches going out of its sides, three branches of the lampstand out of one side of it and three branches of the lampstand out of the other side of it;
• New Living Translation (NLT)The lampstand had six branches going out from the center stem, three on each side.

Context of Exodus 37:18

16He made of pure gold the utensils which were on the table: its dishes, its cups, its bowls, and its pitchers for pouring. 17He also made the lampstand of pure gold; of hammered work he made the lampstand. Its shaft, its branches, its bowls, its ornamental knobs, and its flowers were of the same piece. And six branches came out of its sides: three branches of the lampstand out of one side, and three branches of the lampstand out of the other side. 19There were three bowls made like almond blossoms on one branch, with an ornamental knob and a flower, and three bowls made like almond blossoms on the other branch, with an ornamental knob and a flower—and so for the six branches coming out of the lampstand. 20And on the lampstand itself were four bowls made like almond blossoms, each with its ornamental knob and flower.

Exodus 37:18 word by word

וְשִׁשָּׁ֣ה קָנִ֔ים יֹצְאִ֖ים מִצִּדֶּ֑יהָ שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה׀ קְנֵ֣י מְנֹרָ֗ה מִצִּדָּהּ֙ הָֽאֶחָ֔ד וּשְׁלֹשָׁה֙ קְנֵ֣י מְנֹרָ֔ה מִצִּדָּ֖הּ הַשֵּׁנִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And sixשֵׁשׁshêsh shishshâh · sixH8337
• branchesקָנֶהqâneh · branchH7070
• going outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: issueH3318
• of the sidesצַדtsad · sideH6654
• thereof; threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
• of the candlestickמְנוֹרָהmenôrâh menôrâh · lampstandH4501
• out of the oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• out of the otherשֵׁנִיshênîy · secondH8145

Commentaries on Exodus 37:18

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-29It says that Bezalel made the ark of the covenant and all the furnishings, as well as the courtyard and its furnishings (37:1, 10, 17, 25; 38:1, 8, 9, 18). But this probably means he was in charge and guided the other craftsmen and seamstresses.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 17-2217-22. he made the candlestick of pure gold--Practical readers will be apt to say, "Why do such works with the hammer, when they could have been cast so much easier--a process they were well acquainted with?" The only answer that can be given is, that it was done according to order. We have no doubt but there were reasons for so distinctive an order, something significant, which has not been revealed to us [Napier]. The whole of that sacred building was…Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 37:18

• Candlestick
• Gold

In the dictionaries

• Candlestick
• Holy place
• Atonement, Day of
• Branch ;bough
• Candlestick, the Golden
• Exodus, the Book of
• Genesis
• Leviticus
• Pentateuch
• Reed

Commentaries on Exodus 37

• 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