Exodus 37:20

Exodus 37:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And in the candlestick were four bowls made like almonds, his knops, and his flowers:
• New International Version (NIV)And on the lampstand were four cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And on the lampstand itself were four cups made like almond blossoms, with their calyxes and flowers,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And on the lampstand itself were four bowls made like almond blossoms, each with its ornamental knob and flower.

Context of Exodus 37:20

18The lampstand had six branches going out from the center stem, three on each side. 19Each of the six branches had three lamp cups shaped like almond blossoms, complete with buds and petals. The center stem of the lampstand was crafted with four lamp cups shaped like almond blossoms, complete with buds and petals. 21There was an almond bud beneath each pair of branches where the six branches extended from the center stem, all made of one piece. 22The almond buds and branches were all of one piece with the center stem, and they were hammered from pure gold.

Exodus 37:20 word by word

וּבַמְּנֹרָ֖ה אַרְבָּעָ֣ה גְבִעִ֑ים מְשֻׁ֨קָּדִ֔ים כַּפְתֹּרֶ֖יהָ וּפְרָחֶֽיהָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And in the candlestickמְנוֹרָהmenôrâh menôrâh · lampstandH4501
• fourאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
• bowlsגָּבִיעַgebîya‛ · cupH1375
• made like almondsשָׁקַדshâqad · be almond shapedH8246
• his knopsכַּפְתּוֹרkaphtôr kaphtôr · capitalH3730
• and his flowersפֶּ֫רַחperach · flowerH6525

Cross-references for Exodus 37:20

• Exodus 25:33Each of the six branches will have three lamp cups shaped like almond blossoms, complete with buds and petals.
• Numbers 17:8When he went into the Tabernacle of the Covenant the next day, he found that Aaron’s staff, representing the tribe of Levi, had sprouted, budded, blossomed, and produced ripe almonds!
• Ecclesiastes 12:5Remember him before you become fearful of falling and worry about danger in the streets; before your hair turns white like an almond tree in bloom, and you drag along without energy like a dying grasshopper, and the caperberry no longer inspires sexual desire. Remember him before you near the grave, your everlasting home, when the mourners will weep at your funeral.
• Jeremiah 1:11Then the Lord said to me, “Look, Jeremiah! What do you see?” And I replied, “I see a branch from an almond tree.”

Commentaries on Exodus 37:20

• 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 37:20

• Almond
• Candlestick
• Gold

In the dictionaries

• Bowl
• Candlestick
• Holy place
• Atonement, Day of
• Candlestick, the Golden
• Exodus, the Book of
• Genesis
• Leviticus
• Pentateuch
• Septuagint

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