Exodus 37:23

Exodus 37:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he made his seven lamps, and his snuffers, and his snuffdishes, of pure gold.
• New International Version (NIV)They made its seven lamps, as well as its wick trimmers and trays, of pure gold.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he made its seven lamps and its tongs and its trays of pure gold.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he made its seven lamps, its wick-trimmers, and its trays of pure gold.

Context of Exodus 37:23

21And a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, according to the six branches going out of it. 22Their knops and their branches were of the same: all of it was one beaten work of pure gold. And he made his seven lamps, and his snuffers, and his snuffdishes, of pure gold. 24Of a talent of pure gold made he it, and all the vessels thereof. 25And he made the incense altar of shittim wood: the length of it was a cubit, and the breadth of it a cubit; it was foursquare; and two cubits was the height of it; the horns thereof were of the same.

Exodus 37:23 word by word

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ אֶת־נֵרֹתֶ֖יהָ שִׁבְעָ֑ה וּמַלְקָחֶ֥יהָ וּמַחְתֹּתֶ֖יהָ זָהָ֥ב טָהֽוֹר׃Read the interlinear

• And he madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• his sevenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
• lampsנֵרnîyr nir nêyr nêr nêrâh · lampH5216
• and his snuffersמֶלְקָחַ֫יִםmelqâch malqâch · tongH4457
• and his snuffdishesמַחְתָּהmachtâh · censerH4289
• pureטָהוֹרţâhôr ţâhôr · pureH2889
• goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091

Cross-references for Exodus 37:23

• Exodus 25:37And thou shalt make the seven lamps thereof: and they shall light the lamps thereof, that they may give light over against it.
• Numbers 8:2Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light over against the lampstand.
• Zechariah 4:2And said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold a lampstand all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which are upon the top thereof:
• Revelation 1:12And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden lampstands;
• Revelation 2:1Unto the angel of the Assembly of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden lampstands;
• Revelation 4:5And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.
• Revelation 5:5And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.

Commentaries on Exodus 37:23

• 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. 1-291. Bezaleel made the ark--The description here given of the things within the sacred edifice is almost word for word the same as that contained in Ex 25:1-40. It is not on that account to be regarded as a useless repetition of minute particulars; for by the enumeration of these details, it can be seen how exactly everything was fashioned according to the "pattern shown on the mount" [Ex 25:40]; and the knowledge of this exact correspondence between the…Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 37:23

• Candlestick
• Gold

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

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