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Exodus 25:34
34And in the lampstand shall be four bowls made like almonds, with their knobs and their flowers.
Exodus 25:34 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And in the candlestick shall be four bowls made like unto almonds, with their knops and their flowers.
- New International Version (NIV)And on the lampstand there are to be four cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And on the lampstand itself there shall be four cups made like almond blossoms, with their calyxes and flowers,
- New King James Version (NKJV)On the lampstand itself four bowls shall be made like almond blossoms, each with its ornamental knob and flower.
Context of Exodus 25:34
32And six branches shall extend from the sides of it; three branches of the lampstand from the one side, and three branches of the lampstand from the other side: 33Three bowls made like almonds, with a knob and a flower in one branch; and three bowls made like almonds in the other branch, with a knob and a flower: so in the six branches that go out from the lampstand. And in the lampstand shall be four bowls made like almonds, with their knobs and their flowers. 35And there shall be a knob under two branches of the same, and a knob under two branches of the same, and a knob under two branches of the same, according to the six branches that go out from the lampstand. 36Their knobs and their branches shall be of the same: all of it shall be one beaten work of pure gold.
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וּבַמְּנֹרָ֖ה אַרְבָּעָ֣ה גְבִעִ֑ים מְשֻׁקָּדִ֔ים כַּפְתֹּרֶ֖יהָ וּפְרָחֶֽיהָ׃Read the interlinear
Commentaries on Exodus 25:34
- 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. 1-401. the Lord spake unto Moses, &c.--The business that chiefly occupied Moses on the mount, whatever other disclosures were made to him there, was in receiving directions about the tabernacle, and they are here recorded as given to him.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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