Numbers 8:2

Numbers 8:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light over against the candlestick.
• New International Version (NIV)“Speak to Aaron and say to him, ‘When you set up the lamps, see that all seven light up the area in front of the lampstand.’ ”
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Speak to Aaron and say to him, When you set up the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the lampstand."
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Speak to Aaron, and say to him, ‘When you arrange the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the lampstand.’ ”

Context of Numbers 8:2

1And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, Speak to Aaron, and say to him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light opposite the lampstand. 3And Aaron did so; he lighted its lamps opposite the lampstand, as the LORD commanded Moses. 4And this work of the lampstand was of beaten gold, to its shaft, to the flowers of it, was beaten work: according to the pattern which the LORD had showed Moses, so he made the lampstand.

Numbers 8:2 word by word

דַּבֵּר֙ אֶֽל־אַהֲרֹ֔ן וְאָמַרְתָּ֖ אֵלָ֑יו בְּהַעֲלֹֽתְךָ֙ אֶת־הַנֵּרֹ֔ת אֶל־מוּל֙ פְּנֵ֣י הַמְּנוֹרָ֔ה יָאִ֖ירוּ שִׁבְעַ֥ת הַנֵּרֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

• Speakדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• Aaronאַהֲרֹן'ahărôn · AaronH175
• sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• lightestעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: establishH5927
• lampsנֵרnîyr nir nêyr nêr nêrâh · lampH5216
• sevenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
• lightאוֹר'ôr · to lightH215
• oppositeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• oppositeמוּלmûl môl mô'l mûl · oppositeH4136
• lampstandמְנוֹרָהmenôrâh menôrâh · lampstandH4501

Cross-references for Numbers 8:2

• Exodus 25:37And thou shalt make its seven lamps: and they shall light its lamps, that they may give light in front of it.
• Exodus 37:18And six branches proceeding from its sides; three branches of the lampstand from the one side of it, and three branches of the lampstand from its other side:
• Exodus 40:25And he lighted the lamps before the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.
• Leviticus 24:1And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
• Psalms 119:105Thy wordis a lamp to my feet, and a light to my path.
• Isaiah 8:20To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.
• Matthew 5:14Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
• John 1:9That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
• 2 Peter 1:19We have also a more sure word of prophecy; to which ye do well that ye take heed, as to a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:
• Revelation 1:12And I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. And having turned, I saw seven golden lampstands;
• Revelation 2:1To the angel of the church 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.

Commentaries on Numbers 8:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2The seven lamps shall give light - The whole seven shall be lighted at one time, that seven may be ever burning.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-4Verses 1-4 The actual lighting of the lamps (compare the marginal references) was to be done to set forth symbolically the special presence which God had now Numbers 7:89 actually established among His people.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-4These verses give specific instructions for placing the lampstand (Hebrew menorah) in the tabernacle. The lampstand (see Exodus 25:31–40). It was made with branches shaped like a stylized tree. The inside of the tabernacle had no windows, so it was dark. The light from the lampstand helped the priests carry out their duties.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. Speak unto Aaron, &c.--The candlestick, which was made of one solid, massive piece of pure gold, with six lamps supported on as many branches, a seventh in the center surmounting the shaft itself (Ex 25:31; 37:17), and completed according to the pattern shown in the mount, was now to be lighted, when the other things in the sanctuary began to be applied to religious service. It was Aaron's personal duty, as the servant of God, to light His house…Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Aaron
• Bend
• Sinai
• Wait
• Agrapha
• Apocrypha
• Chronicles, Books of
• Criticism
• Exodus, the Book of
• Genealogy

Commentaries on Numbers 8

• 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