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Numbers 8:4
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 8:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And this work of the candlestick was of beaten gold, unto the shaft thereof, unto the flowers thereof, was beaten work: according unto the pattern which the Lord had shewed Moses, so he made the candlestick.
- New International Version (NIV)This is how the lampstand was made: It was made of hammered gold—from its base to its blossoms. The lampstand was made exactly like the pattern the Lord had shown Moses.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And this was the workmanship of the lampstand, hammered work of gold. From its base to its flowers, it was hammered work; according to the pattern that the Lord had shown Moses, so he made the lampstand.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Now this workmanship of the lampstand was hammered gold; from its shaft to its flowers it was hammered work. According to the pattern which the Lord had shown Moses, so he made the lampstand.
Context of Numbers 8:4
2Speak 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. And 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. 5And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 6Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them.
Read all of Numbers 8Numbers 8:4 word by word
וְזֶ֨ה מַעֲשֵׂ֤ה הַמְּנֹרָה֙ מִקְשָׁ֣ה זָהָ֔ב עַד־יְרֵכָ֥הּ עַד־פִּרְחָ֖הּ מִקְשָׁ֣ה הִ֑וא כַּמַּרְאֶ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר הֶרְאָ֤ה יְהוָה֙ אֶת־מֹשֶׁ֔ה כֵּ֥ן עָשָׂ֖ה אֶת־הַמְּנֹרָֽה׃ פRead the interlinear
- workמַעֲשֶׂהma‛ăώeh · deed: workH4639
- lampstandמְנוֹרָהmenôrâh menôrâh · lampstandH4501
- beatenמִקְשָׁהmiqshâh · hammered workH4749
- goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
- shaftיָרֵךְyârêk · thighH3409
- flowersפֶּ֫רַחperach · flowerH6525
- patternמַרְאֶהmar'eh · appearanceH4758
- LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- showedרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
- Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
- madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
Cross-references for Numbers 8:4
- Exodus 25:31And thou shalt make a lampstand of pure gold: of beaten work shall the lampstand be made: its shaft, and its branches, its bowls, its knobs, and its flowers, shall be of the same.
- Exodus 37:17And he made the lampstand of pure gold: of beaten work he made the lampstand; its shaft, and its branch, its bowls, its knobs, and its flowers, were of the same:
- Exodus 25:18And thou shalt make two cherubim of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat.
- Exodus 37:7And he made two cherubim of gold, beaten out of one piece he made them, on the two ends of the mercy seat;
- Exodus 25:9According to all that I show thee, after the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all its furniture, even so shall ye make it .
- 1 Chronicles 28:11Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch, and of the houses of it, and of its treasuries, and of its upper chambers, and of its inner parlours and of the place of the mercy seat,
- Hebrews 8:5Who serve to the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished by God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern shown to thee in the mount.
- Hebrews 9:23It wastherefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.
Commentaries on Numbers 8:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4This work of the candlestick, etc. - See many curious particulars relative to this candlestick, See the note on Exodus 25:31; and Exodus 25:39; (note). The candlestick itself was an emblem of the Church of Christ; the oil, of the graces and gifts of the Spirit of God; and the light, of those gifts and graces in action among men. See Revelation 1:12-20. God builds his Church and sends forth his Spirit to dwell in it, to sanctify and cleanse it, that it may…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. 1-41. the Lord spake unto Moses--The order of this chapter suggests the idea that the following instructions were given to Moses while he was within the tabernacle of the congregation, after the princes had completed their offering. But from the tenor of the instructions, it is more likely that they were given immediately after the Levites had been given to the priests (see on Nu 3:1-4:49), and that the record of these instructions had been postponed till…Read the comment
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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
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