Exodus 25:37

Exodus 25:37 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And thou shalt make the seven lamps thereof: and they shall light the lamps thereof, that they may give light over against it.
• New International Version (NIV)“Then make its seven lamps and set them up on it so that they light the space in front of it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You shall make seven lamps for it. And the lamps shall be set up so as to give light on the space in front of it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)You shall make seven lamps for it, and they shall arrange its lamps so that they give light in front of it.

Context of Exodus 25:37

35There is to be a bulb under two branches of the first piece, a bulb under two branches of the second piece, and a bulb under two branches of the third piece, for the six branches coming out of the menorah. 36Their bulbs and their branches are to be one piece—all of it a single hammered work of pure gold. “You are also to make the seven lamps for it, and set the lamps up to shed light over the space before it. 38“The tongs and the censers are to be of pure gold. 39It is to be made from a talent of pure gold, with all these pieces.

Exodus 25:37 word by word

וְעָשִׂ֥יתָ אֶת־נֵרֹתֶ֖יהָ שִׁבְעָ֑ה וְהֶֽעֱלָה֙ אֶת־נֵ֣רֹתֶ֔יהָ וְהֵאִ֖יר עַל־עֵ֥בֶר פָּנֶֽיהָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And thou shalt makeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• the sevenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
• lampsנֵרnîyr nir nêyr nêr nêrâh · lampH5216
• thereof: and they shall lightעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: establishH5927
• thereof, that they may give lightאוֹר'ôr · to lightH215
• over againstעֵ֫בֶר‛êber · side: beyondH5676
• itפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440

Cross-references for Exodus 25:37

• Exodus 37:23He also made the seven lamps, along with tongs and censers of pure gold.
• Zechariah 4:2He asked me, ‘What do you see?’ I replied, ‘Behold, I see a solid gold menorah with its bowl at the top of it, and its seven lamps on it with seven pipes for the lamps that are on the top of it.
• Revelation 1:4John, To Messiah’s seven communities in Asia: Grace to you and shalom from Him who is and who was and who is to come, as well as from the seven spirits who are before His throne,
• Revelation 2:1To the angel of Messiah’s community in Ephesus write: “Thus says the One who holds the seven stars in His right hand, the One who walks in the midst of the seven golden menorot:
• Revelation 4:5And out from the throne come flashes of lightning and rumblings and clashes of thunder—and seven torches of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven spirits of God.
• Exodus 27:21In the Tent of Meeting, outside the curtain which is before the Testimony, Aaron and his sons will set it in order, to burn from evening to morning before Adonai. It will be a statute forever throughout their generations, on behalf of Bnei-Yisrael.
• Exodus 30:8Also when Aaron keeps the lamps lit at dusk he must burn it. There must be incense continually before Adonai, throughout your generations.
• Leviticus 24:2“Order Bnei-Yisrael to bring to you pure olive oil, beaten for the light, to keep a lamp burning continually.
• 2 Chronicles 13:11Every morning and evening they burn to Adonai burnt offerings and sweet incense. They set the rows of bread on the pure table and they light the golden menorah with its lamps burning every evening—for we keep the service of Adonai Eloheinu—but you have forsaken Him.
• Exodus 40:24Then he placed the menorah in the Tent of Meeting, over against the table, on the south side of the Tabernacle.
• Numbers 8:2“Speak to Aaron and say to him: When you erect the lamps, the seven lamps are to illuminate the area in front of the menorah.”
• Psalms 119:105Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
• Proverbs 6:23For the mitzvah is a lamp, Torah a light, and corrective discipline the way of life,
• Isaiah 8:20To Torah and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, it is because they have no light.
• Matthew 5:14“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.
• Luke 1:79to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet in the way of shalom.”

Commentaries on Exodus 25:37

• 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. 3737. they shall light the lamps ... that they may give light--The light was derived from pure olive oil, and probably kept continually burning (compare Ex 30:7; Le 24:2).Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 25:37

• Candlestick
• Gold
• Tabernacle

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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