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

1Adonai spoke to Moses saying, “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.” 3Aaron did so. He erected the lamps facing forward so they illuminated the area in front of the menorah, just as Adonai had commanded Moses. 4Now this is how the menorah was made: hammered gold from its base to its blossoms. Just as was the pattern that Adonai had shown to Moses, so he made the menorah.

Numbers 8:2 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Speakדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• unto Aaronאַהֲרֹן'ahărôn · AaronH175
• and sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto him, When thou lightestעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: establishH5927
• the lampsנֵרnîyr nir nêyr nêr nêrâh · lampH5216
• the sevenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
• shall give lightאוֹר'ôr · to lightH215
• over againstמוּלmûl môl mô'l mûl · oppositeH4136
• over againstפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• the candlestickמְנוֹרָהmenôrâh menôrâh · lampstandH4501

Cross-references for Numbers 8:2

• Exodus 25:37“You are also to make the seven lamps for it, and set the lamps up to shed light over the space before it.
• Exodus 37:18There were six branches going out of the sides, three branches out of one side, and three branches out of the other.
• Exodus 40:25Then he lit the lamps before Adonai, just as Adonai had commanded Moses.
• Leviticus 24:1Then Adonai spoke to Moses saying:
• Psalms 119:105Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
• 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.
• John 1:9The true light, coming into the world, gives light to every man.
• 2 Peter 1:19Furthermore, we have the reliable prophetic word. You do well by paying attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.
• Revelation 1:12Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking to me. And when I turned, I saw seven golden menorot.
• 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.

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