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The Golden Lampstand

31 (A)Then you shall make a lampstand of pure gold. The lampstand, its base, and its shaft are to be made of hammered work; its cups, its [a]bulbs, and its flowers shall be [b]of the same piece. 32 (B)Six branches shall go out from its sides; three branches of the lampstand from its one side and three branches of the lampstand from its [c]other side. 33 (C)Three cups shall be shaped like almond blossoms in the one branch, a [d]bulb and a flower, and three cups shaped like almond blossoms in the [e]other branch, a [f]bulb and a flower—so for the six branches going out from the lampstand; 34 and (D)in the lampstand four cups shaped like almond blossoms, its [g]bulbs and its flowers. 35 (E)And a [h]bulb shall be under the first pair of branches coming out of it, and a [i]bulb under the second pair of branches coming out of it, and a [j]bulb under the third pair of branches coming out of it, for the six branches coming out of the lampstand. 36 (F)Their [k]bulbs and their branches shall be [l]of the same piece; all of it shall be one piece of hammered work of pure gold. 37 Then you shall make its lamps seven in number; and (G)they shall [m]mount its lamps so as to shed light on the space in front of it. 38 And its tongs and [n]their trays shall be of pure gold. 39 It shall be made from a [o]talent of pure gold, with all these utensils. 40 (H)And see that you make them (I)after the pattern for them, which was shown to you on the mountain.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 25:31 Or calyx
  2. Exodus 25:31 Lit of itself
  3. Exodus 25:32 Lit second
  4. Exodus 25:33 Or calyx
  5. Exodus 25:33 Lit one branch
  6. Exodus 25:33 Or calyx
  7. Exodus 25:34 Or calyxes
  8. Exodus 25:35 Or calyx
  9. Exodus 25:35 Or calyx
  10. Exodus 25:35 Or calyx
  11. Exodus 25:36 Or calyxes
  12. Exodus 25:36 Lit of itself
  13. Exodus 25:37 Lit raise up
  14. Exodus 25:38 Lit its snuff dishes
  15. Exodus 25:39 A talent was approx. 75 lb. or 34 kg

The Lampstand(A)

31 “Make a lampstand(B) of pure gold. Hammer out its base and shaft, and make its flowerlike cups, buds and blossoms of one piece with them. 32 Six branches are to extend from the sides of the lampstand—three on one side and three on the other. 33 Three cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms are to be on one branch, three on the next branch, and the same for all six branches extending from the lampstand. 34 And on the lampstand there are to be four cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms. 35 One bud shall be under the first pair of branches extending from the lampstand, a second bud under the second pair, and a third bud under the third pair—six branches in all. 36 The buds and branches shall all be of one piece with the lampstand, hammered out of pure gold.(C)

37 “Then make its seven lamps(D) and set them up on it so that they light the space in front of it. 38 Its wick trimmers and trays(E) are to be of pure gold. 39 A talent[a] of pure gold is to be used for the lampstand and all these accessories. 40 See that you make them according to the pattern(F) shown you on the mountain.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 25:39 That is, about 75 pounds or about 34 kilograms

31 And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick be made: his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same.

32 And six branches shall come out of the sides of it; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side:

33 Three bowls made like unto almonds, with a knop and a flower in one branch; and three bowls made like almonds in the other branch, with a knop and a flower: so in the six branches that come out of the candlestick.

34 And in the candlesticks shall be four bowls made like unto almonds, with their knops and their flowers.

35 And there shall be a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, according to the six branches that proceed out of the candlestick.

36 Their knops and their branches shall be of the same: all it shall be one beaten work of pure gold.

37 And thou shalt make the seven lamps thereof: and they shall light the lamps thereof, that they may give light over against it.

38 And the tongs thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, shall be of pure gold.

39 Of a talent of pure gold shall he make it, with all these vessels.

40 And look that thou make them after their pattern, which was shewed thee in the mount.

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