Numbers 8:1-3
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Chapter 8
The Menorah. 1 The Lord said to Moses: 2 Speak to Aaron and say: “When you set up the menorah-lamps,(A) have the seven lamps throw their light in front of the menorah.”[a] 3 Aaron did so, setting up the menorah-lamps to face the area in front of the menorah, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
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- 8:2 Menorah: a seven-branched lampstand; see Ex 25:31–40; 37:17–24.
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