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Exodus 31:8

in Exodus 31

the table with its utensils, the pure gold lampstand with all its utensils, the altar of incense,

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

and the table and its vessels, and the pure candlestick with all its vessels, and the altar of incense,

KJV

And the table and his furniture, and the pure candlestick with all his furniture, and the altar of incense,

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This verse in Exodus 31

Commentary

4 notes on this verse

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

The pure candlestick - Called so either because of the pure gold of which it was made, or the brightness and splendor of its workmanship, or of the light which it imparted in the tabernacle, as the purest, finest oil was always burnt in it.

This site's exposition

I have given with him Aholiab

on Exodus 31:6-11

Aholiab of the tribe of Dan is set beside Bezaleel of Judah, and wisdom is then put in the hearts of all that are wise hearted, so the skill for the work is spread through the camp rather than held by two men. The list that follows gathers the whole instruction of chapters 25 to 30 into one paragraph and runs it from the inside outward, from the ark and the mercy seat to the table and the candlestick and the altar of incense, then to the altar of burnt offering and the laver, and last the garments, the anointing oil and the sweet incense. The speech closes on the rule that has governed every chapter since 25:9, that they shall do according to all that I have commanded thee.

This site's exposition

the pure gold lampstand with all its utensils

These are the three pieces that stood in the Holy Place, set out at 25:23, 25:31 and 30:1. John Gill says the lampstand is called pure for its pure gold and for the pure olive oil that burned in it. Adam Clarke adds the brightness of its workmanship.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

And the table and his furniture,.... The shewbread table, with its dishes, spoons, and bowls, Exo 25:23. and the pure candlestick with all his furniture; called "pure", because made of pure gold, and was to be kept pure and clean by the priests, and in which pure oil olive was burnt, and gave a clear light; its furniture were its lamps, tongs, and snuff dishes, Exo 25:31. and the altar of incense: made of shittim wood covered with gold, Exo 30:1.

The words behind it

13 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וְאֶת־and <obj.>

    veetH853 →10935 times

  • הַשֻּׁלְחָן֙the table

    hashulchanH7979 →71 times

  • וְאֶת־and <obj.>

    veetH853 →10935 times

  • כֵּלָ֔יוarticles its

    kelavH3627 →325 times

  • וְאֶת־and <obj.>

    veetH853 →10935 times

  • הַמְּנֹרָ֥הthe lampstand

    hamenorahH4501 →42 times

  • הַטְּהֹרָ֖ה<the> pure

    hatehorahH2889 →94 times

  • וְאֶת־and <obj.>

    veetH853 →10935 times

  • כָּל־all

    kol-H3605 →5413 times

  • כֵּלֶ֑יהָarticles its

    keleihaH3627 →325 times

  • וְאֵ֖תand <obj.>

    veetH853 →10935 times

  • מִזְבַּ֥ח[the] altar of

    mizbachH4196 →401 times

  • הַקְּטֹֽרֶת׃<the> incense

    haketoretH7004 →60 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

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About Exodus

The Giving of the Law on Mount Sinai, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
The Giving of the Law on Mount Sinai, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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