Exodus 37:17
in Exodus 37Then he made the lampstand out of pure hammered gold, all of one piece: its base and shaft, its cups, and its buds and petals.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And he made the candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work made he the candlestick, even its base, and its shaft; its cups, its knops, and its flowers, were of one piece with it.
KJV
And he made the candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work made he the candlestick; his shaft, and his branch, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, were of the same:
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This verse in Exodus 37
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
Then he made the lampstand out of pure hammered gold
on Exodus 37:17-22
The lampstand is the one item of furniture given no dimensions, here or in the command at 25:31 to 39. The only quantity is a weight of gold, all of it hammered into one piece.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
29 And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the work of the apothecary. The making of the golden altar, on which incense was to be burnt daily, which signified both the prayers of saints and the intercession of Christ, to which are owing the acceptableness and success of those prayers.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
Every object was symbolical of important truth--every piece of furniture was made the hieroglyphic of a doctrine or a duty--on the floor and along the sides of that movable edifice was exhibited, by emblematic signs addressed to the eye, the whole remedial scheme of the gospel.
He made the candlestick - See this described in the note on Exo 25:31 (note).
The words behind it
16 Hebrew wordsEvery 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.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּ֥עַשׂ | vaiyaas | and he made | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַמְּנֹרָ֖ה | hamenorah | the lampstand | H4501 → | 42 times |
| זָהָ֣ב | zahav | gold | H2091 → | 389 times |
| טָה֑וֹר | tahor | pure | H2889 → | 94 times |
| מִקְשָׁ֞ה | mikshah | hammered work | H4749 → | 9 times |
| עָשָׂ֤ה | ʾasah | he made | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַמְּנֹרָה֙ | hamenorah | the lampstand | H4501 → | 42 times |
| יְרֵכָ֣הּ | yerekhah | base its | H3409 → | 34 times |
| וְקָנָ֔הּ | vekanah | and shaft its | H7070 → | 62 times |
| גְּבִיעֶ֛יהָ | gevieiha | cups its | H1375 → | 14 times |
| כַּפְתֹּרֶ֥יהָ | kaftoreiha | bulbs its | H3730 → | 18 times |
| וּפְרָחֶ֖יהָ | uferacheiha | and blossoms its | H6525 → | 17 times |
| מִמֶּ֥נָּה | mimenah | from it | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| הָיֽוּ׃ | hayu | they were | H1961 → | 3559 times |
וַיַּ֥עַשׂand he made
vaiyaasH6213 →2628 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַמְּנֹרָ֖הthe lampstand
hamenorahH4501 →42 times
זָהָ֣בgold
zahavH2091 →389 times
טָה֑וֹרpure
tahorH2889 →94 times
מִקְשָׁ֞הhammered work
mikshahH4749 →9 times
עָשָׂ֤הhe made
ʾasahH6213 →2628 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַמְּנֹרָה֙the lampstand
hamenorahH4501 →42 times
יְרֵכָ֣הּbase its
yerekhahH3409 →34 times
וְקָנָ֔הּand shaft its
vekanahH7070 →62 times
גְּבִיעֶ֛יהָcups its
gevieihaH1375 →14 times
כַּפְתֹּרֶ֥יהָbulbs its
kaftoreihaH3730 →18 times
וּפְרָחֶ֖יהָand blossoms its
uferacheihaH6525 →17 times
מִמֶּ֥נָּהfrom it
mimenahH4480 →1188 times
הָיֽוּ׃they were
hayuH1961 →3559 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Matthew 5:15Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they set it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.
it leads to
- Luke 11:33
No one lights a lamp and puts it in a cellar or under a basket. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light.
- Mark 4:21
Jesus also said to them, “Does anyone bring in a lamp to put it under a basket or under a bed? Doesn’t he set it on a stand?
- Luke 8:16
No one lights a lamp and covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light.
- Numbers 8:2
“Speak to Aaron and tell him: ‘When you set up the seven lamps, they are to light the area in front of the lampstand.’”
- Exodus 25:37
Make seven lamps and set them up on the lampstand so that they illuminate the area in front of it.
- Luke 11:33
Through
Hebrews 9:2A tabernacle was prepared. In its first room were the lampstand, the table, and the consecrated bread. This was called the Holy Place.
it leads to
- Exodus 40:4
Then bring in the table and set out its arrangement; bring in the lampstand as well, and set up its lamps.
- Leviticus 24:5–8
You are also to take fine flour and bake twelve loaves, using two-tenths of an ephah for each loaf,
- Exodus 26:35
And place the table outside the veil on the north side of the tabernacle, and put the lampstand opposite the table, on the south side.
- Exodus 40:4
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About Exodus
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.