Exodus 25:37
in Exodus 25Make seven lamps and set them up on the lampstand so that they illuminate the area in front of it.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And thou shalt make the lamps thereof, seven: and they shall light the lamps thereof, to give light over against it.
KJV
And thou shalt make the seven lamps thereof: and they shall light the lamps thereof, that they may give light over against it.
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This verse in Exodus 25
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
Make seven lamps and set them up on the lampstand
on Exodus 25:37-39
Seven lamps burn on it, the only light in the holy place, since the tent has no window. Leviticus 24:2 to 24:4 orders the priests to tend them and keep them burning before the LORD continually.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
And thou shall make the seven lamps thereof,....
The treasure of this light is now put into earthen vessels, 2 Cor. iv. The branches of the candlestick spread every way, to denote the diffusing of the light of the gospel into all parts by the Christian ministry, Matt. v. 14, 15 . There is a diversity of gifts, but the same Spirit gives to each to profit withal.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
they shall light the lamps . . . that they may give light--The light was derived from pure olive oil, and probably kept continually burning (compare Ex 30:7;
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The words behind it
11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְעָשִׂ֥יתָ | veasita | and you will make | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| נֵרֹתֶ֖יהָ | neroteiha | lamps its | H5216 → | 49 times |
| שִׁבְעָ֑ה | shivah | seven | H7651 → | 394 times |
| וְהֶֽעֱלָה֙ | veheelah | and it will lift up | H5927 → | 890 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| נֵ֣רֹתֶ֔יהָ | neroteiha | lamps its | H5216 → | 49 times |
| וְהֵאִ֖יר | veheir | and it will give light | H215 → | 43 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| עֵ֥בֶר | ʾever | [the] side of | H5676 → | 90 times |
| פָּנֶֽיהָ׃ | paneiha | face its | H6440 → | 2123 times |
וְעָשִׂ֥יתָand you will make
veasitaH6213 →2628 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
נֵרֹתֶ֖יהָlamps its
neroteihaH5216 →49 times
שִׁבְעָ֑הseven
shivahH7651 →394 times
וְהֶֽעֱלָה֙and it will lift up
veheelahH5927 →890 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
נֵ֣רֹתֶ֔יהָlamps its
neroteihaH5216 →49 times
וְהֵאִ֖ירand it will give light
veheirH215 →43 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
עֵ֥בֶר[the] side of
ʾeverH5676 →90 times
פָּנֶֽיהָ׃face its
paneihaH6440 →2123 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
Revelation 1:12Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me. And having turned, I saw seven golden lampstands,
it leads to
- Zechariah 4:2
“What do you see?” he asked. “I see a solid gold lampstand,” I replied, “with a bowl at the top and seven lamps on it, with seven spouts to the lamps.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Revelation 1:20
This is the mystery of the seven stars you saw in My right hand and of the seven golden lampstands: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands…
- Zechariah 4:2
Through
Zechariah 4:2“What do you see?” he asked. “I see a solid gold lampstand,” I replied, “with a bowl at the top and seven lamps on it, with seven spouts to the lamps.
it leads to
- Revelation 1:12
Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me. And having turned, I saw seven golden lampstands,
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Revelation 4:5
From the throne came flashes of lightning, and rumblings, and peals of thunder. Before the throne burned seven torches of fire. These are the seven Spirits of God.
- Revelation 1:12
Through
Revelation 1:20This is the mystery of the seven stars you saw in My right hand and of the seven golden lampstands: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands…
it leads to
- Revelation 2:1
“To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of Him who holds the seven stars in His right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands.
- Revelation 3:1
“To the angel of the church in Sardis write: These are the words of the One who holds the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars. I know your deeds; you have a…
- Revelation 1:16
He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.
- Revelation 3:7
To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of the One who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What He opens no one can shut,…
- Revelation 2:1
Where this verse is studied
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About Exodus
This page draws on Alfred Edersheim, The Temple: Its Ministry and Services; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.