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Exodus 25:37

Make seven lamps and set them up on the lampstand so that they illuminate the area in front of it.

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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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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taand you will makeH6213 →
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נֵרֹתֶ֖יהָne.ro.Tei.halamps itsH5216 →
שִׁבְעָ֑הshiv.'AhsevenH7651 →
וְהֶֽעֱלָה֙ve.he.'e.Lahand it will lift upH5927 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
נֵ֣רֹתֶ֔יהָne.ro.Tei.halamps itsH5216 →
וְהֵאִ֖ירve.he.'Irand it will give lightH215 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
עֵ֥בֶר'E.ver[the] side ofH5676 →
פָּנֶֽיהָ׃pa.Nei.haface itsH6440 →

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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.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.’”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 are the seven churches.Exodus 40:25and set up the lamps before the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded him.Revelation 1:12Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me. And having turned, I saw seven golden lampstands,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.Leviticus 24:2–4“Command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually.2 Chronicles 13:11Every morning and every evening they present burnt offerings and fragrant incense to the LORD. They set out the rows of showbread on the ceremonially clean table, and every evening they light the lamps of the gold lampstand. We are carrying out the requirements of the LORD our God, while you have forsaken Him.Exodus 27:21In the Tent of Meeting, outside the veil that is in front of the Testimony, Aaron and his sons are to tend the lamps before the LORD from evening until morning. This is to be a permanent statute for the Israelites for the generations to come.Exodus 40:24He also placed the lampstand in the Tent of Meeting opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacleJohn 12:5“Why wasn’t this perfume sold for three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor?”Revelation 21:23–25And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp.John 1:9The true Light who gives light to every man was coming into the world.Revelation 22:5There will be no more night in the city, and they will have no need for the light of a lamp or of the sun. For the Lord God will shine on them, and they will reign forever and ever.Isaiah 8:20To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn.Acts 26:18to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’Proverbs 6:23For this commandment is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way to life,Exodus 37:23He also made its seven lamps, its wick trimmers, and trays of pure gold.

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