Exodus 25:6 BSB — MannaFest

Original language & word study

7 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
שֶׁ֖מֶן	She.men	oil	H8081 →
לַמָּאֹ֑ר	la.ma.'Or	for the light	H3974 →
בְּשָׂמִים֙	be.sa.Mim	spices	H1314 →
לְשֶׁ֣מֶן	le.She.men	for [the] oil of	H8081 →
הַמִּשְׁחָ֔ה	ha.mish.Chah	the anointing	H4888 →
וְלִקְטֹ֖רֶת	ve.lik.To.ret	and for [the] incense of	H7004 →
הַסַּמִּֽים׃	ha.sa.Mim	the perfume<s>	H5561 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Exodus 25:37
Make seven lamps and set them up on the lampstand so that they illuminate the area in front of it.
leads to
- 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 1:20
  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…
- Revelation 1:12
  Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me. And having turned, I saw seven golden lampstands,
Through
Exodus 27:20
And you are to command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually.
leads to
- Leviticus 24:1–4
  Then the LORD said to Moses,
- Zechariah 4:11–14
  Then I asked the angel, “What are the two olive trees on the right and left of the lampstand?”
- Psalms 23:5
  You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
- Judges 9:9
  But the olive tree replied, ‘Should I stop giving my oil that honors both God and man, to hold sway over the trees?’
- Exodus 39:37
  the pure gold lampstand with its row of lamps and all its utensils, as well as the oil for the light;

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Exodus 27:20And you are to command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually.Numbers 4:16Eleazar son of Aaron the priest shall oversee the oil for the light, the fragrant incense, the daily grain offering, and the anointing oil. He has oversight of the entire tabernacle and everything in it, including the holy objects and their utensils.”Exodus 30:34The LORD also said to Moses, “Take fragrant spices—gum resin, onycha, galbanum, and pure frankincense—in equal measures,Exodus 30:23–38“Take the finest spices: 500 shekels of liquid myrrh, half that amount (250 shekels) of fragrant cinnamon, 250 shekels of fragrant cane,Exodus 25:37Make seven lamps and set them up on the lampstand so that they illuminate the area in front of it.Exodus 40:24–25He also placed the lampstand in the Tent of Meeting opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacle 1 Kings 10:2She arrived in Jerusalem with a very large caravan—with camels bearing spices, gold in great abundance, and precious stones. So she came to Solomon and spoke to him all that was on her mind.Exodus 38:6And he made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze.Exodus 39:38the gold altar, the anointing oil, the fragrant incense, and the curtain for the entrance to the tent;

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