Exodus 35:14
in Exodus 35the lampstand for light with its accessories and lamps and oil for the light;
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
the candlestick also for the light, and its vessels, and its lamps, and the oil for the light;
KJV
The candlestick also for the light, and his furniture, and his lamps, with the oil for the light,
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This verse in Exodus 35
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
Let every skilled craftsman among you come
on Exodus 35:10-14
The Hebrew behind skilled is the word for wisdom. It falls on the workmen at verse 10, the women at verse 25 and the two named masters at verse 35.
This site's exposition
the lampstand for light
The lampstand is named with its accessories, which John Gill takes as the tongs and trays of 25:38. Its lamps and their oil appear together, and 27:21 has Aaron and his sons tend them from evening until morning. Exodus 37:17-24 records the making.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
23 And every man, with whom was found blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair, and red skins of rams, and badgers' skins, brought them. 24 Every one that did offer an offering of silver and brass brought the L ORD 's offering: and every man, with whom was found shittim wood for any work of the service, brought it.
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The candlestick also for the light, and his furniture,.... The tongs and snuff dishes: and his lamps, with the oil for the light; the cups, in which were put the oil and the wicks to burn and give light, as Jarchi interprets them; of these see Exo 25:31.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
Scripture mentions the oil for the light because the menorah was made for it. 48 The oil was mentioned earlier in verse.
1 more on this passage, in their own words ▾
For the table was constructed for the showbread. 47 The showbread was not actually placed upon the table at this time. Hence I.E.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 4 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מְנֹרַ֧ת | menorat | [the] lampstand of | H4501 → | 42 times |
| הַמָּא֛וֹר | hamaor | the light | H3974 → | 19 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כֵּלֶ֖יהָ | keleiha | equipment<s> its | H3627 → | 325 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| נֵרֹתֶ֑יהָ | neroteiha | lamps its | H5216 → | 49 times |
| וְאֵ֖ת | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| שֶׁ֥מֶן | shemen | [the] oil of | H8081 → | 193 times |
| הַמָּאֽוֹר׃ | hamaor | the light | H3974 → | 19 times |
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
מְנֹרַ֧ת[the] lampstand of
menoratH4501 →42 times
הַמָּא֛וֹרthe light
hamaorH3974 →19 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
כֵּלֶ֖יהָequipment<s> its
keleihaH3627 →325 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
נֵרֹתֶ֑יהָlamps its
neroteihaH5216 →49 times
וְאֵ֖תand <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
שֶׁ֥מֶן[the] oil of
shemenH8081 →193 times
הַמָּאֽוֹר׃the light
hamaorH3974 →19 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
5 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
Psalms 148:3Praise Him, O sun and moon; praise Him, all you shining stars.
it leads to
- Psalms 19:1–6
The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands.
- Psalms 8:1–3
O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth! You have set Your glory above the heavens.
- Psalms 136:7–9
He made the great lights— His loving devotion endures forever.
- Genesis 1:14–16
And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to distinguish between the day and the night, and let them be signs to mark the seasons and days and years.
- Deuteronomy 4:19
When you look to the heavens and see the sun and moon and stars—all the host of heaven—do not be enticed to bow down and worship what the LORD your God has apportioned to…
- Psalms 19:1–6
Where this verse is studied
About Exodus

This page draws on 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.
