Exodus 39:37
in Exodus 39the pure gold lampstand with its row of lamps and all its utensils, as well as the oil for the light;
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
the pure candlestick, the lamps thereof, even the lamps to be set in order, and all the vessels thereof, and the oil for the light;
KJV
The pure candlestick, with the lamps thereof, even with the lamps to be set in order, and all the vessels thereof, and the oil for light,
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This verse in Exodus 39
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThe pure candlestick - See Clarke’s note on Exo 25:31. The lamps to be set in order - To be trimmed and fresh oiled every day, for the purpose of being lighted in the evening. See Clarke’s note on Exo 27:21.
This site's exposition
Then they brought the tabernacle to Moses
on Exodus 39:33-41
Everything is carried to Moses and listed piece by piece, from the tent to the courtyard. John Gill reads the bringing as an inspection, so Moses could see whether the work matched the pattern shown on the mountain. The list closes on the woven garments, where the chapter began.
This site's exposition
the oil for the light
Adam Clarke explains the row of lamps as lamps set in order, trimmed and filled with fresh oil each day for the evening light. The oil is brought to Moses with the lampstand. Exodus 27:20 ordered it pressed from olives.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
His institutions neither need nor admit men's inventions to make them either more beautiful or more likely to answer the intention of them. Add thou not unto his words. God is pleased with willing worship, but not with will-worship.
The words behind it
13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַמְּנֹרָ֨ה | hamenorah | the lampstand | H4501 → | 42 times |
| הַטְּהֹרָ֜ה | hatehorah | <the> pure | H2889 → | 94 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| נֵרֹתֶ֗יהָ | neroteiha | lamps its | H5216 → | 49 times |
| נֵרֹ֛ת | nerot | [the] lamps of | H5216 → | 49 times |
| הַמַּֽעֲרָכָ֖ה | hamaarakhah | the row | H4634 → | |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| כֵּלֶ֑יהָ | keleiha | articles its | H3627 → | 325 times |
| וְאֵ֖ת | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| שֶׁ֥מֶן | shemen | [the] oil of | H8081 → | 193 times |
| הַמָּאֽוֹר׃ | hamaor | the light | H3974 → | 19 times |
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַמְּנֹרָ֨הthe lampstand
hamenorahH4501 →42 times
הַטְּהֹרָ֜ה<the> pure
hatehorahH2889 →94 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
נֵרֹתֶ֗יהָlamps its
neroteihaH5216 →49 times
נֵרֹ֛ת[the] lamps of
nerotH5216 →49 times
הַמַּֽעֲרָכָ֖הthe row
hamaarakhahH4634 →
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
כֵּלֶ֑יהָarticles its
keleihaH3627 →325 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
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
Philippians 2:15so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world
it leads to
- Matthew 5:14–16
You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.
- 1 Peter 2:12
Conduct yourselves with such honor among the Gentiles that, though they slander you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us.
- Matthew 5:45
that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
- Isaiah 60:1
Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.
- 1 John 3:1–3
Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is…
- Matthew 5:14–16
Through
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…
it leads to
- Numbers 19:21
This is a permanent statute for the people: The one who sprinkles the water of purification must wash his clothes, and whoever touches the water of purification will be unclean until evening.
- Numbers 18:23
The Levites are to perform the work of the Tent of Meeting, and they must bear their iniquity. This is a permanent statute for the generations to come. The Levites will not receive an…
- 1 Samuel 3:3
Before the lamp of God had gone out, Samuel was lying down in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was located.
- Numbers 19:21
Where this verse is studied
About Exodus
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.