Numbers 8:3
in Numbers 8And Aaron did so; he set up the lamps facing toward the front of the lampstand, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And Aaron did so; he lighted the lamps thereof so as to give light in front of the candlestick, as Jehovah commanded Moses.
KJV
And Aaron did so; he lighted the lamps thereof over against the candlestick, as the Lord commanded Moses.
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This verse in Numbers 8
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
he set up the lamps
on Numbers 8:3-5
Aaron’s obedience is recorded in the words of the command, “just as the LORD had commanded Moses”. Verse 4 describes the lampstand, made “according to the pattern the LORD had shown Moses”, which Hebrews 8:5 quotes from Exodus 25:40 to read the sanctuary as a shadow of heaven. Verse 5 opens a second word, which moves from the priest’s lamps to the tribe serving under him.
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The priest lighted the middle lamp from the fire of the altar, and the rest of the lamps he lighted one from another, which (says Mr. Ainsworth) signifies that the fountain of all light and knowledge is in Christ, who has the seven spirits of God figured by the seven lamps of fire ( Rev. iv.
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And Aaron did so, he lighted the lamps thereof over against the candlestick,....
The words behind it
14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּ֤עַשׂ | vaiyaas | and he did | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| כֵּן֙ | ken | so | H3651 → | 771 times |
| אַהֲרֹ֔ן | ʾaharon | Aaron | H175 → | 347 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| מוּל֙ | mul | [the] front of | H4136 → | 36 times |
| פְּנֵ֣י | penei | [the] face of | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| הַמְּנוֹרָ֔ה | hamenorah | the lampstand | H4501 → | 42 times |
| הֶעֱלָ֖ה | heelah | he lifted up | H5927 → | 890 times |
| נֵרֹתֶ֑יהָ | neroteiha | lamps its | H5216 → | 49 times |
| כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֛ר | kaasher | just as | H834 → | 5497 times |
| צִוָּ֥ה | tzivah | he had commanded | H6680 → | 494 times |
| יְהוָ֖ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מֹשֶֽׁה׃ | mosheh | Moses | H4872 → | 765 times |
וַיַּ֤עַשׂand he did
vaiyaasH6213 →2628 times
כֵּן֙so
kenH3651 →771 times
אַהֲרֹ֔ןAaron
ʾaharonH175 →347 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
מוּל֙[the] front of
mulH4136 →36 times
פְּנֵ֣י[the] face of
peneiH6440 →2123 times
הַמְּנוֹרָ֔הthe lampstand
hamenorahH4501 →42 times
הֶעֱלָ֖הhe lifted up
heelahH5927 →890 times
נֵרֹתֶ֑יהָlamps its
neroteihaH5216 →49 times
כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֛רjust as
kaasherH834 →5497 times
צִוָּ֥הhe had commanded
tzivahH6680 →494 times
יְהוָ֖הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
מֹשֶֽׁה׃Moses
moshehH4872 →765 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
About Numbers
Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the 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.