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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.’”

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ASV

Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the candlestick.

KJV

Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light over against the candlestick.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
דַּבֵּר֙da.BerspeakH1696 →
אֶֽל־'el-toH413 →
אַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonAaronH175 →
וְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.Taand you will sayH559 →
אֵלָ֑יו'e.Lavto himH413 →
בְּהַעֲלֹֽתְךָ֙be.ha.'a.lo.te.Khawhen lifting up youH5927 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַנֵּרֹ֔תha.ne.Rotthe lampsH5216 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
מוּל֙mul[the] front ofH4136 →
פְּנֵ֣יpe.Nei[the] face ofH6440 →
הַמְּנוֹרָ֔הha.me.no.Rahthe lampstandH4501 →
יָאִ֖ירוּya.'I.ruthey will give lightH215 →
שִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'At[the] sevenH7651 →
הַנֵּרֽוֹת׃ha.ne.Rotthe lampsH5216 →

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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.Exodus 25:37Make seven lamps and set them up on the lampstand so that they illuminate the area in front of it.Leviticus 24:4He shall tend the lamps on the pure gold lampstand before the LORD continually.John 1:9The true Light who gives light to every man was coming into the world.Exodus 40:25and set up the lamps before the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded him.Leviticus 24:1–2Then the LORD said to Moses,Revelation 1:12Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me. And having turned, I saw seven golden lampstands,Exodus 37:18–19Six branches extended from the sides, three on one side and three on the other.Revelation 4:5From the throne came flashes of lightning, and rumblings, and peals of thunder. Before the throne burned seven torches of fire. These are the seven Spirits of God.2 Peter 1:19We also have the word of the prophets as confirmed beyond doubt. And you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.Psalms 119:130The unfolding of Your words gives light; it informs the simple.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 37:23He also made its seven lamps, its wick trimmers, and trays of pure gold.Matthew 5:14You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.Psalms 119:105Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.Numbers 18:5And you shall attend to the duties of the sanctuary and of the altar, so that wrath may not fall on the Israelites again.Isaiah 8:20To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn.

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The Bronze Serpent — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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