Focused Passage

Exodus 37:17-24

The Ark, Table, Lampstand, Incense Altar, Anointing Oil, and Incense Are Made

The chapter describes Bezalel making the ark of the covenant, the atonement cover with cherubim, the table for the bread of the Presence, the pure gold lampstand, the altar of incense, the sacred anointing oil, and the fragrant incense, each according to the LORD’s earlier command.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

17 Then he made the lampstand out of pure hammered gold, all of one piece: its base and shaft, its cups, and its buds and petals.

18 Six branches extended from the sides, three on one side and three on the other.

19 There were three cups shaped like almond blossoms on the first branch, each with buds and petals, three on the next branch, and the same for all six branches that extended from the lampstand.

20 And on the lampstand were four cups shaped like almond blossoms with buds and petals.

21 A bud was under the first pair of branches that extended from the lampstand, a bud under the second pair, and a bud under the third pair.

22 The buds and branches were all of one piece with the lampstand, hammered out of pure gold.

23 He also made its seven lamps, its wick trimmers, and trays of pure gold.

24 He made the lampstand and all its utensils from a talent of pure gold.

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References and Original Words

Verse 17

Original words

Then he made וַיַּ֥עַשׂ H6213 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the lampstand הַמְּנֹרָ֖ה H4501 Article | Noun - feminine singular out of pure טָה֑וֹר H2889 Adjective - masculine singular hammered מִקְשָׁ֞ה H4749 Noun - feminine singular gold זָהָ֣ב H2091 Noun - masculine singular - עָשָׂ֤ה H6213 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker - הַמְּנֹרָה֙ H4501 Article | Noun - feminine singular all of one piece מִמֶּ֥נָּה H4480 Preposition | third person feminine singular . . . הָיֽוּ׃ H1961 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural its base יְרֵכָ֣הּ H3409 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular and shaft וְקָנָ֔הּ H7070 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular its cups גְּבִיעֶ֛יהָ H1375 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular and its buds כַּפְתֹּרֶ֥יהָ H3730 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular and petals וּפְרָחֶ֖יהָ H6525 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Verse 18

Original words

Six וְשִׁשָּׁ֣ה H8337 Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular branches קָנִ֔ים H7070 Noun - masculine plural extended יֹצְאִ֖ים H3318 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural from the sides מִצִּדֶּ֑יהָ H6654 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular three שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה׀ H7969 Number - masculine singular - קְנֵ֣י H7070 Noun - masculine plural construct - מְנֹרָ֗ה H4501 Noun - feminine singular on one הָֽאֶחָ֔ד H259 Article | Number - masculine singular side מִצִּדָּהּ֙ H6654 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular and three וּשְׁלֹשָׁה֙ H7969 Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular - קְנֵ֣י H7070 Noun - masculine plural construct - מְנֹרָ֔ה H4501 Noun - feminine singular on the other הַשֵּׁנִֽי׃ H8145 Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular - מִצִּדָּ֖הּ H6654 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Verse 19

Original words

There were three שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה H7969 Number - masculine singular cups גְ֠בִעִים H1375 Noun - masculine plural shaped like almond blossoms מְֽשֻׁקָּדִ֞ים H8246 Noun - masculine plural on the first הָאֶחָד֮ H259 Article | Number - masculine singular branch בַּקָּנֶ֣ה H7070 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular each with buds כַּפְתֹּ֣ר H3730 Noun - masculine singular and petals וָפֶרַח֒ H6525 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular three וּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה H7969 Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular - גְבִעִ֗ים H1375 Noun - masculine plural - מְשֻׁקָּדִ֛ים H8246 Noun - masculine plural - כַּפְתֹּ֣ר H3730 Noun - masculine singular - וָפָ֑רַח H6525 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular on the next אֶחָ֖ד H259 Number - masculine singular branch בְּקָנֶ֥ה H7070 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular and the same כֵּ֚ן H3651 Adverb for all six לְשֵׁ֣שֶׁת H8337 Preposition-l | Number - masculine singular construct branches הַקָּנִ֔ים H7070 Article | Noun - masculine plural that extended הַיֹּצְאִ֖ים H3318 Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural from מִן־ H4480 Preposition the lampstand הַמְּנֹרָֽה׃ H4501 Article | Noun - feminine singular
Verse 20

Original words

And on the lampstand וּבַמְּנֹרָ֖ה H4501 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular were four אַרְבָּעָ֣ה H702 Number - masculine singular cups גְבִעִ֑ים H1375 Noun - masculine plural shaped like almond blossoms מְשֻׁ֨קָּדִ֔ים H8246 Noun - masculine plural with buds כַּפְתֹּרֶ֖יהָ H3730 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular and petals וּפְרָחֶֽיהָ׃ H6525 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Verse 21

Original words

A bud וְכַפְתֹּ֡ר H3730 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular was under תַּחַת֩ H8478 Preposition the first pair שְׁנֵ֨י H8147 Number - masculine dual construct of branches הַקָּנִ֜ים H7070 Article | Noun - masculine plural that extended הַיֹּצְאִ֖ים H3318 Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural from [the lampstand] מִמֶּ֗נָּה H4480 Preposition | third person feminine singular a bud וְכַפְתֹּר֙ H3730 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular under תַּ֣חַת H8478 Preposition the second pair שְׁנֵ֤י H8147 Number - masculine dual construct הַקָּנִים֙ הַקָּנִים֙ H7070 Article | Noun - masculine plural - מִמֶּ֔נָּה H4480 Preposition | third person feminine singular - הַקָּנִ֖ים H7070 Article | Noun - masculine plural - מִמֶּ֑נָּה H4480 Preposition | third person feminine singular and a bud וְכַפְתֹּ֕ר H3730 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular under תַּֽחַת־ H8478 Preposition the third pair שְׁנֵ֥י H8147 Number - masculine dual construct - לְשֵׁ֙שֶׁת֙ H8337 Preposition-l | Number - masculine singular construct - הַקָּנִ֔ים H7070 Article | Noun - masculine plural - מִמֶּֽנָּה׃ H4480 Preposition | third person feminine singular
Verse 22

Original words

The buds כַּפְתֹּרֵיהֶ֥ם H3730 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural and branches וּקְנֹתָ֖ם H7070 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural were הָי֑וּ H1961 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural all כֻּלָּ֛הּ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular of one piece [with the lampstand] מִמֶּ֣נָּה H4480 Preposition | third person feminine singular - אַחַ֖ת H259 Number - feminine singular hammered מִקְשָׁ֥ה H4749 Noun - feminine singular out of pure טָהֽוֹר׃ H2889 Adjective - masculine singular gold זָהָ֥ב H2091 Noun - masculine singular
Verse 23

Original words

He also made וַיַּ֥עַשׂ H6213 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker its seven שִׁבְעָ֑ה H7651 Number - masculine singular lamps נֵרֹתֶ֖יהָ H5216 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular its wick trimmers וּמַלְקָחֶ֥יהָ H4457 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine dual construct | third person feminine singular and trays וּמַחְתֹּתֶ֖יהָ H4289 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular of pure טָהֽוֹר׃ H2889 Adjective - masculine singular gold זָהָ֥ב H2091 Noun - masculine singular
Verse 24

Original words

He made עָשָׂ֣ה H6213 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular [the lampstand] אֹתָ֑הּ H853 Direct object marker | third person feminine singular - וְאֵ֖ת H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker and all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct its utensils כֵּלֶֽיהָ׃פ H3627 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular from a talent כִּכָּ֛ר H3603 Noun - feminine singular of pure טָה֖וֹר H2889 Adjective - masculine singular gold זָהָ֥ב H2091 Noun - masculine singular

BSB notes

  • A talent is approximately 75.4 pounds or 34.2 kilograms of gold.

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