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

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

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

19There 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.

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

21A 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.

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

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

24He 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 madeוַיַּ֥עַשׂH6213Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe lampstandהַמְּנֹרָ֖הH4501Article | Noun - feminine singularout of pureטָה֑וֹרH2889Adjective - masculine singularhammeredמִקְשָׁ֞הH4749Noun - feminine singulargoldזָהָ֣בH2091Noun - masculine singular-עָשָׂ֤הH6213Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object marker-הַמְּנֹרָה֙H4501Article | Noun - feminine singularall of one pieceמִמֶּ֥נָּהH4480Preposition | third person feminine singular. . .הָיֽוּ׃H1961Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralits baseיְרֵכָ֣הּH3409Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singularand shaftוְקָנָ֔הּH7070Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularits cupsגְּבִיעֶ֛יהָH1375Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singularand its budsכַּפְתֹּרֶ֥יהָH3730Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singularand petalsוּפְרָחֶ֖יהָH6525Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Verse 18

Original words

Sixוְשִׁשָּׁ֣הH8337Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singularbranchesקָנִ֔יםH7070Noun - masculine pluralextendedיֹצְאִ֖יםH3318Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralfrom the sidesמִצִּדֶּ֑יהָH6654Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singularthreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה׀H7969Number - masculine singular-קְנֵ֣יH7070Noun - masculine plural construct-מְנֹרָ֗הH4501Noun - feminine singularon oneהָֽאֶחָ֔דH259Article | Number - masculine singularsideמִצִּדָּהּ֙H6654Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularand threeוּשְׁלֹשָׁה֙H7969Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular-קְנֵ֣יH7070Noun - masculine plural construct-מְנֹרָ֔הH4501Noun - feminine singularon the otherהַשֵּׁנִֽי׃H8145Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular-מִצִּדָּ֖הּH6654Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Verse 19

Original words

There were threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הH7969Number - masculine singularcupsגְ֠בִעִיםH1375Noun - masculine pluralshaped like almond blossomsמְֽשֻׁקָּדִ֞יםH8246Noun - masculine pluralon the firstהָאֶחָד֮H259Article | Number - masculine singularbranchבַּקָּנֶ֣הH7070Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singulareach with budsכַּפְתֹּ֣רH3730Noun - masculine singularand petalsוָפֶרַח֒H6525Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularthreeוּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הH7969Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular-גְבִעִ֗יםH1375Noun - masculine plural-מְשֻׁקָּדִ֛יםH8246Noun - masculine plural-כַּפְתֹּ֣רH3730Noun - masculine singular-וָפָ֑רַחH6525Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularon the nextאֶחָ֖דH259Number - masculine singularbranchבְּקָנֶ֥הH7070Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singularand the sameכֵּ֚ןH3651Adverbfor all sixלְשֵׁ֣שֶׁתH8337Preposition-l | Number - masculine singular constructbranchesהַקָּנִ֔יםH7070Article | Noun - masculine pluralthat extendedהַיֹּצְאִ֖יםH3318Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralfromמִן־H4480Prepositionthe lampstandהַמְּנֹרָֽה׃H4501Article | Noun - feminine singular
Verse 20

Original words

And on the lampstandוּבַמְּנֹרָ֖הH4501Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularwere fourאַרְבָּעָ֣הH702Number - masculine singularcupsגְבִעִ֑יםH1375Noun - masculine pluralshaped like almond blossomsמְשֻׁ֨קָּדִ֔יםH8246Noun - masculine pluralwith budsכַּפְתֹּרֶ֖יהָH3730Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singularand petalsוּפְרָחֶֽיהָ׃H6525Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Verse 21

Original words

A budוְכַפְתֹּ֡רH3730Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularwas underתַּחַת֩H8478Prepositionthe first pairשְׁנֵ֨יH8147Number - masculine dual constructof branchesהַקָּנִ֜יםH7070Article | Noun - masculine pluralthat extendedהַיֹּצְאִ֖יםH3318Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralfrom [the lampstand]מִמֶּ֗נָּהH4480Preposition | third person feminine singulara budוְכַפְתֹּר֙H3730Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularunderתַּ֣חַתH8478Prepositionthe second pairשְׁנֵ֤יH8147Number - masculine dual constructהַקָּנִים֙הַקָּנִים֙H7070Article | Noun - masculine plural-מִמֶּ֔נָּהH4480Preposition | third person feminine singular-הַקָּנִ֖יםH7070Article | Noun - masculine plural-מִמֶּ֑נָּהH4480Preposition | third person feminine singularand a budוְכַפְתֹּ֕רH3730Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularunderתַּֽחַת־H8478Prepositionthe third pairשְׁנֵ֥יH8147Number - masculine dual construct-לְשֵׁ֙שֶׁת֙H8337Preposition-l | Number - masculine singular construct-הַקָּנִ֔יםH7070Article | Noun - masculine plural-מִמֶּֽנָּה׃H4480Preposition | third person feminine singular
Verse 22

Original words

The budsכַּפְתֹּרֵיהֶ֥םH3730Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluraland branchesוּקְנֹתָ֖םH7070Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluralwereהָי֑וּH1961Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralallכֻּלָּ֛הּH3605Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularof one piece [with the lampstand]מִמֶּ֣נָּהH4480Preposition | third person feminine singular-אַחַ֖תH259Number - feminine singularhammeredמִקְשָׁ֥הH4749Noun - feminine singularout of pureטָהֽוֹר׃H2889Adjective - masculine singulargoldזָהָ֥בH2091Noun - masculine singular
Verse 23

Original words

He also madeוַיַּ֥עַשׂH6213Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerits sevenשִׁבְעָ֑הH7651Number - masculine singularlampsנֵרֹתֶ֖יהָH5216Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singularits wick trimmersוּמַלְקָחֶ֥יהָH4457Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine dual construct | third person feminine singularand traysוּמַחְתֹּתֶ֖יהָH4289Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singularof pureטָהֽוֹר׃H2889Adjective - masculine singulargoldזָהָ֥בH2091Noun - masculine singular
Verse 24

Original words

He madeעָשָׂ֣הH6213Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular[the lampstand]אֹתָ֑הּH853Direct object marker | third person feminine singular-וְאֵ֖תH853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerand allכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructits utensilsכֵּלֶֽיהָ׃פH3627Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singularfrom a talentכִּכָּ֛רH3603Noun - feminine singularof pureטָה֖וֹרH2889Adjective - masculine singulargoldזָהָ֥בH2091Noun - masculine singular

BSB notes

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

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