Exodus 25:31

²⁹ You are also to make the plates and dishes, as well as the pitchers and bowls for pouring drink offerings. Make them out of pure gold.

³⁰ And place the Bread of the Presence on the table before Me at all times.

Then you are to make a lampstand of pure, hammered gold. It shall be made of one piece, including its base and shaft, its cups, and its buds and petals.

³² Six branches are to extend from the sides of the lampstand—three on one side and three on the other.

³³ There are to be 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 extend from the lampstand.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: Then you are to make a lampstand of pure, hammered gold. It shall be made of one piece, including its base and shaft, its cups, and its buds and petals.
KJV: And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick be made: his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same.
WEB: “You shall make a lamp stand of pure gold. The lamp stand shall be made of hammered work. Its base, its shaft, its cups, its buds, and its flowers shall be of one piece with it.
ASV: And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick be made, even its base, and its shaft; its cups, its knops, and its flowers, shall be of one piece with it.
DARBY: And thou shalt make a lamp-stand of pure gold; [of] beaten work shall the lamp-stand be made: its base and its shaft, its cups, its knobs, and its flowers shall be of the same.
BLB: And you shall make a lampstand of pure gold, it shall be made of hammered work; the lampstand, its base, and its branches, its cups, its buds, and its flowers shall be from it.

ÅB: Så skal du gjøre en lysestake av rent gull; i drevet arbeid skal lysestaken gjøres; både foten på den og stangen, begerne, knoppene og blomstene skal være i ett med den.
OTB: "Lag en lysestake av rent gull. Lysestaken, dens base og dens skaft, skal være laget av hamret arbeid; dens blomsterlignende skåler, knopper og blomster skal være i ett stykke med den.
B1930: Så skal du gjøre en lysestake av rent gull; i drevet arbeid skal lysestaken gjøres; både foten på den og stangen, begerne, knoppene og blomstene skal være i ett med den.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

1 Kings 7:49
the lampstands of pure gold in front of the inner sanctuary, five on the right side and five on the left; the gold flowers, lamps, and tongs;
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Zechariah 4:2
“What do you see?” he asked. “I see a solid gold lampstand,” I replied, “with a bowl at the top and seven lamps on it, with seven spouts to the lamps.
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Exodus 37:17–24
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.
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Revelation 1:12
Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me. And having turned, I saw seven golden lampstands,
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Hebrews 9:2
A tabernacle was prepared. In its first room were the lampstand, the table, and the consecrated bread. This was called the Holy Place.
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Exodus 35:14
the lampstand for light with its accessories and lamps and oil for the light;
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Revelation 1:20–2:1
This 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.
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Revelation 4:5
From 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.
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