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Exodus 25:33

31 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.

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.

34 And on the lampstand there shall be four cups shaped like almond blossoms with buds and petals.

35 For the six branches that extend from the lampstand, a bud must be under the first pair of branches, a bud under the second pair, and a bud under the third pair.

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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
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.
KJV
Three bowls made like unto almonds, with a knop and a flower in one branch; and three bowls made like almonds in the other branch, with a knop and a flower: so in the six branches that come out of the candlestick.
WEB
three cups made like almond blossoms in one branch, a bud and a flower; and three cups made like almond blossoms in the other branch, a bud and a flower, so for the six branches going out of the lamp stand;
ASV
three cups made like almond-blossoms in one branch, a knop and a flower; and three cups made like almond-blossoms in the other branch, a knop and a flower: so for the six branches going out of the candlestick:
DARBY
three cups shaped like almonds in the one branch, a knob and a flower: and three cups shaped like almonds in the other branch, a knob and a flower: so in the six branches that come out of the lamp-stand.
BLB
Three cups made like almond blossoms on the one branch—a bud and a flower—and three cups made like almond blossoms on the one branch—a bud and a flower—thus for the six branches coming out from the lampstand.
ÅB
Det skal være tre mandelformede beger på den første arm med knopp og blomst, og tre mandelformede beger på den annen arm med knopp og blomst; slik skal det være på alle de seks armer som går ut fra lysestaken.
OTB
Hver gren skal ha tre skåler formet som mandelblomster med knopper og blomster, og dette designet skal være likt for alle seks grenene som strekker seg ut fra lysestaken.
B1930
Det skal være tre mandelformede beger på den første arm med knopp og blomst, og tre mandelformede beger på den annen arm med knopp og blomst; således skal det være på alle de seks armer som går ut fra lysestaken.

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Cross references

  • Zechariah 4:3

    There are also two olive trees beside it, one on the right side of the bowl and the other on its left.”

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  • Numbers 17:4–8

    Place the staffs in the Tent of Meeting in front of the Testimony, where I meet with you.

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  • Exodus 37:19–20

    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.

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  • Jeremiah 1:11–12

    And the word of the LORD came to me, asking, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” “I see a branch of an almond tree,” I replied.

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