Exodus 37:20
18 And six branches going out of the sides thereof; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side thereof, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side thereof:
19 Three bowls made after the fashion of almonds in one branch, a knop and a flower; and three bowls made like almonds in another branch, a knop and a flower: so throughout the six branches going out of the candlestick.
And in the candlestick were four bowls made like almonds, his knops, and his flowers:
21 And a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, according to the six branches going out of it.
22 Their knops and their branches were of the same: all of it was one beaten work of pure gold.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- And on the lampstand were four cups shaped like almond blossoms with buds and petals.
- KJV
- And in the candlestick were four bowls made like almonds, his knops, and his flowers:
- WEB
- In the lamp stand were four cups made like almond blossoms, its buds and its flowers;
- ASV
- And in the candlestick were four cups made like almond-blossoms, the knops thereof, and the flowers thereof;
- DARBY
- And in the candlestick were four cups, shaped like almonds, its knobs, and its flowers;
- BLB
- And on the lampstand itself [were] four cups made like almond blossoms, its buds and its flowers.
- ÅB
- På selve lysestaken var det fire mandelformede beger med knopper og blomster,
- OTB
- Selve lysestaken hadde fire skåler formet som mandelblomster med knopper og blomster.
- B1930
- På selve lysestaken var det fire mandelformede beger med knopper og blomster,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Numbers 17:8
And it came to pass, that on the morrow Moses went into the tabernacle of witness; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds.
Read in contextEcclesiastes 12:5
Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:
Read in contextJeremiah 1:11
Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond tree.
Read in contextExodus 25:33
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.
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