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href="/bsb/numbers/8.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/numbers/8.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220Speak to Aaron and say to him, &#8216When you set up the lamps, see that all seven light up the area in front of the lampstand.&#8217&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/numbers/8.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Give Aaron the following instructions: When you set up the seven lamps in the lampstand, place them so their light shines forward in front of the lampstand.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/8.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Speak to Aaron and say to him, When you set up the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the lampstand.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Speak to Aaron and tell him: ‘When you set up the seven lamps, they are to light the area in front of the lampstand.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light over against the candlestick.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Speak to Aaron, and say to him, ‘When you arrange the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the lampstand.’ ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Speak to Aaron and say to him, ‘When you mount the lamps, the seven lamps will provide light in the front of the lampstand.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Speak to Aaron and say to him, &#8216When you mount the lamps, the seven lamps will give light in the front of the lampstand.&#8217&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Speak to Aaron and say to him, ‘When you mount the lamps, the seven lamps will give light in the front of the lampstand.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Speak to Aaron and say to him, ‘When you mount the lamps, the seven lamps will give light in the front of the lampstand.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Speak to Aaron and say to him, ‘When you set up <i>and</i> light the lamps, the seven lamps will shine in front of the lampstand.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Speak to Aaron and tell him: When you set up the lamps, the seven lamps are to give light in front of the lampstand.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Speak to Aaron and tell him: When you set up the lamps, the seven lamps are to give light in front of the lampstand.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the candlestick.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />"Tell Aaron to put the seven lamps on the lampstand so they shine toward the front." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the candlestick.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Speak to Aaron and tell him: When you set up the seven lamps on the lamp stand, they should light up the area in front of it."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/8.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Tell Aaron that when he puts the seven lamps on the lampstand, he should place them so that the light shines toward the front." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Tell Aaron, 'When you set up the lamps, the seven lamps will illuminate the area in front of the lamp stand.'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?Speak to Aaron and tell him: ?When you set up the seven lamps, they are to light the area in front of the lampstand.??<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"Speak to Aaron and tell him, 'When you set up the lamps, the seven lamps are to give light in front of the lampstand.'" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Speak to Aaron, and tell him, 'When you light the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the lampstand.'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Speak to Aaron, and say to him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light over against the candlestick.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Speak to Aaron, and tell him, ‘When you light the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the lamp stand.’” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“Speak to Aaron, and you have said to him: In your causing the lights to go up, the seven lights give light toward the front of the face of the lampstand.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'Speak unto Aaron, and thou hast said unto him, In thy causing the lights to go up, over-against the face of the candlestick do the seven lights give light.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Speak to Aaron, and say to him, In thy raising up of the lamps, to the front of the face of the chandelier shall the seven lamps enlighten.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Speak to Aaron, and thou shalt say to him: When thou shalt place the seven lamps, let the candlestick be set up on the south side. Give orders therefore that the lamps look over against the north, towards the table of the leaves of proposition, over against that part shall they give light, towards which the candlestick looketh. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />“Speak to Aaron, and you shall say to him: When you place the seven lamps, let the lampstand be set up on the south side. Therefore, give this instruction: that the lamps should look out from the region opposite the north, toward the table of the bread of the presence; they shall give light opposite that area, toward the area that the lampstand faces.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/8.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Speak to Aaron and say: “When you set up the menorah-lamps, have the seven lamps throw their light in front of the menorah.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Speak to Aaron and say to him: When you set up the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the lampstand.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Speak to Aaron and say to him, When you light the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the candlestick.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />“Speak with Ahron and say to him: ‘Whenever you shall light the lamp opposite the face of the lamp stand, seven lamps shall be giving light.’”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him: When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the candlestick.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Speak to Aaron, and thou shalt say to him, Whenever thou shalt set the lamps in order, the seven lamps shall give light opposite the candlestick.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/8-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=2780" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/numbers/8.htm">The Seven Lamps</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>Then the LORD said to Moses, <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dab·bêr (V-Piel-Imp-ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">“Speak</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/175.htm" title="175: ’a·hă·rōn (N-proper-ms) -- An elder brother of Moses. Of uncertain derivation; Aharon, the brother of Moses.">Aaron</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wə·’ā·mar·tā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">and tell</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- To, into, towards. ">him:</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: bə·ha·‘ă·lō·ṯə·ḵā (Prep-b:: V-Hifil-Inf:: 2ms) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">‘When you set up</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5216.htm" title="5216: han·nê·rōṯ (Art:: N-mp) -- A lamp. Or nir; also neyr; or ner; or nerah; from a primitive root properly, meaning to glisten; a lamp or light."></a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/7651.htm" title="7651: šiḇ·‘aṯ (Number-msc) -- Or shibrah; from shaba'; a primitive cardinal number; seven; also seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number.">the seven</a> <a href="/hebrew/5216.htm" title="5216: han·nê·rō·wṯ (Art:: N-mp) -- A lamp. Or nir; also neyr; or ner; or nerah; from a primitive root properly, meaning to glisten; a lamp or light.">lamps,</a> <a href="/hebrew/215.htm" title="215: yā·’î·rū (V-Hifil-Imperf-3mp) -- To be or become light. A primitive root; to be luminous.">they are to light the area</a> <a href="/hebrew/4136.htm" title="4136: mūl (Prep) -- Or mowl; or mowtl; or mul; from muwl; properly, abrupt, i.e. A precipice; by implication, the front; used only adverbially opposite.">in front</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pə·nê (N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4501.htm" title="4501: ham·mə·nō·w·rāh (Art:: N-fs) -- A lampstand. Or mnorah; feminine of manowr; a chandelier.">of the lampstand.’”</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>And Aaron did so; he set up the lamps facing toward the front of the lampstand, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/25-37.htm">Exodus 25:37</a></span><br />Make seven lamps and set them up on the lampstand so that they illuminate the area in front of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/27-20.htm">Exodus 27:20-21</a></span><br />And you are to command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually. / In the Tent of Meeting, outside the veil that is in front of the Testimony, Aaron and his sons are to tend the lamps before the LORD from evening until morning. This is to be a permanent statute for the Israelites for the generations to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/24-2.htm">Leviticus 24:2-4</a></span><br />“Command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually. / Outside the veil of the Testimony in the Tent of Meeting, Aaron is to tend the lamps continually before the LORD from evening until morning. This is to be a permanent statute for the generations to come. / He shall tend the lamps on the pure gold lampstand before the LORD continually.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/7-49.htm">1 Kings 7:49</a></span><br />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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/4-20.htm">2 Chronicles 4:20</a></span><br />the lampstands of pure gold and their lamps, to burn in front of the inner sanctuary as prescribed;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/4-2.htm">Zechariah 4:2</a></span><br />“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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/1-12.htm">Revelation 1:12-13</a></span><br />Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me. And having turned, I saw seven golden lampstands, / and among the lampstands was One like the Son of Man, dressed in a long robe, with a golden sash around His chest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/1-20.htm">Revelation 1:20</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/2-1.htm">Revelation 2:1</a></span><br />“To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of Him who holds the seven stars in His right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-2.htm">Hebrews 9:2</a></span><br />A tabernacle was prepared. In its first room were the lampstand, the table, and the consecrated bread. This was called the Holy Place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-14.htm">Matthew 5:14-16</a></span><br />You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. / Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they set it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. / In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-12.htm">John 8:12</a></span><br />Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-4.htm">John 1:4-5</a></span><br />In Him was life, and that life was the light of men. / The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-9.htm">John 1:9</a></span><br />The true Light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-105.htm">Psalm 119:105</a></span><br />Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Speak to Aaron and say to him, When you light the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light over against the candlestick.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/25-37.htm">Exodus 25:37</a></b></br> And thou shalt make the seven lamps thereof: and they shall light the lamps thereof, that they may give light over against it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/37-18.htm">Exodus 37:18,19,23</a></b></br> 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: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/40-25.htm">Exodus 40:25</a></b></br> And he lighted the lamps before the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/7-8.htm">Aaron</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-3.htm">Area</a> <a href="/numbers/4-9.htm">Candlestick</a> <a href="/numbers/5-24.htm">Causing</a> <a href="/numbers/6-26.htm">Face</a> <a href="/numbers/3-38.htm">Front</a> <a href="/numbers/6-25.htm">Light</a> <a href="/numbers/3-1.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-9.htm">Over-Against</a> <a href="/numbers/4-8.htm">Places</a> <a href="/numbers/4-36.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/numbers/7-89.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-35.htm">Support</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/8-13.htm">Aaron</a> <a href="/numbers/8-3.htm">Area</a> <a href="/numbers/8-3.htm">Candlestick</a> <a href="/numbers/10-2.htm">Causing</a> <a href="/numbers/8-3.htm">Face</a> <a href="/numbers/8-3.htm">Front</a> <a href="/numbers/9-16.htm">Light</a> <a href="/numbers/10-33.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/numbers/8-3.htm">Over-Against</a> <a href="/numbers/8-3.htm">Places</a> <a href="/numbers/12-14.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/numbers/9-10.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/numbers/8-3.htm">Support</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 8</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/8-1.htm">How the lamps are to be lighted</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/8-5.htm">The consecration of the Levites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/8-23.htm">The age and time of their service</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/8.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/numbers/8.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Speak to Aaron and tell him:</b><br>Aaron, the brother of Moses, was the first high priest of Israel. This command is directed to him, emphasizing his role in the priestly duties. The high priest was responsible for maintaining the sacred rituals and ensuring the tabernacle's proper function. This instruction highlights the importance of communication between God, Moses, and Aaron, establishing a divine order in the leadership of Israel.<p><b>When you set up the seven lamps:</b><br>The seven lamps refer to the menorah, a significant fixture in the tabernacle. The menorah was made of pure gold and had seven branches, symbolizing perfection and completeness. The number seven often represents divine perfection in the Bible, as seen in the creation week. The menorah's design was given by God to Moses on Mount Sinai, indicating its heavenly origin and importance in worship.<p><b>They are to light the area in front of the lampstand:</b><br>The purpose of the lamps was to illuminate the area in front of the lampstand, which was placed in the Holy Place of the tabernacle. This light symbolized God's presence and guidance among His people. The illumination of the Holy Place allowed the priests to perform their duties, such as tending to the showbread and offering incense. The light from the menorah can be seen as a type of Christ, who is described as the "light of the world" in <a href="/john/8-12.htm">John 8:12</a>, bringing spiritual illumination and guidance to humanity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/aaron.htm">Aaron</a></b><br>The brother of Moses and the first high priest of Israel. He is instructed by God through Moses to set up the lamps on the lampstand.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lampstand.htm">The Lampstand (Menorah)</a></b><br>A sacred object in the Tabernacle, designed according to God's specific instructions. It held seven lamps and symbolized God's presence and light among His people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tabernacle.htm">The Tabernacle</a></b><br>The portable dwelling place for the divine presence of God among the Israelites during their journey through the wilderness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_light.htm">Symbolism of Light</a></b><br>The lampstand's light symbolizes God's presence, guidance, and truth. As believers, we are called to reflect God's light in our lives, illuminating the world around us with His truth and love.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_instructions.htm">Obedience to God's Instructions</a></b><br>Aaron's role in setting up the lamps as instructed highlights the importance of obedience to God's commands. Our lives should be marked by a willingness to follow God's guidance as revealed in Scripture.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_church.htm">The Role of the Church</a></b><br>Just as the lampstand illuminated the Tabernacle, the church is called to be a light in the world, sharing the gospel and demonstrating God's love and truth to all people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/personal_reflection.htm">Personal Reflection</a></b><br>Consider how you can be a light in your own community. Reflect on areas where you can better align your actions with God's will to shine His light more effectively.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 8</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_tent_of_meeting_for.htm">What is the purpose of the Tent of Meeting?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_asa's_forces_in_chronicles_and_kings_differ.htm">How do the numbers of Asa's forces in 2 Chronicles 14:8 compare with those in Kings, and why might they seemingly contradict each other?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_num_8_10_align_with_other_rites.htm">How does the ritual laying on of hands in Numbers 8:10 align or conflict with other priestly consecration rites in the Torah?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_this_event_contradict_bible_signs.htm">Does this miraculous event contradict other Bible passages that require signs to be witnessed multiple times for confirmation of God's will? (Numbers 17)</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/numbers/8.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>VIII.</span><p>(2) <span class= "bld">When thou lightest the lamps.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">When thou settest up the lamps. </span>(Comp. <a href="/exodus/25-37.htm" title="And you shall make the seven lamps thereof: and they shall light the lamps thereof, that they may give light over against it.">Exodus 25:37</a>.) The golden candlestick was placed against the south wall of the Tabernacle, opposite to the table of shewbread, so that its seven branches were parallel to that wall, with its branches east and west, and consequently the seven lamps, one of which rested upon each of the seven branches, threw their light in front of the candlestick, i.e., towards the north wall, by which arrangement the furniture of the holy place was more effectually lighted than it would have been had the candlestick been placed facing the entrance, with its branches north and south.<p><span class= "bld">Over against.</span>--Or, <span class= "ital">in front of.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">When thou lightest the lamps.</span> The command to light the lamps had been given generally ("they shall light the lamps thereof") in <a href="/exodus/25-37.htm">Exodus 25:37</a>, and the care of them had been specially confided to Aaron and his sons ("from evening to morning") in <a href="/exodus/27-21.htm">Exodus 27:21</a>. The actual lighting of the lamps for the first time by Moses is recorded in <a href="/exodus/40-25.htm">Exodus 40:25</a>. In the face of these passages it is incredible that the lamps had not been regularly lighted by Aaron for more than a month before the offering of the princes. The seven lamps shall give light over against the candlestick. It is somewhat uncertain what this expression, here repeated from <a href="/exodus/25-37.htm">Exodus 25:37</a>, means. The Targums give no explanation of it; the Septuagint merely renders verbally, <span class="greek">κατὰ πρόσωπον τῆς λυχνίας φωτιοῦσιν</span>; the Jewish expositors seem to have thought that the light was to be thrown inward towards the central shaft; most modern commentators, with more probability, understand it to mean that the lamps were to be so placed as to throw their light across the tabernacle towards the north side. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/8-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">“Speak</span><br /><span class="heb">דַּבֵּר֙</span> <span class="translit">(dab·bêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶֽל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Aaron</span><br /><span class="heb">אַהֲרֹ֔ן</span> <span class="translit">(’a·hă·rōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_175.htm">Strong's 175: </a> </span><span class="str2">Aaron -- an elder brother of Moses</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and tell him:</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאָמַרְתָּ֖</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ā·mar·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">When you set up</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּהַעֲלֹֽתְךָ֙</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ha·‘ă·lō·ṯə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascend, in, actively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the seven</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁבְעַ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(šiḇ·‘aṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7651.htm">Strong's 7651: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number</span><br /><br /><span class="word">lamps,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַנֵּרֽוֹת׃</span> <span class="translit">(han·nê·rō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5216.htm">Strong's 5216: </a> </span><span class="str2">A lamp, light</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they are to light [the area]</span><br /><span class="heb">יָאִ֖ירוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yā·’î·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_215.htm">Strong's 215: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be or become light</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלָ֑יו</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·lāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">front</span><br /><span class="heb">מוּל֙</span> <span class="translit">(mūl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4136.htm">Strong's 4136: </a> </span><span class="str2">Abrupt, a precipice, the front, opposite</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the lampstand.”</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמְּנוֹרָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mə·nō·w·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - 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