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href="/bsb/exodus/25.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/exodus/25.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Its wick trimmers and trays are to be of pure gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/exodus/25.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The lamp snuffers and trays must also be made of pure gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/25.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Its tongs and their trays shall be of pure gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/25.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The wick trimmers and their trays must be of pure gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/25.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the tongs thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, <i>shall be of</i> pure gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/25.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And its wick-trimmers and their trays <i>shall be</i> of pure gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/25.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Its tongs and its trays <i>shall be</i> of pure gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/25.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Its snuffers and their trays shall be of pure gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/25.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And its snuffers and their trays <i>shall be</i> of pure gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/25.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And its tongs and their trays <i>shall be</i> of pure gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/25.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Its snuffers and their trays shall be of pure gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/25.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Its snuffers and firepans must be of pure gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/25.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Its snuffers and firepans must be of pure gold. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/25.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the snuffers thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, shall be of pure gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/25.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The tongs and trays for taking care of the lamps are to be made of pure gold. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/25.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the tongs thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, shall be of pure gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/25.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The tongs and incense burners must be made of pure gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/25.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Make its tongs and trays of pure gold. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/25.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Its tongs and trays are to be of pure gold. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/25.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The wick trimmers and their trays must be of pure gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/25.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Its trimmers and its trays are to be of pure gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/25.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Its snuffers and its snuff dishes shall be of pure gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/25.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And its tongs, and its snuff-dishes, shall be of pure gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/25.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Its snuffers and its snuff dishes shall be of pure gold. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/25.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And its snuffers and its snuff dishes [are] of pure gold;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/25.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And its snuffers and its snuff dishes are of pure gold;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/25.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And its tongs and its fire pans, pure gold.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/25.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The snuffers also and where the snuffings shall be put out, shall be made of the purest gold. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/25.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Likewise, the candle snuffers, and the place where the candles will be extinguished, shall be made from the purest gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/25.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />These, as well as the trimming shears and trays, must be of pure gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/25.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Its snuffers and trays shall be of pure gold.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/25.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And you shall make snuffers thereof, and snuff dishes thereof of pure gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/25.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And make its snuffers and its bases of pure gold.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/25.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the tongs thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, shall be of pure gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/25.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And thou shalt make its funnel and its snuff-dishes of pure gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/25-38.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/kVae3PiKqhs?start=6466" 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/exodus/25.htm">The Golden Lampstand</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">37</span>Make seven lamps and set them up on the lampstand so that they illuminate the area in front of it. <span class="reftext">38</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4457.htm" title="4457: ū·mal·qā·ḥe·hā (Conj-w:: N-mdc:: 3fs) -- Tongs, snuffers. Or malqach; from laqach; tweezers.">The wick trimmers</a> <a href="/hebrew/4289.htm" title="4289: ū·maḥ·tō·ṯe·hā (Conj-w:: N-fpc:: 3fs) -- A fireholder, cense. The same as mchittah in the sense of removal; a pan for live coals.">and their trays</a> <a href="/hebrew/2889.htm" title="2889: ṭā·hō·wr (Adj-ms) -- Clean, pure. Or tahor; from taher; pure.">must be of pure</a> <a href="/hebrew/2091.htm" title="2091: zā·hāḇ (N-ms) -- Gold. From an unused root meaning to shimmer; gold, figuratively, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky.">gold.</a> </span><span class="reftext">39</span>The lampstand and all these utensils shall be made from a talent of pure gold.…<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="/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="/numbers/8-2.htm">Numbers 8:2-4</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.’” / And Aaron did so; he set up the lamps facing toward the front of the lampstand, just as the LORD had commanded Moses. / This is how the lampstand was constructed: it was made of hammered gold from its base to its blossoms, fashioned according to the pattern the LORD had shown Moses.<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="/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 4:20-21</a></span><br />the lampstands of pure gold and their lamps, to burn in front of the inner sanctuary as prescribed; / the flowers, lamps, and tongs of gold—of purest gold;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-15.htm">Matthew 5:15</a></span><br />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.<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="/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/4-5.htm">Revelation 4:5</a></span><br />From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings, and peals of thunder. Before the throne burned seven torches of fire. These are the seven spirits of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/3-3.htm">1 Samuel 3:3</a></span><br />Before the lamp of God had gone out, Samuel was lying down in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was located.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-35.htm">Luke 12:35</a></span><br />Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/37-23.htm">Exodus 37:23</a></span><br />He also made its seven lamps, its wick trimmers, and trays of pure gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/4-6.htm">2 Corinthians 4:6</a></span><br />For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.<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.<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.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the tongs thereof, and the firepans thereof, shall be of pure gold.</p><p class="hdg">the tongs</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/4-21.htm">2 Chronicles 4:21</a></b></br> And the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, <i>made he of</i> gold, <i>and</i> that perfect gold;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/6-6.htm">Isaiah 6:6</a></b></br> Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, <i>which</i> he had taken with the tongs from off the altar:</p><p class="hdg">snuff dishes</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/37-23.htm">Exodus 37:23</a></b></br> And he made his seven lamps, and his snuffers, and his snuffdishes, <i>of</i> pure gold.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/4-9.htm">Numbers 4:9</a></b></br> And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the candlestick of the light, and his lamps, and his tongs, and his snuffdishes, and all the oil vessels thereof, wherewith they minister unto it:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/7-50.htm">1 Kings 7:50</a></b></br> And the bowls, and the snuffers, and the basons, and the spoons, and the censers <i>of</i> pure gold; and the hinges <i>of</i> gold, <i>both</i> for the doors of the inner house, the most holy <i>place, and</i> for the doors of the house, <i>to wit</i>, of the temple.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/25-31.htm">Best</a> <a href="/exodus/25-29.htm">Dishes</a> <a href="/exodus/25-36.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/exodus/25-9.htm">Instruments</a> <a href="/exodus/25-36.htm">Pure</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-7.htm">Snuff</a> <a href="/numbers/4-9.htm">Snuffdishes</a> <a href="/numbers/4-9.htm">Snuff-Dishes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-18.htm">Snuffers</a> <a href="/numbers/4-9.htm">Snuff-Trays</a> <a href="/exodus/25-37.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-12.htm">Tongs</a> <a href="/numbers/4-9.htm">Trays</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-18.htm">Trimmers</a> <a href="/exodus/22-26.htm">Use</a> <a href="/matthew/12-20.htm">Wick</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/26-1.htm">Best</a> <a href="/exodus/37-16.htm">Dishes</a> <a href="/exodus/25-39.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/exodus/27-19.htm">Instruments</a> <a href="/exodus/25-39.htm">Pure</a> <a href="/exodus/37-23.htm">Snuff</a> <a href="/exodus/37-23.htm">Snuffdishes</a> <a href="/exodus/37-23.htm">Snuff-Dishes</a> <a href="/exodus/37-23.htm">Snuffers</a> <a href="/exodus/37-23.htm">Snuff-Trays</a> <a href="/exodus/26-24.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/exodus/37-23.htm">Tongs</a> <a href="/exodus/37-23.htm">Trays</a> <a href="/exodus/37-23.htm">Trimmers</a> <a href="/exodus/26-6.htm">Use</a> <a href="/exodus/37-23.htm">Wick</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 25</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/25-1.htm">What the Israelites were to offer for the building of the tabernacle</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/25-10.htm">The dimensions of the ark</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/25-17.htm">The mercy seat, with the cherubim</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/25-23.htm">The table of show bread, with the furniture thereof</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/25-31.htm">The golden candlestick, with the instruments thereof</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'; 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The lampstand provided light, symbolizing God's presence and guidance. The wick trimmers were used to ensure the lamps burned brightly and efficiently, preventing smoke and ensuring a clear flame. This maintenance reflects the need for continual spiritual vigilance and purity in worship. The trays likely collected the trimmings, emphasizing order and cleanliness in the sacred space. This attention to detail in worship can be seen as a reflection of the order and holiness God desires from His people.<p><b>must be of pure gold</b><br>The use of pure gold signifies the value and sacredness of the items used in the Tabernacle. Gold, being a precious metal, symbolizes purity, divinity, and kingship. The requirement for these tools to be made of pure gold underscores the holiness and perfection expected in the service of God. This can be seen as a type of Christ, who is pure and perfect, serving as the light of the world. The use of gold throughout the Tabernacle points to the heavenly reality it represents, as seen in <a href="/revelation/21-18.htm">Revelation 21:18</a>, where the New Jerusalem is described as being made of pure gold. The emphasis on purity and value in the materials used for worship highlights the reverence and honor due to God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites who received the instructions for the Tabernacle from God on Mount Sinai.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/tabernacle.htm">Tabernacle</a></b><br>The portable sanctuary where God dwelled among the Israelites during their journey through the wilderness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/l/lampstand.htm">Lampstand (Menorah)</a></b><br>A key element in the Tabernacle, symbolizing the light of God and His presence.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/w/wick_trimmers_and_trays.htm">Wick Trimmers and Trays</a></b><br>Tools used for maintaining the lampstand, ensuring the light remained pure and constant.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who were to follow His commandments and maintain the Tabernacle as a place of worship.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/p/purity_in_worship.htm">Purity in Worship</a></b><br>The use of pure gold for the wick trimmers and trays signifies the importance of purity in our worship and service to God. Just as the tools were made of pure gold, our hearts and actions should be pure and dedicated to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/m/maintaining_the_light.htm">Maintaining the Light</a></b><br>The role of the wick trimmers was to ensure the lampstand's light remained bright and clear. Similarly, we must be diligent in maintaining our spiritual light through prayer, study, and obedience to God's Word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_light.htm">Symbolism of Light</a></b><br>The lampstand's light represents God's presence and guidance. As believers, we are called to reflect His light in the world, living as examples of His love and truth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/attention_to_detail_in_service.htm">Attention to Detail in Service</a></b><br>The specific instructions for the Tabernacle, including the wick trimmers, highlight the importance of attention to detail in our service to God. Every aspect of our worship should be intentional and reverent.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_and_design.htm">God's Provision and Design</a></b><br>The detailed design of the Tabernacle and its furnishings shows God's provision and care for His people. Trusting in His design for our lives leads to a deeper relationship with Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_25.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 25</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_genesis_38_fit_biblical_ethics.htm">In Genesis 38 overall, how does this morally complex story align with the broader biblical narrative on sexual ethics and lineage preservation?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_temple_artifacts'_accounts_inaccurate.htm">2 Kings 25:13-17 claims the Babylonians took all temple artifacts, yet some items appear in later narratives--does this reflect a historical inaccuracy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_was_onan_punished_but_not_judah.htm">In Genesis 38:1-11, why would God punish Onan's refusal to father children for Tamar so severely, yet no comparable punishment is shown for Judah's neglect of her?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_free_will_justify_evil.htm">Will you heed the warnings and remain faithful?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/25.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(38) <span class= "bld">Tongs </span>. . . <span class= "bld">snuffdishes.</span>--"Tongs," or pincers, were required for trimming the wicks of the lamps, and removing loose portions; "snuffdishes" for receiving the fragments thus removed.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/25.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 38.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The tongs thereof</span>. Tongs or pincers were required for trimming the wicks of the lamps. Compare <a href="/1_kings/7-49.htm">1 Kings 7:49</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/4-21.htm">2 Chronicles 4:21</a>. <span class="cmt_word">Snuff-dishes</span> were also needed for the reception of the fragments removed from the wicks by the tongs. "Snuffers," though the word is used in <a href="/exodus/37-23.htm">Exodus 37:23</a>, in the place of tongs, had not been indented, and were indeed unknown to the ancients. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/25-38.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">The wick trimmers</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמַלְקָחֶ֥יהָ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mal·qā·ḥe·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - mdc | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4457.htm">Strong's 4457: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tongs, snuffers</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and their trays</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמַחְתֹּתֶ֖יהָ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·maḥ·tō·ṯe·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4289.htm">Strong's 4289: </a> </span><span class="str2">A fireholder, censer, snuff dish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">must be of pure</span><br /><span class="heb">טָהֽוֹר׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṭā·hō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2889.htm">Strong's 2889: </a> </span><span class="str2">Clean, pure</span><br /><br /><span class="word">gold.</span><br /><span class="heb">זָהָ֥ב</span> <span class="translit">(zā·hāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2091.htm">Strong's 2091: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/25-38.htm">Exodus 25:38 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/25-38.htm">Exodus 25:38 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/25-38.htm">Exodus 25:38 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/25-38.htm">Exodus 25:38 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/25-38.htm">Exodus 25:38 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/25-38.htm">Exodus 25:38 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/25-38.htm">Exodus 25:38 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/25-38.htm">Exodus 25:38 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/25-38.htm">Exodus 25:38 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/25-38.htm">Exodus 25:38 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/25-38.htm">OT Law: Exodus 25:38 Its snuffers and its snuff dishes shall (Exo. 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