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The lampstand was made exactly like the pattern the LORD had shown Moses. <a href="/nlt/numbers/8.htm">New Living Translation</a> The entire lampstand, from its base to its decorative blossoms, was made of beaten gold. It was built according to the exact design the LORD had shown Moses. <a href="/esv/numbers/8.htm">English Standard Version</a> And this was the workmanship of the lampstand, hammered work of gold. From its base to its flowers, it was hammered work; according to the pattern that the LORD had shown Moses, so he made the lampstand. <a href="/bsb/numbers/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/numbers/8.htm">King James Bible</a> And this work of the candlestick was of beaten gold, unto the shaft thereof, unto the flowers thereof, was beaten work: according unto the pattern which the LORD had shewed Moses, so he made the candlestick. <a href="/nkjv/numbers/8.htm">New King James Version</a> Now this workmanship of the lampstand was hammered gold; from its shaft to its flowers it was hammered work. According to the pattern which the LORD had shown Moses, so he made the lampstand. <a href="/nasb_/numbers/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Now this was the workmanship of the lampstand, hammered work of gold; from its base to its flower ornamentation it was hammered work; according to the pattern which the LORD had shown Moses, so he made the lampstand. <a href="/nasb/numbers/8.htm">NASB 1995</a> Now this was the workmanship of the lampstand, hammered work of gold; from its base to its flowers it was hammered work; according to the pattern which the LORD had showed Moses, so he made the lampstand. <a href="/nasb77/numbers/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Now this was the workmanship of the lampstand, hammered work of gold; from its base to its flowers, it was hammered work; according to the pattern which the LORD had showed Moses, so he made the lampstand. <a href="/lsb/numbers/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Now this was the workmanship of the lampstand, hammered work of gold; from its base to its flowers it was hammered work; according to the pattern which Yahweh had shown Moses, so he made the lampstand. <a href="/amp/numbers/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Now this was the workmanship of the lampstand: hammered work of gold; from its base to its flowers it was hammered work; according to the pattern which the LORD had shown Moses, so he made the lampstand. <a href="/csb/numbers/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> This is the way the lampstand was made: it was a hammered work of gold, hammered from its base to its flower petals. The lampstand was made according to the pattern the LORD had shown Moses. <a href="/hcsb/numbers/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> This is the way the lampstand was made: it was a hammered work of gold, hammered from its base to its flower petals. The lampstand was made according to the pattern the LORD had shown Moses. <a href="/asv/numbers/8.htm">American Standard Version</a> And this was the work of the candlestick, beaten work of gold; unto the base thereof, and unto the flowers thereof, it was beaten work: according unto the pattern which Jehovah had showed Moses, so he made the candlestick. <a href="/cev/numbers/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The lampstand was made of hammered gold from its base to the decorative flowers on top, exactly like the pattern the LORD had described to Moses. <a href="/erv/numbers/8.htm">English Revised Version</a> And this was the work of the candlestick, beaten work of gold; unto the base thereof, and unto the flowers thereof, it was beaten work: according unto the pattern which the LORD had shewed Moses, so he made the candlestick. <a href="/gwt/numbers/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> This is how the lamp stand was made: The whole lamp stand, from top to bottom, was hammered out of gold. It was made exactly like the one the LORD had shown Moses. <a href="/gnt/numbers/8.htm">Good News Translation</a> From top to bottom the lampstand was made of hammered gold, according to the pattern that the LORD had shown Moses. <a href="/isv/numbers/8.htm">International Standard Version</a> This was how the lamp stand was crafted from hammered gold: From its base to its flowers, it was made of hammered gold. Moses crafted the lamp stand just as the LORD had showed him. <a href="/msb/numbers/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/numbers/8.htm">NET Bible</a> This is how the lampstand was made: It was beaten work in gold; from its shaft to its flowers it was beaten work. According to the pattern which the LORD had shown Moses, so he made the lampstand. <a href="/nheb/numbers/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> This was the workmanship of the lampstand, beaten work of gold. From its base to its flowers, it was beaten work: according to the pattern which the LORD had shown Moses, so he made the lampstand. <a href="/wbt/numbers/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And this work of the candlestick was of beaten gold, to its shaft, to the flowers of it, was beaten work: according to the pattern which the LORD had showed Moses, so he made the candlestick. <a href="/web/numbers/8.htm">World English Bible</a> This was the workmanship of the lamp stand, beaten work of gold. From its base to its flowers, it was beaten work. He made the lamp stand according to the pattern which Yahweh had shown Moses. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/numbers/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And this [is] the work of the lampstand: beaten work of gold; from its thigh to its flower it [is] beaten work; as the appearance which YHWH showed Moses, so he has made the lampstand. <a href="/ylt/numbers/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And this is the work of the candlestick: beaten work of gold; unto its thigh, unto its flower it is beaten work; as the appearance which Jehovah shewed Moses, so he hath made the candlestick. <a href="/slt/numbers/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And this the work of the chandelier, turned work of gold, even to its thigh, and even to its flower it is a turned work: according to the appearance which Jehovah caused Moses to to see, so he made the chandelier.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/numbers/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Now this was the work of the candlestick, it was of beaten gold, both the shaft in the middle, and all that came out of both sides of the branches: according to the pattern which the Lord had shewn to Moses, so he made the candlestick. <a href="/cpdv/numbers/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Now this was the workmanship of the lampstand: it was of ductile gold, both the main shaft and all that originated from both sides of the branches. According to the example that the Lord revealed to Moses, so did he make the lampstand. <a href="/nabre/numbers/8.htm">New American Bible</a> This is the construction of the menorah: hammered gold, from its base to its bowls it was hammered; according to the pattern which the LORD had shown Moses, so he made the menorah. <a href="/nrsvce/numbers/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Now this was how the lampstand was made, out of hammered work of gold. From its base to its flowers, it was hammered work; according to the pattern that the LORD had shown Moses, so he made the lampstand.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/numbers/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And the work of the candlestick was of molten gold; from its base to its flower was of cast work; according to the pattern which the LORD had shown to Moses, so he made the candlestick. <a href="/hpbt/numbers/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And this was the work of the menorah: it is of the forging of gold from its base and unto its top; it is of the forging according to the appearance that LORD JEHOVAH had shown Moshe; thus was the work for the menorah.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/numbers/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And this was the work of the candlestick, beaten work of gold; unto the base thereof, and unto the flowers thereof, it was beaten work; according unto the pattern which the LORD had shown Moses, so he made the candlestick. <a href="/sep/numbers/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And this is the construction of the candlestick: it is solid, golden - its stem, and its lilies - all solid: according to the pattern which the Lord shewed Moses, so he made the candlestick. <a href="/parallel/numbers/8-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=2796" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/numbers/8.htm">The Seven Lamps</a> …3And Aaron did so; he set up the lamps facing toward the front of the lampstand, just as the LORD had commanded Moses. 4<a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: wə·zeh (Conj-w:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">This is how</a> <a href="/hebrew/4501.htm" title="4501: ham·mə·nō·rāh (Art:: N-fs) -- A lampstand. Or mnorah; feminine of manowr; a chandelier.">the lampstand</a> <a href="/hebrew/4639.htm" title="4639: ma·‘ă·śêh (N-msc) -- A deed, work. From asah; an action; generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product or property.">was constructed:</a> <a href="/hebrew/4749.htm" title="4749: miq·šāh (N-fs) -- Perhaps hammered work. Feminine of miqsheh; rounded work, i.e. Moulded by hammering.">it was made of hammered</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> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/3409.htm" title="3409: yə·rê·ḵāh (N-fsc:: 3fs) -- From an unused root meaning to be soft; the thigh; by euphem. The generative parts; figuratively, a shank, flank, side.">its base</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/6525.htm" title="6525: pir·ḥāh (N-msc:: 3fs) -- A bud, sprout. From parach; a calyx; generally, bloom.">its blossoms,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4501.htm" title="4501: ham·mə·nō·rāh (Art:: N-fs) -- A lampstand. Or mnorah; feminine of manowr; a chandelier."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">fashioned</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/4749.htm" title="4749: miq·šāh (N-fs) -- Perhaps hammered work. Feminine of miqsheh; rounded work, i.e. Moulded by hammering."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hî (Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/4758.htm" title="4758: kam·mar·’eh (Prep-k, Art:: N-ms) -- Sight, appearance, vision. From ra'ah; a view; also an appearance, whether a shape, or a vision.">according to the pattern</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</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/7200.htm" title="7200: her·’āh (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">had shown</a> <a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="4872: mō·šeh (N-proper-ms) -- A great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver. From mashah; drawing out, i.e. Rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver.">Moses.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: kên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so."></a> <div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/25-31.htm">Exodus 25:31-40</a> 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. / 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. ... <a href="/exodus/37-17.htm">Exodus 37:17-24</a> 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. / Six branches extended from the sides, three on one side and three on the other. / 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. ... <a href="/hebrews/9-2.htm">Hebrews 9:2</a> A tabernacle was prepared. In its first room were the lampstand, the table, and the consecrated bread. This was called the Holy Place. <a href="/revelation/1-12.htm">Revelation 1:12-13</a> 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. <a href="/revelation/1-20.htm">Revelation 1:20</a> 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. <a href="/1_kings/7-49.htm">1 Kings 7:49</a> 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; <a href="/2_chronicles/4-7.htm">2 Chronicles 4:7</a> He made ten gold lampstands according to their specifications and placed them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north. <a href="/zechariah/4-2.htm">Zechariah 4:2</a> “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. <a href="/zechariah/4-11.htm">Zechariah 4:11-14</a> Then I asked the angel, “What are the two olive trees on the right and left of the lampstand?” / And I questioned him further, “What are the two olive branches beside the two gold pipes from which the golden oil pours?” / “Do you not know what these are?” he inquired. “No, my lord,” I replied. ... <a href="/exodus/26-35.htm">Exodus 26:35</a> And place the table outside the veil on the north side of the tabernacle, and put the lampstand opposite the table, on the south side. <a href="/exodus/40-24.htm">Exodus 40:24-25</a> He also placed the lampstand in the Tent of Meeting opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacle / and set up the lamps before the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded him. <a href="/leviticus/24-1.htm">Leviticus 24:1-4</a> Then the LORD said to Moses, / “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. ... <a href="/1_samuel/3-3.htm">1 Samuel 3:3</a> 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. <a href="/2_chronicles/13-11.htm">2 Chronicles 13:11</a> Every morning and every evening they present burnt offerings and fragrant incense to the LORD. They set out the rows of showbread on the ceremonially clean table, and every evening they light the lamps of the gold lampstand. We are carrying out the requirements of the LORD our God, while you have forsaken Him. <a href="/matthew/5-14.htm">Matthew 5:14-16</a> 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.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And this work of the candlestick was of beaten gold, to the shaft thereof, to the flowers thereof, was beaten work: according to the pattern which the LORD had showed Moses, so he made the candlestick.this work<a href="/exodus/25-31.htm">Exodus 25:31-39</a> 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… <a href="/exodus/37-17.htm">Exodus 37:17-24</a> And he made the candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work made he the candlestick; his shaft, and his branch, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, were of the same: … beaten work<a href="/exodus/25-18.htm">Exodus 25:18</a> And thou shalt make two cherubims of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat.<a href="/exodus/37-7.htm">Exodus 37:7,17,22</a> And he made two cherubims of gold, beaten out of one piece made he them, on the two ends of the mercy seat; … the pattern<a href="/exodus/25-9.htm">Exodus 25:9,40</a> According to all that I shew thee, after the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall ye make it… <a href="/1_chronicles/28-11.htm">1 Chronicles 28:11-19</a> Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch, and of the houses thereof, and of the treasuries thereof, and of the upper chambers thereof, and of the inner parlours thereof, and of the place of the mercy seat, … <a href="/hebrews/8-5.htm">Hebrews 8:5</a> Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/9-9.htm">Base</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-2.htm">Beaten</a> <a href="/exodus/37-20.htm">Blossoms</a> <a href="/numbers/8-3.htm">Candlestick</a> <a href="/exodus/39-29.htm">Design</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-27.htm">Exactly</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-33.htm">Flowers</a> <a href="/exodus/31-5.htm">Form</a> <a href="/numbers/7-86.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/numbers/8-3.htm">Lampstand</a> <a href="/numbers/8-3.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/exodus/25-40.htm">Pattern</a> <a href="/exodus/37-17.htm">Shaft</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-49.htm">Shewn</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-12.htm">Showed</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-12.htm">Shown</a> <a href="/numbers/8-3.htm">Support</a> <a href="/numbers/8-3.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/numbers/7-8.htm">Work</a> <a href="/exodus/39-8.htm">Workmanship</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/13-13.htm">Base</a> <a href="/numbers/10-2.htm">Beaten</a> <a href="/numbers/17-8.htm">Blossoms</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-10.htm">Candlestick</a> <a href="/numbers/35-22.htm">Design</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-8.htm">Exactly</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-18.htm">Flowers</a> <a href="/numbers/12-8.htm">Form</a> <a href="/numbers/22-18.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-11.htm">Lampstand</a> <a href="/numbers/8-5.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-16.htm">Pattern</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-7.htm">Shaft</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-35.htm">Shewn</a> <a href="/numbers/13-26.htm">Showed</a> <a href="/numbers/14-11.htm">Shown</a> <a href="/numbers/30-14.htm">Support</a> <a href="/numbers/8-25.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/numbers/8-22.htm">Work</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-8.htm">Workmanship</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 8</div>1. <a href="/numbers/8-1.htm">How the lamps are to be lighted</a> 5. <a href="/numbers/8-5.htm">The consecration of the Levites</a> 23. <a href="/numbers/8-23.htm">The age and time of their service</a> </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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Its construction was detailed and precise, reflecting the importance of divine instruction in worship. The lampstand's design was not arbitrary but followed a specific divine blueprint, emphasizing the need for obedience to God's commands.it was made of hammered gold: Gold, a symbol of purity and divinity, was chosen for its durability and beauty. The process of hammering indicates skilled craftsmanship and the care taken in its creation. This method also signifies the shaping and refining process, akin to how God refines His people. Gold's use in the Tabernacle highlights the value and holiness of the objects within.from its base to its blossoms: The description from base to blossoms suggests completeness and attention to detail. The base represents stability, while the blossoms, likely almond flowers, symbolize life and fruitfulness. This imagery connects to the idea of spiritual growth and the flourishing of faith under God's guidance.fashioned according to the pattern the LORD had shown Moses: This phrase underscores the divine origin of the Tabernacle's design. Moses received direct revelation from God, ensuring that every element served a purpose in the broader narrative of redemption. The pattern reflects heavenly realities, as seen in <a href="/hebrews/8-5.htm">Hebrews 8:5</a>, where earthly worship is a shadow of heavenly worship. This adherence to divine instruction prefigures Christ, who perfectly fulfilled the Law and the Prophets, embodying the ultimate pattern of God's will.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> The leader of the Israelites who received the instructions from God on how to construct the lampstand. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The God of Israel who provided the specific design for the lampstand. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_lampstand.htm">The Lampstand (Menorah)</a> A sacred object made of hammered gold, used in the Tabernacle to provide light. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_tabernacle.htm">The Tabernacle</a> The portable dwelling place for the divine presence among the Israelites during their journey in the wilderness. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> The people of God who were given the law and instructions for worship, including the construction of the Tabernacle and its furnishings.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/d/divine_design_and_obedience.htm">Divine Design and Obedience</a> The lampstand was made according to God's specific instructions, highlighting the importance of obedience to divine design in our lives. <a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_light.htm">Symbolism of Light</a> The lampstand's purpose was to provide light, symbolizing God's presence and guidance. As believers, we are called to be lights in the world, reflecting Christ's light. <a href="/topical/c/craftsmanship_and_excellence.htm">Craftsmanship and Excellence</a> The lampstand was a work of art, crafted with skill and excellence. This teaches us to use our talents and gifts to honor God with the best of our abilities. <a href="/topical/g/god's_presence_in_worship.htm">God's Presence in Worship</a> The lampstand was a central part of the Tabernacle, representing God's presence. In our worship, we should seek to create an environment where God's presence is honored and revered.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 8</a> <a href="/q/can_you_find_peace_and_remain_still.htm">What did the Ark of the Covenant contain?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_ark_of_the_testimony.htm">What is the Ark of the Testimony?</a> <a href="/q/why_do_levites_start_at_25_or_30.htm">Why does Numbers 8:24-25 state Levites begin serving at age 25, while Numbers 4:3 says they start at age 30?</a> <a href="/q/why_no_artifacts_of_tabernacle_items.htm">Exodus 37:1-29: Why are there no surviving artifacts or corroborating references to these Tabernacle furnishings, if they were so meticulously crafted and revered?</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>(4) And this work of the candlestick . . . --Better, And this was the work of the candlestick, i.e., the material of which it was made.Beaten gold.--Better, turned (or twisted) gold.Unto the shaft thereof, unto the flowers thereof.--Literally, unto its base, unto its flower or blossom, i.e., the whole of the candlestick, from its base to its flowers. The several parts of the candlestick, beginning with the base and ending with the flowers, are enumerated in <a href="/exodus/25-31.htm" title="And you shall 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.">Exodus 25:31</a>.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 4. - And this work of the candlestick. For the meaning of the details here given see <a href="/exodus/25-31.htm">Exodus 25:31</a>, sq. According unto the pattern which the Lord had shewed Moses, - viz., in the mount (see <a href="/exodus/25-40.htm">Exodus 25:40</a>) so he made the candlestick. This has been recorded in <a href="/exodus/37-17.htm">Exodus 37:17</a>. The repetition of the statement in this place seems to be conclusive that these verses are out of their historical position, and that their insertion here is due to some fact connected with the original records with which we are not acquainted. It may be simply this, that these verses originally followed verse 89 of the previous chapter, and followed it still when it was inserted, for reasons already suggested, after the narrative of the offerings of the princes. Why, or how, such an admission should discredit the sacred narrative or imperil the truth of its inspiration it would be hard to say. The only thing really likely to imperil the sacred narrative is to persistently deny the obvious literary conclusions which arise from an honest consideration of the text. CHAPTER 8:5-26 THE HALLOWING OF THE LEVITES (verses 5-23). <a href="/commentaries/numbers/8-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>This is how וְזֶ֨ה (wə·zeh) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> This, that the lampstand הַמְּנֹרָה֙ (ham·mə·nō·rāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4501.htm">Strong's 4501: </a> A chandelier was constructed: מַעֲשֵׂ֤ה (ma·‘ă·śêh) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4639.htm">Strong's 4639: </a> An action, a transaction, activity, a product, property it was made of hammered מִקְשָׁ֣ה (miq·šāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4749.htm">Strong's 4749: </a> Rounded work, moulded by hammering gold זָהָ֔ב (zā·hāḇ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2091.htm">Strong's 2091: </a> Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky from עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while its base יְרֵכָ֥הּ (yə·rê·ḵāh) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3409.htm">Strong's 3409: </a> Thigh,loin, flank, side to עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while its blossoms, פִּרְחָ֖הּ (pir·ḥāh) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6525.htm">Strong's 6525: </a> A calyx, bloom fashioned עָשָׂ֖ה (‘ā·śāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make according to the pattern כַּמַּרְאֶ֗ה (kam·mar·’eh) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4758.htm">Strong's 4758: </a> Sight, appearance, vision the LORD יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel had shown הֶרְאָ֤ה (her·’āh) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see Moses. מֹשֶׁ֔ה (mō·šeh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4872.htm">Strong's 4872: </a> Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/8-4.htm">Numbers 8:4 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/numbers/8-4.htm">Numbers 8:4 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/numbers/8-4.htm">Numbers 8:4 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/numbers/8-4.htm">Numbers 8:4 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/numbers/8-4.htm">Numbers 8:4 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/8-4.htm">Numbers 8:4 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/8-4.htm">Numbers 8:4 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/8-4.htm">Numbers 8:4 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/8-4.htm">Numbers 8:4 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/numbers/8-4.htm">Numbers 8:4 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/numbers/8-4.htm">OT Law: Numbers 8:4 This was the workmanship of the lampstand (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/8-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 8:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 8:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/8-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 8:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 8:5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>