Exodus 25:35

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

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — God addresses Moses on Mount Sinai, delivering precise architectural specifications for the Tabernacle's furnishings.

The words — The Hebrew כַפְתֹּר (khaf.Tor) means "bulb" or "bud," combined with תַחַת (ta.Chat) for "under," dictating that a decorative bulb is placed beneath each of the three pairs of extending branches.

The thread — This verse advances the detailed blueprint for the golden lampstand, directly connecting the ornamental buds to the structural branches as part of a single hammered-gold assembly.

Why it lands — It requires the reader to observe how ritual objects are constructed through exact measurements and integrated design rather than improvised decoration.

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The Hebrew words

King James Version

And there shall be 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 that proceed out of the candlestick.