Bible Strands
Exodus 37:17
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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The craftsman executes the divine command during the tabernacle's construction, recording the lampstand's fabrication immediately after detailing the table's utensils. The words — טָהוֹר (tahor) denotes absolute purity, while מִקְשָׁה (mik.shah) specifies the technique of hammering the metal into its final form. The thread — This execution follows the initial command in Exodus 25:31, records the installation in Exodus 40:24, and appears in the New Testament inventory of Hebrews 9:2. Why it lands — The text demands exact adherence to the specified materials and singular craftsmanship, requiring the builder to replicate the divine pattern without substitution or improvisation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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:
Cross-references
- Exodus 25:31 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.
- Hebrews 9:2 A tabernacle was prepared. In its first room were the lampstand, the table, and the consecrated bread. This was called the Holy Place.
- Exodus 40:24 He also placed the lampstand in the Tent of Meeting opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacle
- Leviticus 24:4 He shall tend the lamps on the pure gold lampstand before the LORD continually.
- 1 Chronicles 28:15 the weight of the gold lampstands and their lamps, including the weight of each lampstand and its lamps; the weight of each silver lampstand and its lamps, according to the use of each lampstand;
- 2 Chronicles 13:11 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.
- Zechariah 4:2 “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.
- Zechariah 4:11 Then I asked the angel, “What are the two olive trees on the right and left of the lampstand?”
- Matthew 5:15 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.
- John 1:4 In Him was life, and that life was the light of men.