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Leviticus 24:4
He shall tend the lamps on the pure gold lampstand before the LORD continually.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Aaron tends the lamps on the lampstand before the LORD in the Tent of Meeting as a permanent statute for Israel.
The words — יַעֲרֹ֖ךְ (ya'arokh) translates literally as "he will arrange," and הַ/מְּנֹרָ֣ה הַ/טְּהֹרָ֔ה (ha/me'norah ha/tehorah) means "the pure lampstand."
The thread — The fabrication and upkeep of this gold lampstand are recorded in Exodus 31:8, Exodus 37:17, and Exodus 39:37.
Why it lands — The text commands continuous sanctuary maintenance as a fixed ordinance, requiring the reader to treat prescribed worship as a non-negotiable duty.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
He shall order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before the Lord continually.
Cross-references
- Exodus 31:8 the table with its utensils, the pure gold lampstand with all its utensils, the altar of incense,
- 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.
- Exodus 39:37 the pure gold lampstand with its row of lamps and all its utensils, as well as the oil for the light;
- 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.
- Numbers 3:31 Their duties were the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the articles of the sanctuary used with them, and the curtain—all the service for these items.
- Numbers 4:9 They are to take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand used for light, together with its lamps, wick trimmers, and trays, as well as the jars of oil with which to supply it.
- 1 Kings 7:49 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;
- 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;
- Jeremiah 52:19 The captain of the guard also took away the basins, censers, sprinkling bowls, pots, lampstands, pans, and drink offering bowls—anything made of pure gold or fine silver.
- Zechariah 4:11 Then I asked the angel, “What are the two olive trees on the right and left of the lampstand?”