Exodus 37:17

17 And he made the candlestick of pure gold; [of] beaten work he made the candlestick: its base, and its shaft, its cups, its knobs, and its flowers were of itself.

Exodus 37:17 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 37:17

(See Gill on Exodus 37:1).

Exodus 37:17 In-Context

15 And he made the staves of acacia-wood, and overlaid them with gold, to carry the table.
16 And he made the utensils that were on the table, the dishes thereof, and the cups thereof, and the bowls thereof, and the goblets with which to pour out, of pure gold.
17 And he made the candlestick of pure gold; [of] beaten work he made the candlestick: its base, and its shaft, its cups, its knobs, and its flowers were of itself.
18 And six branches went out of the sides thereof -- three branches of the candlestick out of the one side thereof, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side thereof;
19 [there were] three cups shaped like almonds in the one branch, a knob and a flower; and three cups shaped like almonds in the other branch, a knob and a flower: so in the six branches which went out of the candlestick.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Or 'lamp-stand,' and so in vers. 18,19,20, and ch. 25.34.
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