Exodus 25:32

32 The lampstand must have six branches going out from its sides -- three on one side and three on the other.

Exodus 25:32 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 25:32

And six branches shall come out of the sides of it
Out of the trunk or shaft, being beaten out of it:

three branches of the candlestick out of one side, and three branches
of the candlestick out of the other side;
Jarchi takes what we render the "shaft" to be the lower part of the candlestick, from whence three feet went out below; and the "branch" or "cane", for it is in the singular number in the preceding verse, he takes to be the middle branch or trunk, that went up from the middle of the foot upwards, and upon it was the middle lamp, in the form of a censer, to pour oil into the midst of it; and the six branches went out from the sides of that, here and there drawn obliquely, and went up to the height of the candlestick, which is the middle branch or cane; and they went up from the midst of that middle cane, one above another, the lowermost long, and that above it shorter than that, and the uppermost shorter than that; for the height of the tops of them were equal to the height of the middle cane, that is, the seventh, from whence the six went out.

Exodus 25:32 In-Context

30 On this table put the bread that shows you are in my presence so that it is always there in front of me.

31 "Hammer pure gold to make a lampstand. Its base, stand, flower-like cups, buds, and petals must all be joined together in one piece.

32 The lampstand must have six branches going out from its sides -- three on one side and three on the other.

33 Each branch must have three cups shaped like almond flowers on it. Each cup must have a bud and a petal. Each of the six branches going out from the lampstand must be the same.

34 And there must be four more cups made like almond flowers on the lampstand itself. These cups must also have buds and petals.