Numbers 8:1

The Lampstand

1 Then the LORD said to Moses, ¹

Numbers 8:1 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 8:1

And the Lord spake unto Moses
Whether immediately after the offerings of the princes, or at another time, is not certain; Aben Ezra thinks it was in the night God spake unto him, because then the lamps were lighted and burning:

saying;
as follows.

Numbers 8:1 In-Context

1 Then the LORD said to Moses,

2 “Speak to Aaron and tell him: ‘When you set up the seven lamps, they are to light the area in front of the lampstand.’”

3 And Aaron did so; he set up the lamps facing toward the front of the lampstand, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

4 This is how the lampstand was constructed: it was made of hammered gold from its base to its blossoms, fashioned according to the pattern the LORD had shown Moses.

5 Again the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

Cross References

• 1. (Exodus 25:31–40; Exodus 37:17–24)