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Exodus 25:38
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and the snuffers thereof, and the snuff-trays thereof, of pure gold.
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Exodus 25:38 Meaning and Commentary
Ver. 38 And the tongs thereof
Which, according to Jarchi, was a sort of forks with which they took the wicks out of the oil, and put them in the lamps; or, as some think, the snuffers, but they are distinguished from tongs, ( 1 Kings 7:49 1 Kings 7:50 ) and the snuffdishes thereof shall be of pure gold; in which the tongs or snuffers were put, or into which the snuff itself was put that was snuffed off. Jarchi says they were a sort of small cups, in which they put the ashes of the lamp, morning by morning, when they trimmed the lamps from the ashes of the wicks which burned in the night, and were extinct: so Ben Gersom and Lyra say they were vessels full of water where those were put which were snuffed off, that they might not make a smoke, which is not improbable.
Which, according to Jarchi, was a sort of forks with which they took the wicks out of the oil, and put them in the lamps; or, as some think, the snuffers, but they are distinguished from tongs, ( 1 Kings 7:49 1 Kings 7:50 ) and the snuffdishes thereof shall be of pure gold; in which the tongs or snuffers were put, or into which the snuff itself was put that was snuffed off. Jarchi says they were a sort of small cups, in which they put the ashes of the lamp, morning by morning, when they trimmed the lamps from the ashes of the wicks which burned in the night, and were extinct: so Ben Gersom and Lyra say they were vessels full of water where those were put which were snuffed off, that they might not make a smoke, which is not improbable.
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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Exodus 25:38 In-Context
36
Their knobs and their branches shall be of itself -- all of one beaten work of pure gold.
37
And thou shalt make the seven lamps thereof, and they shall light the lamps thereof, that they may shine out before it;
38
and the snuffers thereof, and the snuff-trays thereof, of pure gold.
39
Of a talent of pure gold shall they make it, with all these utensils.
40
And see that thou make [them] according to their pattern, which hath been shewn to thee in the mountain.
Footnotes 1
- [a] Or 'extinguishers.'
The Darby Translation is in the public domain.