Exodus 25:38

38 Its snuffers and trays shall be of pure gold.

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.

Exodus 25:38 In-Context

36 Their calyxes and their branches shall be of one piece with it, the whole of it one hammered piece of pure gold.

37 You shall make the seven lamps for it; and the lamps shall be set up so as to give light on the space in front of it.

38 Its snuffers and trays shall be of pure gold.

39 It, and all these utensils, shall be made from a talent of pure gold.

40 And see that you make them according to the pattern for them, which is being shown you on the mountain.