Exodus 37:18

Exodus 37:18

And six branches going 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:

a. NLT: The lampstand had six branches going out from the center stem, three on each side. [Scripture quotations marked (NLT) are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2007. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.]

b. ASV: And there were six branches going 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: [Thomas Nelson & Sons first published the American Standard Version in 1901. This translation of the Bible is in the public domain.]

c. YLT: And six branches are coming out of its sides, three branches of the candlestick out of its one side, and three branches of the candlestick out of its second side; [The Young's Literal Translation was translated by Robert Young, who believed in a strictly literal translation of God's word. This version of the Bible is in the public domain.]

d. Classic Amplified: There were six branches going out of the sides of the lampstand, three branches out of one side of it and three branches out of the other side of it; [Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC) Copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation]

e. Septuagint: Exodus 38:13-17 And he made the candlestick which gives light, of gold; 38:14 The stem solid, and the branches from both its sides; 38:15And blossoms proceeding from its branches, three on this side, and three on the other, made equal to each other. 38:16 And [as to] their lamps, which are on the ends, knops [proceeded] from them; and sockets proceeding from them, that the lamps might be upon them; and the seventh socket, on the top of the candlestick, on the summit above, entirely of solid gold. 38:17 And on the candlestick seven golden lamps, and its snuffers gold, and its funnels gold.

f. Stone Edition Torah/Prophets/ Writings:  [The Artscroll Series/Stone Edition, THE TANACH--STUDENT SIZE EDITION Copyright 1996, 1998 by Mesorah Publications, Ldt.]

1. “And six branches going out of the sides thereof…”

a. [And] six [Strong: 8337 shesh shaysh masculine shishshah {shish-shaw'}; a primitive number; six (as an overplus (see 7797) beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. sixth:--six((-teen, -teenth)), sixth.]

b. branches [Strong: 7070 qaneh kaw-neh' from 7069; a reed (as erect); by resemblance a rod (especially for measuring), shaft, tube, stem, the radius (of the arm), beam (of a steelyard):--balance, bone, branch, calamus, cane, reed, X spearman, stalk.]

c. going out [Strong: 3318 yatsa' yaw-tsaw' a primitive root; to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.:--X after, appear, X assuredly, bear out, X begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), + be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail, fall (out), fetch forth (out), get away (forth, hence, out), (able to, cause to, let) go abroad (forth, on, out), going out, grow, have forth (out), issue out, lay (lie) out, lead out, pluck out, proceed, pull out, put away, be risen, X scarce, send with commandment, shoot forth, spread, spring out, stand out, X still, X surely, take forth (out), at any time, X to (and fro), utter.]

d. [of the] sides [thereof] [Strong: 6654 tsad tsad contr. from an unused root meaning to sidle off; a side; figuratively, an adversary:--(be-)side.]

2. “...three branches of the candlestick out of the one side thereof, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side thereof:”

a. three [Strong: 7969 shalowsh shaw-loshe' or shalosh {shaw-loshe'}; masculine shlowshah {shel-o-shaw'}; or shloshah {shel-o-shaw'}; a primitive number; three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multipl.) thrice:--+ fork, + often(-times), third, thir(-teen, -teenth), three, + thrice.]

b. branches [Strong: 7070 qaneh kaw-neh' from 7069; a reed (as erect); by resemblance a rod (especially for measuring), shaft, tube, stem, the radius (of the arm), beam (of a steelyard):--balance, bone, branch, calamus, cane, reed, X spearman, stalk.]

c. [of the] candlestick [Strong: 4501 mnowrah men-o-raw' or mnorah {men-o-raw'}; feminine of 4500 (in the original sense of 5216); a chandelier:--candlestick.]

d. [out of] one [Strong: 259 'echad ekh-awd' a numeral from 258; properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first:--a, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-)ly, each (one), + eleven, every, few, first, + highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,]

e. side [thereof] [Strong: 6654 tsad tsad contr. from an unused root meaning to sidle off; a side; figuratively, an adversary:--(be-)side.]

f. [and] three [Strong: 7969 shalowsh shaw-loshe' or shalosh {shaw-loshe'}; masculine shlowshah {shel-o-shaw'}; or shloshah {shel-o-shaw'}; a primitive number; three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multipl.) thrice:--+ fork, + often(-times), third, thir(-teen, -teenth), three, + thrice.]

g. branches [Strong: 7070 qaneh kaw-neh' from 7069; a reed (as erect); by resemblance a rod (especially for measuring), shaft, tube, stem, the radius (of the arm), beam (of a steelyard):--balance, bone, branch, calamus, cane, reed, X spearman, stalk.]

h. [of the] candlestick [Strong: 4501 mnowrah men-o-raw' or mnorah {men-o-raw'}; feminine of 4500 (in the original sense of 5216); a chandelier:--candlestick.]

i. [out of the] other [Strong: 8145 sheniy shay-nee' from 8138; properly, double, i.e. second; also adverbially, again:--again, either (of them), (an-)other, second (time).]

j. side [Strong: 6654 tsad tsad contr. from an unused root meaning to sidle off; a side; figuratively, an adversary:--(be-)side.]

1). The Menorah was hammered, beaten out of one piece of solid gold.

a). Exodus 37:17 And he made the candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work made he the candlestick; his shaft, and his branch, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, were of the same:

b). Exodus 37:24 Of a talent of pure gold made he it, and all the vessels thereof.