Exodus 37:20

Exodus 37:20

And in the candlestick were four bowls made like almonds, his knops, and his flowers:

a. NLT: The center stem of the lampstand was crafted with four lamp cups shaped like almond blossoms, complete with buds and petals. [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 in the candlestick were four cups made like almond-blossoms, the knops thereof, and the flowers 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 in the candlestick are four calyxes, made like almonds, its knops, and its flowers, [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: [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: And on the Menorah were four cups, engraved like almonds, it knobs and its blossoms. [The Artscroll Series/Stone Edition, THE TANACH--STUDENT SIZE EDITION Copyright 1996, 1998 by Mesorah Publications, Ldt.]

1. “And in the candlestick were four bowls made like almonds…”

a. [And in 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.]

b. [were] four [Strong: 702 'arba` ar-bah' masculine oarbaah {ar-baw-aw'}; from 7251; four:--four.]

c. bowls [Strong: 1375 gbiya` gheb-ee'-ah from an unused root (meaning to be convex); a goblet; by analogy, the calyx of a flower:--house, cup, pot.]

d. made like almonds [Strong: 8246 shaqad shaw-kad' a denominative from 8247; to be (intensively, make) almond-shaped:--make like (unto, after the fashion of) almonds.]

2. “...his knops, and his flowers:”

a. [his] knops [Strong: 3730 kaphtor kaf-tore' or (Am. 9:1) kaphtowr {kaf-tore'}; probably from an unused root meaning to encircle; a chaplet; but used only in an architectonic sense, i.e. the capital of a column, or a wreath-like button or disk on the candelabrum: knop, (upper) lintel.]

b. [and his] flowers [Strong: 6525 perach peh'-rakh from 6524; a calyx (natural or artificial); generally, bloom:--blossom, bud, flower.]

1). These items were fashioned from one solid piece of gold weighing one talent (93 pounds) (Exodus 37:24). The men engaged in these tasks were craftsmen already (Exodus 1:11) and were also anointed and given wisdom by the Spirit (Exodus 35:30-35).