Exodus 37:23

Exodus 37:23

And he made his seven lamps, and his snuffers, and his snuffdishes, of pure gold.

a. NLT: He also made seven lamps for the lampstand, lamp snuffers, and trays, all of pure gold. [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 he made the lamps thereof, seven, and the snuffers thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, of pure gold. [Thomas Nelson & Sons first published the American Standard Version in 1901. This translation of the Bible is in the public domain.]

c. YLT: And he maketh its seven lamps, and its snuffers, and its snuff-dishes, of pure gold; [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: And he made of pure gold its seven lamps, its snuffers, and its ashtrays. [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; 38:15 And 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: He made its lamps seven, and its tongs and spoons of pure gold. [The Artscroll Series/Stone Edition, THE TANACH--STUDENT SIZE EDITION Copyright 1996, 1998 by Mesorah Publications, Ldt.]

1. “And he made his seven lamps, and his snuffers, and his snuffdishes, of pure gold.”

a. [And he] made [Strong: 6213 `asah aw-saw' a primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows):--accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, X certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, + displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, + feast, (fight-)ing man, + finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, + hinder, hold ((a feast)), X indeed, + be industrious, + journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, + officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, X sacrifice, serve, set, shew, X sin, spend, X surely, take, X thoroughly, trim, X very, + vex, be (warr-)ior, work(-man), yield, use.]

b. [Strong: 853 'eth ayth apparent contracted from 226 in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely):--(as such unrepresented in English).]

c. seven [Strong: 7651 sheba` sheh'-bah or (masculine) shibrah {shib-aw'}; from 7650; a primitive cardinal number; seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number:--(+ by) seven(-fold),-s, (-teen, -teenth), -th, times).]

d. lamps [Strong:  5216 niyr neer or nir {neer}; also neyr {nare}; or ner {nare}; or (feminine) nerah {nay-raw'}; from a primitive root (see 5214; 5135) properly, meaning to glisten; a lamp (i.e. the burner) or light (literally or figuratively):--candle, lamp, light.]

e. [and his] snuffers [Strong: 4457 melqach mel-kawkh' or malqach {mal-kawkh'}; from 3947; (only in dual) tweezers:--snuffers, tongs.]

f. [and his] snuffdishes [Strong: 4289 machtah makh-taw' the same as 4288 in the sense of removal; a pan for live coals:--censer, firepan, snuffdish.]

g. [of] pure [Strong: 2889 tahowr taw-hore' or tahor {taw-hore'}; from 2891; pure (in a physical, chemical, ceremonial or moral sense):--clean, fair, pure(-ness).]

h. gold [Strong: 2091 zahab zaw-hawb' from an unused root meaning to shimmer; gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky:-- gold(-en), fair weather.]

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).