“Then you must make a lampstand. Use pure gold and hammer it to make the base and the shaft. [184] Make flowers, buds, and petals from pure gold. Join all these things together into one piece.
Exodus 39:37 - Easy To Read Version They showed him the pure gold lampstand and the lamps on it. And they showed him the oil and all the other things that were used with the lamps. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 the pure candlestick, with the lamps thereof, even with the lamps to be set in order, and all the vessels thereof, and the oil for light, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The pure [gold] lampstand and its lamps, with the lamps set in order, all its utensils, and the oil for the light; American Standard Version (1901) the pure candlestick, the lamps thereof, even the lamps to be set in order, and all the vessels thereof, and the oil for the light; Common English Bible the pure lampstand with its lamps set on it and all its equipment, and the oil for the light, Catholic Public Domain Version the altar of gold, and the ointment, and the incense of aromatics, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The altar of gold, and the ointment, and the incense of spices: |
“Then you must make a lampstand. Use pure gold and hammer it to make the base and the shaft. [184] Make flowers, buds, and petals from pure gold. Join all these things together into one piece.
“Command the people of Israel to bring the best olive oil. Use this oil for the lamp that must be lit each evening.
Aaron and his sons will have the job of caring for the lamp. They will go into {the first room of} the Meeting Tent. [234] This is outside {the room with} the Agreement [235] that is behind the curtain {that separates the two rooms}. In this place they will make sure the lamp continues burning before the Lord from evening till morning. The people of Israel and their descendants [236] must obey this law forever.”
They showed him the table with everything on it and the special bread. [475]
They showed Moses the gold altar, [476] the anointing oil, [477] the sweet-smelling incense, [478] and the curtain that covered the entrance to the Tent.
“Tell Aaron to put the seven lamps in the place I showed you. Those lamps will light the area in front of the lampstand.”
Aaron did this. Aaron put the lamps in the right place and faced them so that they lighted the area in front of the lampstand. He obeyed the command that the Lord gave Moses.
Then you will be innocent and without anything wrong in you. You will be God’s children without fault. But you are living with evil people all around you who have become very bad. Among those people you shine like lights in the dark world.