They showed him the pure gold lampstand and the lamps on it, the oil, and all the other things that were used with the lamps.
Numbers 8:3 - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version Aaron did this. He put the lamps in the right place so that they lighted the area in front of the lampstand. He obeyed the command that the Lord gave Moses. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Aaron did so; he lighted the lamps thereof over against the candlestick, as the LORD commanded Moses. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Aaron did so; he lighted the lamps of the lampstand to give light in front of it, as the Lord commanded Moses. American Standard Version (1901) And Aaron did so; he lighted the lamps thereof so as to give light in front of the candlestick, as Jehovah commanded Moses. Common English Bible Aaron did so. He set up its lamps in front of the lampstand as the LORD commanded Moses. Catholic Public Domain Version And Aaron did so, and he placed the lamps on the lampstand, just as the Lord had instructed Moses. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Aaron did so: and he put the lamps upon the candlestick, as the Lord had commanded Moses. |
They showed him the pure gold lampstand and the lamps on it, the oil, and all the other things that were used with the lamps.
Then Moses put the lamps on the lampstand before the Lord. He did this just as the Lord had commanded him.
“Tell Aaron to put the seven lamps in the place I showed you. These lamps will light the area in front of the lampstand.”
This is how the lampstand was made: It was made from hammered gold, all the way from the gold base at the bottom to the gold flowers at the top. It looked just like the pattern that the Lord had shown to Moses.
People don’t hide a lamp under a bowl. They put it on a lampstand. Then the light shines for everyone in the house.