He is to keep the lamps in order on the pure gold menorah before Adonai continually.
Exodus 31:8 - Tree of Life Version the table and its utensils, the menorah of pure gold with all of its utensils, the altar of incense, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and the table and his furniture, and the pure candlestick with all his furniture, and the altar of incense, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The table [of the showbread] and its utensils, the pure lampstand with all its utensils, the altar of incense, American Standard Version (1901) and the table and its vessels, and the pure candlestick with all its vessels, and the altar of incense, Common English Bible the table and its equipment, the pure lampstand with all its equipment, the incense altar, Catholic Public Domain Version and the table and its vessels, the most pure lampstand with its vessels, and the altars of incense Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the table and the vessels thereof, the most pure candlestick with the vessels thereof, and the altars of incense: |
He is to keep the lamps in order on the pure gold menorah before Adonai continually.
Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they put it on a lampstand so it gives light to all in the house.