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Exodus 25

Ex. 25:31 KJV (With Strong’s)

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31
And thou shalt make
`asah (Hebrew #6213)
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)
KJV usage: 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.
Pronounce: aw-saw'
Origin: a primitive root
aq candlestick
mnowrah (Hebrew #4501)
feminine of 4500 (in the original sense of 5216); a chandelier
KJV usage: candlestick.
Pronounce: men-o-raw'
Origin: or mnorah {men-o-raw'}
of pure
tahowr (Hebrew #2889)
from 2891; pure (in a physical, chemical, ceremonial or moral sense)
KJV usage: clean, fair, pure(-ness).
Pronounce: taw-hore'
Origin: or tahor {taw-hore'}
gold
zahab (Hebrew #2091)
gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky
KJV usage: gold(-en), fair weather.
Pronounce: zaw-hawb'
Origin: from an unused root meaning to shimmer
: of beaten work
miqshah (Hebrew #4749)
rounded work, i.e. moulded by hammering (repousse)
KJV usage: beaten (out of one piece, work), upright, whole piece.
Pronounce: mik-shaw'
Origin: feminine of 4748
shall the candlestick
mnowrah (Hebrew #4501)
feminine of 4500 (in the original sense of 5216); a chandelier
KJV usage: candlestick.
Pronounce: men-o-raw'
Origin: or mnorah {men-o-raw'}
be made
`asah (Hebrew #6213)
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)
KJV usage: 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.
Pronounce: aw-saw'
Origin: a primitive root
: his shaft
yarek (Hebrew #3409)
the thigh (from its fleshy softness); by euphem. the generative parts; figuratively, a shank, flank, side
KJV usage: X body, loins, shaft, side, thigh.
Pronounce: yaw-rake'
Origin: from an unused root meaning to be soft
, and his branches
qaneh (Hebrew #7070)
a reed (as erect); by resemblance a rod (especially for measuring), shaft, tube, stem, the radius (of the arm), beam (of a steelyard)
KJV usage: balance, bone, branch, calamus, cane, reed, X spearman, stalk.
Pronounce: kaw-neh'
Origin: from 7069
, his bowls
gbiya` (Hebrew #1375)
a goblet; by analogy, the calyx of a flower
KJV usage: house, cup, pot.
Pronounce: gheb-ee'-ah
Origin: from an unused root (meaning to be convex)
, his knops
kaphtor (Hebrew #3730)
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
KJV usage: knop, (upper) lintel.
Pronounce: kaf-tore'
Origin: or (Am. 9:1) kaphtowr {kaf-tore'}
, and his flowers
perach (Hebrew #6525)
a calyx (natural or artificial); generally, bloom
KJV usage: blossom, bud, flower.
Pronounce: peh'-rakh
Origin: from 6524
, shall be of the same.
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Ex. 37:17• 17And he made the candlestick of pure gold; of beaten work he made the candlestick: its base, and its shaft, its cups, its knobs, and its flowers were of itself. (Ex. 37:17)
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1 Kings 7:49• 49and the candlesticks of pure gold, five on the right, and five on the left, before the oracle; and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs of gold, (1 Kings 7:49)
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2 Chron. 13:11• 11and they burn to Jehovah every morning and every evening burnt-offerings and sweet incense; the loaves also are set in order upon the pure table; and the candlestick of gold with its lamps to burn every evening: for *we* keep the charge of Jehovah our God; but *ye* have forsaken him. (2 Chron. 13:11)
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Zech. 4:2• 2And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I see, and behold, a lamp-stand all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and its seven lamps thereon, seven lamps and seven pipes to the lamps, which are upon the top thereof; (Zech. 4:2)
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Heb. 9:2• 2For a tabernacle was set up; the first, in which were both the candlestick and the table and the exposition of the loaves, which is called Holy; (Heb. 9:2)
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Rev. 1:12• 12And I turned back to see the voice which spoke with me; and having turned, I saw seven golden lamps, (Rev. 1:12)

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Beaten-Work,
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Ministry on This Verse

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a candlestick.
Ex. 35:14• 14and the lamp-stand for the light, and its utensils, and its lamps, and the oil for the light; (Ex. 35:14)
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Ex. 37:17‑24• 17And he made the candlestick of pure gold; of beaten work he made the candlestick: its base, and its shaft, its cups, its knobs, and its flowers were of itself.
 18And six branches went out of the sides thereof--three branches of the candlestick out of the one side thereof, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side thereof;
 19there were three cups shaped like almonds in the one branch, a knob and a flower; and three cups shaped like almonds in the other branch, a knob and a flower: so in the six branches which went out of the candlestick.
 20And in the candlestick were four cups, shaped like almonds, its knobs, and its flowers;
 21and a knob under two branches thereof, and again a knob under two branches thereof, and again a knob under two branches thereof, for the six branches which went out of it.
 22Their knobs and their branches were of itself--all of one beaten work of pure gold.
 23And he made the seven lamps thereof, and the snuffers thereof, and the snuff-trays thereof, of pure gold.
 24Of a talent of pure gold he made it, and all its utensils. (Ex. 37:17‑24)
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Ex. 40:24‑25• 24And he put the candlestick in the tent of meeting, opposite to the table, on the side of the tabernacle southward.
 25And he lighted the lamps before Jehovah; as Jehovah had commanded Moses. (Ex. 40:24‑25)
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1 Kings 7:49• 49and the candlesticks of pure gold, five on the right, and five on the left, before the oracle; and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs of gold, (1 Kings 7:49)
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2 Chron. 13:11• 11and they burn to Jehovah every morning and every evening burnt-offerings and sweet incense; the loaves also are set in order upon the pure table; and the candlestick of gold with its lamps to burn every evening: for *we* keep the charge of Jehovah our God; but *ye* have forsaken him. (2 Chron. 13:11)
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Zech. 4:2• 2And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I see, and behold, a lamp-stand all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and its seven lamps thereon, seven lamps and seven pipes to the lamps, which are upon the top thereof; (Zech. 4:2)
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Heb. 9:2• 2For a tabernacle was set up; the first, in which were both the candlestick and the table and the exposition of the loaves, which is called Holy; (Heb. 9:2)
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Rev. 1:12,20• 12And I turned back to see the voice which spoke with me; and having turned, I saw seven golden lamps,
 20The mystery of the seven stars which thou hast seen on my right hand, and the seven golden lamps.--The seven stars are angels of the seven assemblies; and the seven lamps are seven assemblies. (Rev. 1:12,20)
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Rev. 2:1,5• 1To the angel of the assembly in Ephesus write: These things says he that holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks in the midst of the seven golden lamps:
 5Remember therefore whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works: but if not, I am coming to thee, and I will remove thy lamp out of its place, except thou shalt repent. (Rev. 2:1,5)
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Rev. 4:5• 5And out of the throne go forth lightnings, and voices, and thunders; and seven lamps of fire, burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God; (Rev. 4:5)
his knops.
1 Kings 6:18• 18And the cedar of the house within was carved with colocynths and half-open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen. (1 Kings 6:18)
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1 Kings 7:24• 24And under the brim of it round about there were colocynths, encompassing it, ten in a cubit enclosing the sea round about; two rows of colocynths, cast when it was cast. (1 Kings 7:24)
• The significance of the candlestick is, Divine light in its perfection in the power of the Spirit. It is God giving the light of the Holy Spirit, and this is displayed in its sevenfold perfection. (“The Candlestick of Pure Gold: Exodus 25:31-40” by E. Dennett)
• After the table of shewbread follows the candlestick. The altar of incense, though belonging to the holy place, is omitted here, because it was a vessel of approach, rather than of display...everything connected with the manifestation of God is given before that which was needed to come into His presence is described. (“The Candlestick of Pure Gold: Exodus 25:31-40” by E. Dennett)
• There was nothing but pure gold (vs. 31). No shittim wood is found in its structure, and hence nothing human is prefigured by it. All is divine. (“The Candlestick of Pure Gold: Exodus 25:31-40” by E. Dennett)
• What, then, it may now be inquired, was the purpose of the candlestick? This would seem to have been twofold. First, it was set in the holy place “over against the table” (ch. 25:27) (26:35; 40:24). It thus stood opposite to, and threw its light upon, the table of shewbread. This therefore it may be inferred was the object in its being thus placed. Now the table of shewbread symbolizes...the manifestation of God in man (Christ) in perfection of administrative government; and the twelve loaves on the table represent Israel, and also in principle believers of this dispensation, in association with Christ before God. The light of the candlestick shining, then, upon the table is the Holy Spirit bearing testimony to the future display of administrative perfection in Christ, when He shall have taken His power, and shall reign from the river unto the ends of the earth; likewise to Israel’s (as well as the believer’s) true place in connection with Christ before God. (“The Candlestick of Pure Gold: Exodus 25:31-40” by E. Dennett)
• The candlestick itself was to be made of “beaten” work. This may point to the fact that the intercession of Christ is grounded upon the efficacy of His work on the cross, the term “beaten” shadowing forth the sufferings of Him, by whose stripes we are healed. (“The Candlestick of Pure Gold: Exodus 25:31-40” by E. Dennett)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And thou shalt make a lamp-stand of pure gold; of beaten work shall the lamp-stand be made: its base and its shaft, its cups, its knobs, and its flowers shall be of the same.

W. Kelly Translation

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31
And thou shalt make a lamp-stand of pure gold; of beaten work shall the lamp-stand be made: its base and its shaft, its cups, its knobs, and its flowers shall be of the same.

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)