Parallel Verses

Amplified

He shall keep the lamps burning on the pure gold lampstand before the Lord continually.

New American Standard Bible

He shall keep the lamps in order on the pure gold lampstand before the Lord continually.

King James Version

He shall order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before the LORD continually.

Holman Bible

He must continually tend the lamps on the pure gold lampstand in the Lord’s presence.

International Standard Version

He is to arrange the lamps so that they burn continuously on a ceremonially pure lamp stand in the LORD's presence.

A Conservative Version

He shall keep the lamps upon the pure candlestick in order before LORD continually.

American Standard Version

He shall keep in order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before Jehovah continually.

Bible in Basic English

Let Aaron put the lights in order on the support before the Lord at all times.

Darby Translation

Upon the pure candlestick shall he arrange the lamps before Jehovah continually.

Julia Smith Translation

Upon the pure chandelier shall he arrange the lamps before Jehovah always.

King James 2000

He shall keep in order the lamps upon the pure lampstand before the LORD continually.

Lexham Expanded Bible

On the pure [golden] lampstand he shall arrange for the lamps {before} Yahweh continually.

Modern King James verseion

He shall order the lamps on the pure lampstand before Jehovah forever.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And he shall dress the lamps upon the pure candlestick before the LORD perpetually.

NET Bible

On the ceremonially pure lampstand he must arrange the lamps before the Lord continually.

New Heart English Bible

He shall keep in order the lamps on the pure gold lampstand before the LORD continually.

The Emphasized Bible

Upon the pure lampstand, shall he order the lamps, - before Yahweh, continually.

Webster

Ye shall order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before the LORD continually.

World English Bible

He shall keep in order the lamps on the pure gold lampstand before Yahweh continually.

Youngs Literal Translation

by the pure candlestick he doth arrange the lights before Jehovah continually.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
the lamps
נרה נר ניר נר ניר 
Niyr 
Usage: 48

upon the pure
טהר טהור 
Tahowr 
Usage: 95

מנרה מנורה 
M@nowrah 
Usage: 42

פּנים 
Paniym 
Usage: 2119

the Lord

Usage: 0

References

Hastings

Context Readings

The Sanctuary's Lamp And Bread

3 Outside the veil of the Testimony [between the Holy Place and the Most Holy Place] in the Tent of Meeting, Aaron shall always keep the lamps burning before the Lord from evening until morning; it shall be a permanent statute throughout your generations. 4 He shall keep the lamps burning on the pure gold lampstand before the Lord continually. 5 “Then you shall take fine flour and bake twelve cakes (bread of the Presence, showbread) with it; two-tenths of an ephah shall be in each cake (loaf).


Cross References

Exodus 31:8

the table [for the bread] and its utensils, the pure gold lampstand with all its utensils, the [golden] altar of incense,

Exodus 39:37

the pure gold lampstand and its lamps, with the lamps placed in order, all its utensils, and the oil for the light;

Exodus 25:31-39

“You shall make a lampstand of pure gold. The lampstand and its base and its shaft shall be made of hammered work; its cups, its calyxes and its flowers shall be all of one piece with it.

Exodus 37:17-24

Then he made the lampstand (menorah) of pure gold. He made the lampstand of hammered work, its base and its [center] shaft; its cups, its calyxes, and its flowers were all of one piece with it.

Numbers 3:31

Now their responsibilities involved the ark, the table [on which the bread of the Presence was placed], the lampstand, the altars, the utensils of the sanctuary with which the priests minister, and the curtain, and all the service concerning them.

Numbers 4:9

Then they shall take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand for the light, along with its lamps, its wick cutters, its trays, and all the oil vessels, by which it is supplied;

1 Kings 7:49

the lampstands of pure gold, five on the right side and five on the left, in front of the Holy of Holies (inner sanctuary); with the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs of gold;

1 Chronicles 28:15

and the weight of gold for the golden lampstands and their golden lamps, with the weight of each lampstand and its lamps; and the weight of silver for the silver lampstands, with the weight of each lampstand and its lamps according to the use of each lampstand;

Jeremiah 52:19

The captain of the guard also took away the [small] bowls and the firepans and the basins and the pots and the lampstands and the incense cups and the bowls for the drink offerings—whatever was made of fine gold and whatever was made of fine silver.

Zechariah 4:2-3

He said to me, “What do you see?” I said, “I see, and behold, a lampstand all of gold, with its bowl [for oil] on the top of it and its seven lamps on it with seven spouts belonging to each of the lamps which are on the top of it.

Zechariah 4:11-14

Then I said to him [who was speaking with me], “What are these two olive trees on the right side of the lampstand and on its left?”

Hebrews 9:2

A tabernacle (sacred tent) was put up, the outer one or first section, in which were the lampstand and the table with [its loaves of] the sacred showbread; this is called the Holy Place.

Revelation 1:20-1

As for the mystery of the seven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the seven golden lampstands: the seven stars are the angels (divine messengers) of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.

Revelation 2:5

So remember the heights from which you have fallen, and repent [change your inner self—your old way of thinking, your sinful behavior—seek God’s will] and do the works you did at first [when you first knew Me]; otherwise, I will visit you and remove your lampstand (the church, its impact) from its place—unless you repent.

Revelation 11:4

These [witnesses] are the two olive trees and the two lampstands which stand before the Lord of the earth.

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