KJV King James Version
And the candlesticks of pure gold, five on the right [side], and five on the left, before the oracle, with the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs [of] gold,
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1 Kings 7:49
And the candlesticks of pure gold, five on the right [side], and five on the left, before the oracle, with the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs [of] gold,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
the lampstands of pure gold in front of the inner sanctuary, five on the right side and five on the left; the gold flowers, lamps, and tongs;
WEB World English Bible
and the lampstands, five on the right side, and five on the left, before the oracle, of pure gold; and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, of gold;
ASV American Standard Version
and the candlesticks, five on the right side, and five on the left, before the oracle, of pure gold; and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, of gold;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and the candlesticks, five on the right, and five on the left, before the oracle, of refined gold, and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, of gold,
Surrounding context — 1 Kings 7
46 In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarthan.
47 And Solomon left all the vessels [unweighed], because they were exceeding many: neither was the weight of the brass found out.
48 And Solomon made all the vessels that [pertained] unto the house of the LORD: the altar of gold, and the table of gold, whereupon the shewbread [was],
49 And the candlesticks of pure gold, five on the right [side], and five on the left, before the oracle, with the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs [of] gold,
50 And the bowls, and the snuffers, and the basons, and the spoons, and the censers [of] pure gold; and the hinges [of] gold, [both] for the doors of the inner house, the most holy [place, and] for the doors of the house, [to wit], of the temple.
51 So was ended all the work that king Solomon made for the house of the LORD. And Solomon brought in the things which David his father had dedicated; [even] the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, did he put among the treasures of the house of the LORD.
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וְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַ֠מְּנֹרוֹתH4501 · me.no.rahlampstandחָמֵ֨שׁH2568 · cha.meshfiveמִיָּמִ֜יןH3225 · ya.minrightוְחָמֵ֧שׁH2568 · cha.meshfiveמִשְּׂמֹ֛אולH8040 · se.mo.lleftלִפְנֵ֥יH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeהַדְּבִ֖ירH1687 · de.virsanctuaryזָהָ֣בH2091 · za.havgoldסָג֑וּרH5462 · sa.garto shutוְהַפֶּ֧רַחH6525 · pe.rachflowerוְהַנֵּרֹ֛תH5216 · nerlampוְהַמֶּלְקַחַ֖יִםH4457 · mel.qachtongזָהָֽב׃H2091 · za.havgold
Cross-references
2 Chronicles 4:7And he made ten candlesticks of gold according to their form, and set [them] in the temple, five on the right hand, and five on the left.Exodus 39:37The 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,Zechariah 4:1-3And the angel that talked with me came again, and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep,Zechariah 4:11-14Then answered I, and said unto him, What [are] these two olive trees upon the right [side] of the candlestick and upon the left [side] thereof?Exodus 25:31-40And thou shalt make a candlestick [of] pure gold: [of] beaten work shall the candlestick be made: his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same.Exodus 40:24-25And he put the candlestick in the tent of the congregation, over against the table, on the side of the tabernacle southward.Matthew 5:14-16Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.Exodus 37:17-24And he made the candlestick [of] pure gold: [of] beaten work made he the candlestick; his shaft, and his branch, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, were of the same:2 Chronicles 4:20Moreover the candlesticks with their lamps, that they should burn after the manner before the oracle, of pure gold;Revelation 1:20The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.Numbers 4:9And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the candlestick of the light, and his lamps, and his tongs, and his snuffdishes, and all the oil vessels thereof, wherewith they minister unto it:
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