KJV King James Version
And he made his seven lamps, and his snuffers, and his snuffdishes, [of] pure gold.
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Exodus 37:23
And he made his seven lamps, and his snuffers, and his snuffdishes, [of] pure gold.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
He also made its seven lamps, its wick trimmers, and trays of pure gold.
WEB World English Bible
He made its seven lamps, and its snuffers, and its snuff dishes, of pure gold.
ASV American Standard Version
And he made the lamps thereof, seven, and the snuffers thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, of pure gold.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And he maketh its seven lamps, and its snuffers, and its snuff-dishes, of pure gold;
Surrounding context — Exodus 37
20 And in the candlestick [were] four bowls made like almonds, his knops, and his flowers:
21 And a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, according to the six branches going out of it.
22 Their knops and their branches were of the same: all of it [was] one beaten work [of] pure gold.
23 And he made his seven lamps, and his snuffers, and his snuffdishes, [of] pure gold.
24 [Of] a talent of pure gold made he it, and all the vessels thereof.
25 And he made the incense altar [of] shittim wood: the length of it [was] a cubit, and the breadth of it a cubit; [it was] foursquare; and two cubits [was] the height of it; the horns thereof were of the same.
26 And he overlaid it with pure gold, [both] the top of it, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns of it: also he made unto it a crown of gold round about.
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Exodus 25:37And thou shalt make the seven lamps thereof: and they shall light the lamps thereof, that they may give light over against it.Revelation 1:12And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks;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 8:2Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light over against the candlestick.Revelation 5:5And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.Revelation 4:5And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and [there were] seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.Zechariah 4:2And said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold a candlestick all [of] gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which [are] upon the top thereof:
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