Exodus 25:32

English Revised Version

and there shall be six branches going 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:

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
There shall be six branches going out of its sides: three branches of the menorah out of its one side, and three branches of the menorah out of its other side;

King James Version
And six branches shall come out of the sides of it; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side:

Lexham English Bible
And six branches will be going out from its sides, three branches of the lampstand from its one side and three branches of the lampstand from its second side.

New Century Version
The lampstand must have six branches going out from its sides—three on one side and three on the other.

New English Translation
Six branches are to extend from the sides of the lampstand, three branches of the lampstand from one side of it and three branches of the lampstand from the other side of it.

Amplified Bible
"Six branches shall come out of its sides; three branches of the lampstand out of the one side and three branches of the lampstand out of its other side [the shaft being the seventh branch].

New American Standard Bible
"Six branches shall go out from its sides; three branches of the lampstand from its one side and three branches of the lampstand from its other side.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Six braunches also shall come out of the sides of it: three branches of the Candlesticke out of the one side of it, & three branches of the Candlesticke out of the other side of it.

Legacy Standard Bible
Six branches shall go out from its sides; three branches of the lampstand from its one side and three branches of the lampstand from its other side.

Contemporary English Version
with three branches on each of its two sides.

Complete Jewish Bible
It is to have six branches extending from its sides, three branches of the menorah on one side of it and three on the other.

Darby Translation
And six branches shall come out of the sides thereof—three branches of the lamp-stand out of one side thereof, and three branches of the lamp-stand out of the other side thereof;

Easy-to-Read Version
"The lampstand must have six branches—three branches on one side and three branches on the other.

English Standard Version
And there shall be six branches going out of its sides, three branches of the lampstand out of one side of it and three branches of the lampstand out of the other side of it;

George Lamsa Translation
And six branches shall come out of the sides of it; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side;

Good News Translation
Six branches shall extend from its sides, three from each side.

Christian Standard Bible®
Six branches are to extend from its sides, three branches of the lampstand from one side and three branches of the lampstand from the other side.

Literal Translation
And six branches shall go out from its sides, three branches of the lamp from its one side and three branches of the lampstand from its second side;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Sixe braunches shall proceade out of the sydes of the candelsticke, out of euery syde thre braunches.

American Standard Version
and there shall be six branches going 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:

Bible in Basic English
It is to have six branches coming out from its sides; three branches from one side and three from the other.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Sixe braunches also shall proceede out of the sides of it: three braunches of the candelsticke out of the one side, and three out of the other.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And there shall be six branches going out of the sides thereof: three branches of the candlestick out of the one side thereof, and three branches of the candle-stick out of the other side thereof;

King James Version (1611)
And sixe branches shall come out of the sides of it: three branches of the candlesticke out of the one side, and three branches of the candlesticke out of the other side:

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And six branches proceeding sideways, three branches of the candlestick from one side of it, and three branches of the candlestick from the other side.

Berean Standard Bible
Six branches are to extend from the sides of the lampstand-three on one side and three on the other.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Sixe yerdis schulen go out of the sidis, thre of o side, and thre of the tother.

Young's Literal Translation
and six branches are coming out of its sides, three branches of the candlestick out of the one side, and three branches of the candlestick out of the second side;

Update Bible Version
And there shall be six branches going 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:

Webster's Bible Translation
And six branches shall extend from the sides of it; three branches of the candlestick from the one side, and three branches of the candlestick from the other side:

World English Bible
There shall be six branches going out of its sides: three branches of the lampstand out of its one side, and three branches of the lampstand out of its other side;

New King James Version
And six branches shall come out of its sides: three branches of the lampstand out of one side, and three branches of the lampstand out of the other side.

New Living Translation
Make it with six branches going out from the center stem, three on each side.

New Life Bible
Six branches will go out of its sides, three branches of the lamp-stand out of one side, and three branches out of its other side.

New Revised Standard
and there shall be six branches going out of its sides, three branches of the lampstand out of one side of it and three branches of the lampstand out of the other side of it;

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
with, six branches, coming out of its sides, three branches of the lampstand, out the one side thereof, and three branches of the lampstand, out of the other side thereof:

Douay-Rheims Bible
Six branches shall come out of the sides, three out of one side, and three out of the other.

Revised Standard Version
and there shall be six branches going out of its sides, three branches of the lampstand out of one side of it and three branches of the lampstand out of the other side of it;

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Six branches shall go out from its sides; three branches of the lampstand from its one side and three branches of the lampstand from its other side.

Contextual Overview

³¹ And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick be made, even its base, and its shaft; its cups, its knops, and its flowers, shall be of one piece with it: ³² and there shall be six branches going 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: ³³ three cups made like almond-blossoms in one branch, a knop and a flower; and three cups made like almond-blossoms in the other branch, a knop and a flower: so for the six branches going out of the candlestick: ³⁴ and in the candlestick four cups made like almond-blossoms, the knops thereof, and the flowers thereof: ³⁵ and a knop under two branches of one piece with it, and a knop under two branches of one piece with it, and a knop under two branches of one piece with it, for the six branches going out of the candlestick. ³⁶ Their knops and their branches shall be of one piece with it: the whole of it one beaten work of pure gold. ³⁷ And thou shalt make the lamps thereof, seven: and they shall light the lamps thereof, to give light over against it. ³⁸ And the tongs thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, shall be of pure gold. ³⁹ Of a talent of pure gold shall it be made, with all these vessels. ⁴⁰ And see that thou make them after their pattern, which hath been shewed thee in the mount.

Bible Verse Review
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Reciprocal: Exodus 31:4 - General

Cross-References

Exodus 22:9
For every matter of trespass, whether it be for ox, for ass, for sheep, for raiment, or for any manner of lost thing, whereof one saith, This is it, the cause of both parties shall come before God; he whom God shall condemn shall pay double unto his neighbour.

Job 21:15
What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?

Job 22:17
Who said unto God, Depart from us; and, What can the Almighty do for us?

Job 34:9
For he hath said, it profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.

Malachi 3:14
Ye have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we have kept his charge, and that we have walked mournfully before the LORD of hosts?

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And six branches shall come out of the sides of it,.... Out of the trunk or shaft, being beaten out of it:

three branches of the candlestick out of one side, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side; Jarchi takes what we render the "shaft" to be the lower part of the candlestick, from whence three feet went out below; and the "branch" or "cane", for it is in the singular number in the preceding verse, he takes to be the middle branch or trunk, that went up from the middle of the foot upwards, and upon it was the middle lamp, in the form of a censer, to pour oil into the midst of it; and the six branches went out from the sides of that, here and there drawn obliquely, and went up to the height of the candlestick, which is the middle branch or cane; and they went up from the midst of that middle cane, one above another, the lowermost long, and that above it shorter than that, and the uppermost shorter than that; for the height of the tops of them were equal to the height of the middle cane, that is, the seventh, from whence the six went out.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Exodus 25:31

A candlestick of pure gold - (Compare Exodus 37:17-24.) A lampstand rather than a candlestick. Its purpose was to support seven oil-lamps. Its height appears to have been about three feet, and its width two feet. The original foot was lost or stolen when the candlestick was taken out of the temple, and the pedestal in the sculpture was added by some Roman artist to set off the trophy.

His shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers - Or, its base, its stem, its flower cups, its knobs, and its lilies.

Exodus 25:33

Three bowls made like unto almonds - Three cups of almond flowers. These appear to be the cups in immediate contact with the knobs as shown in the sculpture.

A flower - A lily; and this rendering well agrees with the sculpture.

The candlestick - Here, and in the two following verses, the word appears to denote “the stem,” as the essential part of the candlestick. It would seem from Exodus 25:33-35 that the ornamentation of the candlestick consisted of uniform members, each comprising a series of an almond flower, a knob and a lily; that the stem comprised four of these members; that each pair of branches was united to the stem at one of the knobs; and that each branch comprised three members. In comparing the description in the text with the sculptured figure, allowance must be made for some deviation in the sculptor’s copy.

Exodus 25:37

Seven lamps - These lamps were probably like those used by the Egyptian and other nations, shallow covered vessels more or less of an oval form, with a mouth at one end from which the wick protruded. The candlestick was placed on the south side of the holy place Exodus 26:35, with the line of lamps parallel with the wall, or, according to Josephus, somewhat obliquely. If the wick-mouths of the lamps were turned outwards, they would give light over against the candlestick; that is, toward the north side (see Numbers 8:2).

Light was of necessity required in the tabernacle, and wherever light is used in ceremonial observance, it may of course be taken in a general way as a figure of the Light of Truth; but in the sanctuary of the covenanted people, it must plainly have been understood as expressly significant that the number of the lamps (seven) agreed with the number of the covenant. The covenant of Yahweh was essentially a covenant of light.

They shall light - See the margin and the note at Leviticus 1:9.

Exodus 25:38

The tongs - Used to trim and adjust the wicks. (Compare Isaiah 6:6.)

The snuff-dishes - These were shallow vessels used to receive the burnt fragments of wick removed by the tongs. The same Hebrew word is translated, in accordance with its connection, “fire pans,” Exodus 27:3; Exodus 38:3; and “censers,” Numbers 4:14; Numbers 16:6.

Exodus 25:39

A talent of pure gold - about 94 lbs.