Exodus 37:20

Easy-to-Read Version

The shaft of the lampstand had four more flowers. They were also made like almond flowers with buds and petals.

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
In the menorah were four cups made like almond-blossoms, its buds and its flowers;

King James Version
And in the candlestick were four bowls made like almonds, his knops, and his flowers:

Lexham English Bible
And on the lampstand were four almond-flower cups, with its buds and its blossoms.

New Century Version
There were four more cups shaped like almond flowers on the lampstand itself, each with its buds and petals.

New English Translation
On the lampstand there were four cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms,

Amplified Bible
On the center shaft of the lampstand there were four cups shaped like almond blossoms, with calyxes and flowers [one at the top];

New American Standard Bible
And on the lampstand there were four cups shaped like almond blossoms, its bulbs and its flowers;

Geneva Bible (1587)
And vpon the Candlesticke were foure bolles after the facion of almondes, the knoppes thereof and the floures thereof:

Legacy Standard Bible
In the lampstand there were four cups shaped like almond blossoms, its bulbs and its flowers;

Contemporary English Version
and four on the stem.

Complete Jewish Bible
On the central shaft of the menorah were four cups shaped like almond blossoms, each with its ring of outer leaves and petals.

Darby Translation
And in the candlestick were four cups, shaped like almonds, its knobs, and its flowers;

English Standard Version
And on the lampstand itself were four cups made like almond blossoms, with their calyxes and flowers,

George Lamsa Translation
And in the candlestick were four bowls fastened to it with their buds and flowers;

Good News Translation
The shaft of the lampstand had four decorative flowers shaped like almond blossoms with buds and petals.

Christian Standard Bible®
There were four cups shaped like almond blossoms on the lampstand shaft along with its buds and petals.

Literal Translation
And on the lampstand were four almond-like bowls, its knobs and its blossoms.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Vpon the candilsticke self were foure cuppes with knoppes and floures,

American Standard Version
And in the candlestick were four cups made like almond-blossoms, the knops thereof, and the flowers thereof;

Bible in Basic English
And on its pillar, four cups like almond flowers, every one with its bud and its flower;

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And vpon the candelsticke selfe, were foure bolles after the fashion of almondes, with knoppes and floures.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And in the candlestick were four cups made like almond-blossoms, the knops thereof, and the flowers thereof;

King James Version (1611)
And in the candlesticke were foure bowles made like almonds, his knops, and his flowers:

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Beseleel the son of Urias of the tribe of Juda, did as the Lord commanded Moses. And Eliab the son of Achisamach of the tribe of Dan was there, who was chief artificer in the woven works and needle-works and embroideries, in weaving with the scarlet and fine linen.

English Revised Version
And in the candlestick were four cups made like almond-blossoms, the knops thereof, and the flowers thereof:

Berean Standard Bible
And on the lampstand were four cups shaped like almond blossoms with buds and petals.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Sotheli in that barre weren foure cuppis, in the maner of a note, and litle rundels and lilies weren bi alle cuppis;

Young's Literal Translation
And in the candlestick [are] four calyxes, made like almonds, its knops, and its flowers,

Update Bible Version
And in the candlestick were four cups made like almond-blossoms, the knops thereof, and the flowers thereof;

Webster's Bible Translation
And in the candlestick [were] four bowls made like almonds, its knobs, and its flowers:

World English Bible
In the lampstand were four cups made like almond-blossoms, its buds and its flowers;

New King James Version
And on the lampstand itself were four bowls made like almond blossoms, each with its ornamental knob and flower.

New Living Translation
The center stem of the lampstand was crafted with four lamp cups shaped like almond blossoms, complete with buds and petals.

New Life Bible
In the lamp-stand there were four cups made to look like almond flowers, with their buds and flowers.

New Revised Standard
On the lampstand itself there were four cups shaped like almond blossoms, each with its calyxes and petals.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and in the lampstand itself, four cups, like almond-flowers, its apples and its blossoms:

Douay-Rheims Bible
And in the shaft itself were four cups after the manner of a nut, and bowls withal at every one, and lilies:

Revised Standard Version
And on the lampstand itself were four cups made like almonds, with their capitals and flowers,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
In the lampstand there were four cups shaped like almond blossoms, its bulbs and its flowers;

Contextual Overview

¹⁰ Then he made the table from acacia wood. The table was 2 cubits long, 1 cubit wide, and 1 1/2 cubits high. ¹¹ He covered it with pure gold and put gold trim around it. ¹² Then he made a frame 1 handbreadth wide around the table. He put gold trim on the frame. ¹³ Then he made four gold rings and put them at the four corners of the table, where the four legs were. ¹⁴ He put the rings close to the frame. The rings were to hold the poles used to carry the table. ¹⁵ Then he used acacia wood to make the poles for carrying the table. He covered the poles with pure gold. ¹⁶ Then he made everything that was used on the table. He made the plates, the spoons, the bowls, and the pitchers from pure gold. The bowls and pitchers are used for pouring the drink offerings. ¹⁷ Then he made the lampstand. He used pure gold and hammered it to make the base and the shaft. Then he made flowers, buds, and petals and joined everything together into one piece. ¹⁸ The lampstand had six branches—three branches on one side and three branches on the other side. ¹⁹ Each branch had three flowers on it. These flowers were made like almond flowers with buds and petals.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

almonds: Exodus 25:33, Numbers 17:8, Ecclesiastes 12:5, Jeremiah 1:11

Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 4:21 - the flowers

Cross-References

Genesis 37:2
This is the story of Jacob's family. Joseph was a young man, 17 years old. His job was to take care of the sheep and the goats. Joseph did this work with his brothers, the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah. (Bilhah and Zilpah were his father's wives.) Joseph told his father about the bad things that his brothers did.

Genesis 37:10
Joseph also told his father about this dream, but his father criticized him. His father said, "What kind of dream is this? Do you believe that your mother, your brothers, and I will bow down to you?"

Genesis 37:11
Joseph's brothers continued to be jealous of him, but his father thought about all these things and wondered what they could mean.

Genesis 37:12
One day Joseph's brothers went to Shechem to care for their father's sheep.

Genesis 37:16
Joseph answered, "I am looking for my brothers. Can you tell me where they are with their sheep?"

Genesis 37:18
Joseph's brothers saw him coming from far away. They decided to make a plan to kill him.

Genesis 37:29
Reuben had been gone, but when he came back to the well, he saw that Joseph was not there. He tore his clothes to show that he was upset.

Genesis 37:32
Then the brothers showed the coat to their father. And the brothers said, "We found this coat. Is this Joseph's coat?"

1 Samuel 24:20
Now, I know that you will become the new king. You will rule the kingdom of Israel.

1 Samuel 26:2
Saul gathered 3000 of the best soldiers in Israel and went down to the desert of Ziph to search for David there.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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