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Legacy Standard Bible

Exodus 37:20

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

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Almond;   Candlestick;   Gold;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Candlestick;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Candlestick;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Bowl;   Candlestick;   Holy Place;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Flowers;   Menorah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Almond;   Leviticus;   Tabernacle;   Text, Versions, and Languages of Ot;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Almond, Almond Tree;   Bowl;   Crown;   Knops;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Candlestick;   Handicraft;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Almond Tree;   ;   Candlestick,;   Knop,;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Almond Tree;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Candlestick, the Golden;  

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:
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;
Easy-to-Read Version
The shaft of the lampstand had four more flowers. They were also made like almond flowers with buds and petals.
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

10Then he made the table of acacia wood, two cubits long and a cubit wide and one and a half cubits high. 11He overlaid it with pure gold and made a gold molding for it all around. 12He made a rim for it of a handbreadth all around and made a gold molding for its rim all around. 13He cast four gold rings for it and put the rings on the four corners that were on its four feet. 14Close to the rim were the rings, the holders for the poles to carry the table. 15He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold, to carry the table. 16He made the utensils which were on the table, its dishes and its pans and its offering bowls and its jars, with which to pour out drink offerings, of pure gold. 17Then he made the lampstand of pure gold. He made the lampstand of hammered work, its base and its shaft; its cups, its bulbs, and its flowers were of the same piece. 18There were six branches going out of its sides; three branches of the lampstand from the one side of it and three branches of the lampstand from the other side of it; 19three cups shaped like almond blossoms, a bulb and a flower in one branch, and three cups shaped like almond blossoms, a bulb and a flower in the other branch—so for the six branches coming out of the lampstand.

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
These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, when seventeen years of age, was pasturing the flock with his brothers while he was still a youth, along with the sons of Bilhah and the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives. And Joseph brought back an evil report about them to their father.
Genesis 37:10
And he recounted it to his father and to his brothers; and his father rebuked him and said to him, "What is this dream that you have had? Shall I and your mother and your brothers really come to bow ourselves down before you to the ground?"
Genesis 37:11
And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the saying in mind.
Genesis 37:12
Then his brothers went to pasture their father's flock in Shechem.
Genesis 37:16
And he said, "I am seeking my brothers; please tell me where they are pasturing the flock."
Genesis 37:18
And they saw him from a distance, and before he came close to them, they plotted against him to put him to death.
Genesis 37:29
Then Reuben returned to the pit, and behold, Joseph was not in the pit; so he tore his garments.
Genesis 37:32
and they sent the varicolored tunic and brought it to their father and said, "We found this; please recognize it—whether it is your son's tunic or not."
1 Samuel 24:20
So now, behold, I know that you will surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel will be established in your hand.
1 Samuel 26:2
So Saul arose and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having with him three thousand chosen men of Israel, to search for David in the wilderness of Ziph.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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