Exodus 37:20

The NET Bible®

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

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.

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;

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

¹⁰ He made the table of acacia wood; its length was three feet, its width one foot six inches, and its height two feet three inches. ¹¹ He overlaid it with pure gold, and he made a surrounding border of gold for it. ¹² He made a surrounding frame for it about three inches wide, and he made a surrounding border of gold for its frame. ¹³ He cast four gold rings for it and attached the rings at the four corners where its four legs were. ¹⁴ The rings were close to the frame to provide places for the poles to carry the table. ¹⁵ He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold, to carry the table. ¹⁶ He made the vessels which were on the table out of pure gold, its plates, its ladles, its pitchers, and its bowls, to be used in pouring out offerings. ¹⁷ He made the lampstand of pure gold. He made the lampstand of hammered metal; its base and its shaft, its cups, its buds, and its blossoms were from the same piece. ¹⁸ Six branches were extending from its sides, three branches of the lampstand from one side of it, and three branches of the lampstand from the other side of it. ¹⁹ Three cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms were on the first branch, and three cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms were on the next branch, and the same for the six branches that were extending from 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
This is the account of Jacob. Joseph, his seventeen-year-old son, was taking care of the flocks with his brothers. Now he was a youngster working with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father's wives. Joseph brought back a bad report about them to their father.

Genesis 37:10
When he told his father and his brothers, his father rebuked him, saying, "What is this dream that you had? Will I, your mother, and your brothers really come and bow down to you?"

Genesis 37:11
His brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept in mind what Joseph said.

Genesis 37:12
When his brothers had gone to graze their father's flocks near Shechem,

Genesis 37:16
He replied, "I'm looking for my brothers. Please tell me where they are grazing their flocks."

Genesis 37:18
Now Joseph's brothers saw him from a distance, and before he reached them, they plotted to kill him.

Genesis 37:29
Later Reuben returned to the cistern to find that Joseph was not in it! He tore his clothes,

Genesis 37:32
Then they brought the special tunic to their father and said, "We found this. Determine now whether it is your son's tunic or not."

1 Samuel 24:20
Now look, I realize that you will in fact 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 desert of Ziph, accompanied by three thousand select men of Israel, to look for David in the desert of Ziph.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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