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New Life Version

Exodus 37:20

In the lamp-stand there were four cups made to look like almond flowers, with their buds and 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:
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 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 a table of acacia wood, two cubits long, one cubit wide, and one and a half cubits tall. 11 He covered it with pure gold and made a gold piece around it. 12 He made a piece around it as wide as a hand. And he put gold on the side of this piece all around. 13 He made four rings of gold for it. He put them on the four corners that were on the table's four legs. 14 The rings were close to the sides, to hold the long pieces of wood used to carry the table. 15 He made the long pieces of acacia wood and covered them with gold. The table was carried with these. 16 He made of pure gold its plates, its pots and its jars, for pouring gifts of drink. 17 Then he made the lamp-stand of pure gold and the base of the lamp-stand of beaten gold. Its cups, its buds and its flowers were all made of one piece with it. 18 Six branches went out of its sides, three branches of the lamp-stand out of one side, and three branches out of its other side. 19 Three cups were made to look like almond flowers, each with bud and flower, on one branch, and three on the next branch. This was done for all six branches going out of the lamp-stand.

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 the children of Jacob and of their children. When Joseph was seventeen years old, he was caring for the flock with his brothers. The boy was with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father's wives. And Joseph told his father about how bad they were.
Genesis 37:10
He told it to his father and to his brothers. His father spoke sharp words to him, saying, "What is this dream you have had? Will I and your mother and brothers come to bow ourselves down to the ground in front of you?"
Genesis 37:11
Joseph's brothers were jealous of him. But his father thought about what he said.
Genesis 37:12
Then his brothers went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.
Genesis 37:16
Joseph said, "I am looking for my brothers. Tell me where they are feeding the flock."
Genesis 37:18
When they saw him far away, before he came near them, they made plans to kill him.
Genesis 37:29
Then Reuben returned to the hole. When he saw that Joseph was not in the hole, he tore his clothes.
Genesis 37:32
They sent the coat of many colors to their father. And they said, "We found this. Is it your son's coat or not?"
1 Samuel 24:20
Now I know that you will be king for sure. The nation of Israel will be made strong under your power.
1 Samuel 26:2
So Saul got ready and went down to the desert of Ziph. He had 3,000 chosen men of Israel with him, to look for David in the desert of Ziph.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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