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Wycliffe Bible

Exodus 37:20

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

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.
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 also a boord of `the trees of Sechym, in the lengthe of twey cubitis, and in the breede of o cubit, whiche boord hadde `a cubit and an half in heiythe. 11 And he cumpaside the boord with clenneste gold, and made to it a goldun brynke bi cumpas; 12 and he made to that brynke a goldun coroun, rasid bitwixe of foure fyngris; and on the same coroun he made anothir goldun coroun. 13 Also he yetide foure goldun serclis whiche he settide in foure corneris, 14 bi alle the feet of the boord ayens the coroun, and he puttide barris in to the serclis, that the `boord may be borun. 15 And he made tho barris of the trees of Sechym, and cumpasside tho with gold. 16 And he made vesselis to dyuerse vsis of the boord, vessels of vynegre, violis, and litle cuppis, and censeris of pure gold, in whiche the fletynge sacrifices schulen be offrid. 17 And he made a candilstike, betun out with hamer, of clenneste gold, of whos barre yerdis, cuppis, and litle rundelis and lilies camen forth; 18 sixe in euer eithir side, thre yerdis on o side, and thre on the tother side; thre cuppis in the maner of a note bi ech yerde, and litle rundels to gidere, and lilies; 19 and thre cuppis at the licnesse of a note in the tother yerde, and litle rundels to gidere, and lilies; forsothe the werk of sixe schaftis, that camen forth of the `stok of the candilstike, was euene.

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
Joseph whanne he was of sixtene yeer, yit a child, kepte a flok with hise britheren, and was with the sones of Bala and Zelfa, wyues of his fadir; and he accuside his britheren at the fadir of `the worste synne.
Genesis 37:10
And whanne he hadde teld this sweuene to his fadir, and britheren, his fadir blamyde him, and seide, What wole this sweuene to it silf which thou hast seyn? Whether Y and thi modir, and thi britheren, schulen worschipe thee on erthe?
Genesis 37:11
Therfor hise britheren hadden enuye to hym. Forsothe the fadir bihelde pryuely the thing,
Genesis 37:12
and whanne his britheren dwelliden in Sichem, aboute flockis of the fadir `to be kept,
Genesis 37:16
And he answerde, Y seke my britheren, schewe thou to me where thei kepten flockis.
Genesis 37:18
And whanne thei hadden seyn hym afer, bifor that he neiyede to hem,
Genesis 37:29
And Ruben turnede ayen to the cisterne, and foond not the child;
Genesis 37:32
and seiden, We han founde this coote, se, whether it is the coote of thi sone, ether nai.
1 Samuel 24:20
And now, for Y woot, that thou schalt regne moost certeynli, and schalt haue in thin hond the rewme of Israel, swere thou to me in the Lord,
1 Samuel 26:2
And Saul roos, and yede doun in to deseert of Ziph, and with hym thre thousynde of men of the chosun of Israel, that he schulde seke Dauid in the desert of Ziph.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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