Exodus 25:29-31
Evangelical Heritage Version
29 You are to make its dishes,[a] its small bowls,[b] its pitchers, and its larger bowls to pour out offerings.[c] Make them of pure gold. 30 You are to set the Bread of the Presence[d] on the table so that it is in front of me at all times.
The Lampstand
31 You shall make a lampstand[e] of pure gold. The lampstand is to be made of hammered metal. Its pedestal, its shaft, its cups, its buds, and its flowers are all to be formed as one piece with the lampstand.
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- Exodus 25:29 Etymology suggests that the Hebrew word qe’ara refers to a deep dish or bowl, but some think it means platter.
- Exodus 25:29 The Hebrew word kaf refers to the palm of the hand, so it refers to a small bowl, spoon, or ladle.
- Exodus 25:29 The precise identification of the four types of vessels or utensils is uncertain. Jars and jugs are among the possibilities. Some rabbinic writers believed that the vessels include molds for the loaves of bread and stands to separate the loaves. Discussions in the rabbinic writings show that there was no consensus on the meaning of many terms in this section of Exodus.
- Exodus 25:30 Literally bread of the face. Traditionally translated show bread, following the suggestion of Luther.
- Exodus 25:31 Hebrew menorah
Exodus 25:29-31
New International Version
29 And make its plates and dishes of pure gold, as well as its pitchers and bowls for the pouring out of offerings.(A) 30 Put the bread of the Presence(B) on this table to be before me at all times.
The Lampstand(C)
31 “Make a lampstand(D) of pure gold. Hammer out its base and shaft, and make its flowerlike cups, buds and blossoms of one piece with them.
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