KJV ORIGINAL
The candlestick also for the light, and his furniture, and his lamps, with the oil for the light,
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
The lampstand for giving light, along with all its equipment and lamps, and the oil needed to keep the lamps burning,
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse lists the lampstand and its supplies as part of the materials needed to build God's tabernacle.
📚 Historical Context
Moses is instructing the Israelites about what materials and skilled workers are needed to build the tabernacle, God's dwelling place among His people in the wilderness. The golden lampstand (menorah) was one of the sacred furnishings that would provide light inside the Holy Place of the tabernacle. This took place after the Israelites had received the Ten Commandments and detailed instructions for worship at Mount Sinai.
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