KJV ORIGINAL
The pure candlestick, with the lamps thereof, even with the lamps to be set in order, and all the vessels thereof, and the oil for light,
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
The pure gold lampstand with its lamps—the lamps arranged in their proper places—along with all its accessories and the oil for giving light,
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse describes the completed golden lampstand that would provide light in God's sacred tent, made exactly according to His specifications.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of the inventory of completed items for the Tabernacle, the portable worship center the Israelites built in the wilderness around 1440 BC. The golden lampstand (menorah) was one of the most important furnishings, designed to burn continuously in the Holy Place to provide light for the priests' service.
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