Their knobs and their branches shall be of one piece; all of it shall be one hammered piece of pure gold.
Parallel translations
- WEB Their buds and their branches shall be of one piece with it, all of it one beaten work of pure gold.
- KJV Their knops and their branches shall be of the same: all it shall be one beaten work of pure gold.
- BSB The buds and branches are to be all of one piece with the lampstand, hammered out of pure gold.
- NASB Their bulbs and their branches shall be of one piece with it; all of it shall be one piece of hammered work of pure gold.
- NLT The almond buds and branches must all be of one piece with the center stem, and they must be hammered from pure gold.
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All the buds and branches were to be one piece of pure hammered gold with the lampstand. The lampstand's complete unity was essential to its design.
Overview
Crafted entirely from a single piece of beaten pure gold, the lampstand displayed seamless unity and surpassing value. No part was separately joined; all flowed together as one. This integrity reflected the perfection God required in the furnishings of His dwelling. The unified, golden lampstand stands as a fitting symbol of the undivided light of God, fulfilled in Christ and His one people.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- 2 Chr 9:15King Solomon made two hundred bucklers of beaten gold. Six hundred shekels of beaten gold went to one buckler.
- Exod 25:18You shall make two cherubim of hammered gold. You shall make them at the two ends of the mercy seat.
- 1 Kgs 10:16–17King Solomon made two hundred bucklers of beaten gold; six hundred shekels of gold went to one buckler.
- Num 8:4This was the workmanship of the lamp stand, beaten work of gold. From its base to its flowers, it was beaten work: according to the pattern which Yahweh had shown Moses, so he made the lamp stand.
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