Exodus 40:25

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And he lighted the lamps before Jehovah; as Jehovah commanded Moses.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Exod 25:37 : 37 And thou shalt make the lamps thereof, seven: and they shall light the lamps thereof, to give light over against it.
Exod 40:4 : 4 And thou shalt bring in the table, and set in order the things that are upon it; and thou shalt bring in the candlestick, and light the lamps thereof.
Rev 4:5 : 5 And out of the throne proceed lightnings and voices and thunders. And [there were] seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God;

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Num 8:1-5
5 verses
87%
1And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
2Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the candlestick.
3And Aaron did so; he lighted the lamps thereof [so as to give light] in front of the candlestick, as Jehovah commanded Moses.
4And this was the work of the candlestick, beaten work of gold; unto the base thereof, [and] unto the flowers thereof, it was beaten work: according unto the pattern which Jehovah had showed Moses, so he made the candlestick.
5And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
Exod 40:21-24
4 verses
83%
21and he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and set up the veil of the screen, and screened the ark of the testimony; as Jehovah commanded Moses.
22And he put the table in the tent of meeting, upon the side of the tabernacle northward, without the veil.
23And he set the bread in order upon it before Jehovah; as Jehovah commanded Moses.
24And he put the candlestick in the tent of meeting, over against the table, on the side of the tabernacle southward.
Exod 40:26-29
4 verses
82%
26And he put the golden altar in the tent of meeting before the veil:
27and he burnt thereon incense of sweet spices; as Jehovah commanded Moses.
28And he put the screen of the door to the tabernacle.
29And he set the altar of burnt-offering at the door of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, and offered upon it the burnt-offering and the meal-offering; as Jehovah commanded Moses.
Exod 40:4
81%
4And thou shalt bring in the table, and set in order the things that are upon it; and thou shalt bring in the candlestick, and light the lamps thereof.
Lev 24:1-4
4 verses
80%
1And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
2Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure olive oil beaten for the light, to cause a lamp to burn continually.
3Without the veil of the testimony, in the tent of meeting, shall Aaron keep it in order from evening to morning before Jehovah continually: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations.
4He shall keep in order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before Jehovah continually.
Exod 25:37
78%
37And thou shalt make the lamps thereof, seven: and they shall light the lamps thereof, to give light over against it.
Exod 39:37
78%
37the pure candlestick, the lamps thereof, even the lamps to be set in order, and all the vessels thereof, and the oil for the light;
Exod 35:14
77%
14the candlestick also for the light, and its vessels, and its lamps, and the oil for the light;
Exod 40:19
76%
19And he spread the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tent above upon it; as Jehovah commanded Moses.
Exod 27:20-21
2 verses
76%
20And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure olive oil beaten for the light, to cause a lamp to burn continually.
21In the tent of meeting, without the veil which is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall keep it in order from evening to morning before Jehovah: it shall be a statute for ever throughout their generations on the behalf of the children of Israel.
Exod 40:16
75%
16Thus did Moses: according to all that Jehovah commanded him, so did he.
Exod 30:7-8
2 verses
75%
7And Aaron shall burn thereon incense of sweet spices: every morning, when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn it.
8And when Aaron lighteth the lamps at even, he shall burn it, a perpetual incense before Jehovah throughout your generations.
Exod 40:1
74%
1And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
2 Chr 4:20
74%
20and the candlesticks with their lamps, to burn according to the ordinance before the oracle, of pure gold;
Num 4:17
74%
17And Jehovah spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
Lev 9:5-6
2 verses
74%
5And they brought that which Moses commanded before the tent of meeting: and all the congregation drew near and stood before Jehovah.
6And Moses said, This is the thing which Jehovah commanded that ye should do: and the glory of Jehovah shall appear unto you.
Lev 8:4-5
2 verses
74%
4And Moses did as Jehovah commanded him; and the congregation was assembled at the door of the tent of meeting.
5And Moses said unto the congregation, This is the thing which Jehovah hath commanded to be done.
Exod 30:27
74%
27and the table and all the vessels thereof, and the candlestick and the vessels thereof, and the altar of incense,
Num 17:11
73%
11Thus did Moses: as Jehovah commanded him, so did he.
Num 27:22
73%
22And Moses did as Jehovah commanded him; and he took Joshua, and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation:
Num 29:40
73%
40And Moses told the children of Israel according to all that Jehovah commanded Moses.
Exod 31:11-12
2 verses
73%
11and the anointing oil, and the incense of sweet spices for the holy place: according to all that I have commanded thee shall they do.
12And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
Exod 26:35
73%
35And thou shalt set the table without the veil, and the candlestick over against the table on the side of the tabernacle toward the south: and thou shalt put the table on the north side.
2 Chr 4:7
72%
7And he made the ten candlesticks of gold according to the ordinance concerning them; and he set them in the temple, five on the right hand, and five on the left.
Num 31:31
72%
31And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as Jehovah commanded Moses.
Exod 31:8
72%
8and the table and its vessels, and the pure candlestick with all its vessels, and the altar of incense,
Deut 31:25
72%
25that Moses commanded the Levites, that bare the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, saying,
Num 8:22-23
2 verses
72%
22And after that went the Levites in to do their service in the tent of meeting before Aaron, and before his sons: as Jehovah had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did they unto them.
23And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
Exod 25:1
72%
1And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
Exod 40:32
71%
32when they went into the tent of meeting, and when they came near unto the altar, they washed; as Jehovah commanded Moses.
Exod 25:31
71%
31And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick be made, even its base, and its shaft; its cups, its knops, and its flowers, shall be of one piece with it: