Exodus 37:23

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

He made its seven lamps, its wick trimmers, and its trays of pure gold.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ אֶת־נֵרֹתֶ֖יהָ שִׁבְעָ֑ה וּמַלְקָחֶ֥יהָ וּמַחְתֹּתֶ֖יהָ זָהָ֥ב טָהֽוֹר׃

Transliteration

And wayyaʿaś ʾet-its lamps nērōteyhā seven šibʿâ and its tongs ûmalqāḥeyhā and its snuffdishes ûmaḥtōteyhā zāhāb ṭāhôr

Grammar Details

• *wayyaʿaś*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he made
• *ʾet*: direct object marker
• *nērōteyhā*: common noun, masculine plural + 3rd feminine singular suffix - its lamps
• *šibʿâ*: cardinal number, masculine singular - seven
• *ûmalqāḥeyhā*: conjunction + common noun, masculine plural + 3rd feminine singular suffix - and its tongs
• *ûmaḥtōteyhā*: conjunction + common noun, feminine plural + 3rd feminine singular suffix - and its snuffdishes
• *zāhāb*: common noun, masculine singular - gold
• *ṭāhôr*: adjective, masculine singular - pure

Word Meanings

• *wayyaʿaś*: made/constructed/fashioned
• *nērōteyhā*: its lamps/lights
• *ûmalqāḥeyhā*: and its tongs/snuffers/wick-trimmers
• *ûmaḥtōteyhā*: and its snuff dishes/trays/fire-pans
• *zāhāb*: gold
• *ṭāhôr*: pure/refined/unalloyed

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he made his seven lamps, and his snuffers, and his snuffdishes, of pure gold.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And he made its seven lamps, its wick trimmers, and its trays of pure gold.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And he made his seven lamps, and his snuffers, and his snuffdishes, of pure gold.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he made{H6213} the lamps{H5216} thereof, seven,{H7651} and the snuffers{H4457} thereof, and the snuffdishes{H4289} thereof, of pure{H2889} gold.{H2091}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he made{H6213}{(H8799)} his seven{H7651} lamps{H5216}, and his snuffers{H4457}, and his snuffdishes{H4289}, of pure{H2889} gold{H2091}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And he made seuen lampes thereto, and the snoffers thereof, ad fyrepanes of pure golde.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And he made the seuen lampes with their snoffers & outquenchers of pure golde.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And he made for it seuen lampes with the snuffers, and snufdishes thereof of pure golde.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he made his seuen lampes, with the snuffers, and vessels for the snuffe, of pure golde.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he made his seven lamps, and his snuffers, and his snuffdishes, [of] pure gold.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He made its seven lamps, and its snuffers, and its snuff dishes, of pure gold.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And he maketh its seven lamps, and its snuffers, and its snuff-dishes, of pure gold;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he made the lamps thereof, seven, and the snuffers thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, of pure gold.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he made the lamps thereof, seven, and the snuffers thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, of pure gold.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he made the seven vessels for the lights, and all the necessary instruments for it, of gold.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He made its seven lamps, and its snuffers, and its snuff dishes, of pure gold.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He made its seven lamps, its trimmers, and its trays of pure gold.

Referenced Verses

• Exod 25:37 : 37 Then make its seven lamps and set them up so that they illuminate the area in front of it.
• Num 8:2 : 2 Speak to Aaron and tell him: When you set up the lamps, the seven lamps are to give light in front of the lampstand.
• Zech 4:2 : 2 He said to me, 'What do you see?' I replied, 'I see a gold lampstand with a bowl at the top and seven lamps on it, each having seven spouts to the lamps on it.'
• Rev 1:12 : 12 Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking to me, and when I turned, I saw seven golden lampstands.
• Rev 1:20-2:1 : 20 The mystery of the seven stars you saw in My right hand and the seven golden lampstands is this: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches. 1 To the angel of the church in Ephesus, write: These are the words of the one who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands:
• Rev 4:5 : 5 From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings, and peals of thunder. In front of the throne were seven blazing torches, which are the seven Spirits of God.
• Rev 5:5 : 5 Then one of the elders said to me, "Do not weep! Look, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed and is able to open the scroll and its seven seals."