Exodus 37:20

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{ "verseID": "Exodus.37.20", "source": "וּבַמְּנֹרָ֖ה אַרְבָּעָ֣ה גְבִעִ֑ים מְשֻׁ֨קָּדִ֔ים כַּפְתֹּרֶ֖יהָ וּפְרָחֶֽיהָ׃", "text": "And in the lampstand *ûbammənōrâ* four *ʾarbāʿâ* *gəbiʿîm* *məšuqqādîm* its bulbs *kaptōreyhā* and its flowers *ûpərāḥeyhā*", "grammar": { "*ûbammənōrâ*": "conjunction + preposition + article + common noun, feminine singular - and in the lampstand", "*ʾarbāʿâ*": "cardinal number, masculine singular - four", "*gəbiʿîm*": "common noun, masculine plural - cups", "*məšuqqādîm*": "Pual participle masculine plural - shaped like almonds", "*kaptōreyhā*": "common noun, masculine plural + 3rd feminine singular suffix - its bulbs", "*ûpərāḥeyhā*": "conjunction + common noun, masculine plural + 3rd feminine singular suffix - and its flowers" }, "variants": { "*ûbammənōrâ*": "and in the lampstand/menorah/candelabrum", "*gəbiʿîm*": "cups/bowls/calyx-shaped ornaments", "*məšuqqādîm*": "shaped like almonds/ornamented with almond designs", "*kaptōreyhā*": "its bulbs/knobs/spherical ornaments", "*ûpərāḥeyhā*": "and its flowers/blossoms/floral ornaments" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וּבַמְּנֹרָ֖ה אַרְבָּעָ֣ה גְבִעִ֑ים מְשֻׁ֨קָּדִ֔ים כַּפְתֹּרֶ֖יהָ וּפְרָחֶֽיהָ׃

Transliteration

And in the lampstand ûbammənōrâ four ʾarbāʿâ gəbiʿîm məšuqqādîm its bulbs kaptōreyhā and its flowers ûpərāḥeyhā

Grammar Details

• *ûbammənōrâ*: conjunction + preposition + article + common noun, feminine singular - and in the lampstand
• *ʾarbāʿâ*: cardinal number, masculine singular - four
• *gəbiʿîm*: common noun, masculine plural - cups
• *məšuqqādîm*: Pual participle masculine plural - shaped like almonds
• *kaptōreyhā*: common noun, masculine plural + 3rd feminine singular suffix - its bulbs
• *ûpərāḥeyhā*: conjunction + common noun, masculine plural + 3rd feminine singular suffix - and its flowers

Word Meanings

• *ûbammənōrâ*: and in the lampstand/menorah/candelabrum
• *gəbiʿîm*: cups/bowls/calyx-shaped ornaments
• *məšuqqādîm*: shaped like almonds/ornamented with almond designs
• *kaptōreyhā*: its bulbs/knobs/spherical ornaments
• *ûpərāḥeyhā*: and its flowers/blossoms/floral ornaments

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The lampstand itself had four cups shaped like almond blossoms, with its buds and its flowers.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And in the candlestick were four bowls made like almonds, his knops, and his flowers:

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And on the lampstand were four bowls made like almonds, its knobs, and its flowers.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And in the candlestick were four bowls made like almonds, his knops, and his flowers:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And in the candlestick{H4501} were four{H702} cups{H1375} made like almond-blossoms,{H8246} the knops{H3730} thereof, and the flowers{H6525} thereof;

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And in the candlestick{H4501} were four{H702} bowls{H1375} made like almonds{H8246}{(H8794)}, his knops{H3730}, and his flowers{H6525}:

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And apon the candelsticke selfe, were.iiij. cuppes after the facyon of almondes with knoppes and floures:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Vpon the candilsticke self were foure cuppes with knoppes and floures,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And vpon the Candlesticke were foure bolles after the facion of almondes, the knoppes thereof and the floures thereof:

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And vpon the candelsticke selfe, were foure bolles after the fashion of almondes, with knoppes and floures.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And in the candlestick [were] four bowls made like almonds, his knops, and his flowers:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  In the lampstand were four cups made like almond-blossoms, its buds and its flowers;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And in the candlestick `are' four calyxes, made like almonds, its knops, and its flowers,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And in the candlestick were four cups made like almond-blossoms, the knops thereof, and the flowers thereof;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And in the candlestick were four cups made like almond-blossoms, the knops thereof, and the flowers thereof;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And on its pillar, four cups like almond flowers, every one with its bud and its flower;

• World English Bible (2000)

  In the lampstand were four cups made like almond blossoms, its buds and its flowers;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  On the lampstand there were four cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms,

Referenced Verses

• Exod 25:33 : 33 { "verseID": "Exodus.25.33", "source": "שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה גְ֠בִעִים מְֽשֻׁקָּדִ֞ים בַּקָּנֶ֣ה הָאֶחָד֮ כַּפְתֹּ֣ר וָפֶרַח֒ וּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה גְבִעִ֗ים מְשֻׁקָּדִ֛ים בַּקָּנֶ֥ה הָאֶחָ֖ד כַּפְתֹּ֣ר וָפָ֑רַח כֵּ֚ן לְשֵׁ֣שֶׁת הַקָּנִ֔ים הַיֹּצְאִ֖ים מִן־הַמְּנֹרָֽה׃", "text": "Three *gəbiʿîm* *məšuqqādîm* in the *qāneh* the one - *kaptōr* and *peraḥ*, and three *gəbiʿîm* *məšuqqādîm* in the *qāneh* the one - *kaptōr* and *pāraḥ*; so for six the *qānîm* the *yōṣəʾîm* from the *mənôrāh*", "grammar": { "*gəbiʿîm*": "masculine plural noun - cups/bowls", "*məšuqqādîm*": "Pual participle, masculine plural - shaped like almonds", "*qāneh*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the branch", "*ḥāʾeḥād*": "masculine singular adjective with definite article - the one", "*kaptōr*": "masculine singular noun - bulb/knob", "*peraḥ*": "masculine singular noun - flower/blossom", "*pāraḥ*": "masculine singular noun - flower/blossom [variant spelling]", "*qānîm*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - the branches", "*yōṣəʾîm*": "Qal participle, masculine plural with definite article - the ones going out", "*mənôrāh*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the lampstand" }, "variants": { "*məšuqqādîm*": "shaped like almonds/almond-shaped/ornamented", "*kaptōr*": "bulb/knob/capital" } }
• Num 17:8 : 8 { "verseID": "Numbers.17.8", "source": "וַיָּבֹ֤א מֹשֶׁה֙ וְאַהֲרֹ֔ן אֶל־פְּנֵ֖י אֹ֥הֶל מוֹעֵֽד׃", "text": "And *wayyābōʾ* *Mōšeh* and-*ʾAharōn* to-*pənê* *ʾōhel* *môʿēd*", "grammar": { "*wayyābōʾ*": "qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he came/entered", "*Mōšeh*": "proper noun - Moses", "*wə-*": "conjunction - and", "*ʾAharōn*": "proper noun - Aaron", "*ʾel*": "preposition - to/toward", "*pənê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - face of/front of", "*ʾōhel*": "noun, masculine singular construct - tent of", "*môʿēd*": "noun, masculine singular - meeting/appointed time" }, "variants": { "*wayyābōʾ*": "came/entered/went", "*pənê*": "face of/entrance of/front of", "*ʾōhel môʿēd*": "tent of meeting/tabernacle of congregation" } }
• Eccl 12:5 : 5 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.12.5", "source": "גַּ֣ם מִגָּבֹ֤הַּ יִרָ֙אוּ֙ וְחַתְחַתִּ֣ים בַּדֶּ֔רֶךְ וְיָנֵ֤אץ הַשָּׁקֵד֙ וְיִסְתַּבֵּ֣ל הֶֽחָגָ֔ב וְתָפֵ֖ר הָֽאֲבִיּוֹנָ֑ה כִּֽי־הֹלֵ֤ךְ הָאָדָם֙ אֶל־בֵּ֣ית עוֹלָמ֔וֹ וְסָבְב֥וּ בָשּׁ֖וּק הַסֹּפְדִֽים׃", "text": "*Gam* mi-*gāḇōah* *yīrāʾû* wə-*ḥatḥattîm* ba-*dereḵ* wə-*yānēʾṣ* ha-*šāqēd* wə-*yistabbēl* he-*ḥāgāḇ* wə-*tāpēr* hā-*ʾăḇiyyônāh* *kî*-*hōlēḵ* hā-*ʾādām* *ʾel*-*bêt* *ʿôlāmô* wə-*sāḇəḇû* ḇa-*šûq* ha-*sōpədîm*", "grammar": { "*gam*": "conjunction/adverb - also/even", "*gāḇōah*": "adjective, masculine singular - height/high place", "*yīrāʾû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will fear", "*ḥatḥattîm*": "noun, masculine plural - terrors/fears", "*dereḵ*": "noun, common singular - way/road/path", "*yānēʾṣ*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it will blossom/flourish", "*šāqēd*": "noun, masculine singular - almond tree", "*yistabbēl*": "hithpael imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it will become a burden", "*ḥāgāḇ*": "noun, masculine singular - locust/grasshopper", "*tāpēr*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it will fail/be ineffective", "*ʾăḇiyyônāh*": "noun, feminine singular - caper berry/desire", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*hōlēḵ*": "qal participle, masculine singular - going/walking", "*ʾādām*": "noun, masculine singular - man/mankind", "*ʾel*": "preposition - to/toward", "*bêt*": "noun, masculine singular construct - house of", "*ʿôlāmô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his eternity/long home", "*sāḇəḇû*": "qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they have gone around", "*šûq*": "noun, masculine singular - street/marketplace", "*sōpədîm*": "qal participle, masculine plural - mourners/those wailing" }, "variants": { "*gāḇōah* *yīrāʾû*": "they will fear height/be afraid of what is high", "*yānēʾṣ* ha-*šāqēd*": "the almond tree blossoms (white hair/old age)", "*yistabbēl* he-*ḥāgāḇ*": "the grasshopper becomes a burden/drags itself along (loss of mobility)", "*tāpēr* hā-*ʾăḇiyyônāh*": "the caper berry fails/desire fails (loss of appetite/sexual desire)", "*bêt* *ʿôlāmô*": "his eternal house/long home (grave/tomb)" } }
• Jer 1:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.1.11", "source": "וַיְהִ֤י דְבַר־יְהוָה֙ אֵלַ֣י לֵאמֹ֔ר מָה־אַתָּ֥ה רֹאֶ֖ה יִרְמְיָ֑הוּ וָאֹמַ֕ר מַקֵּ֥ל שָׁקֵ֖ד אֲנִ֥י רֹאֶֽה׃", "text": "*wa-yĕhî* *dĕbar*-*YHWH* *ʾēlay* *lēʾmōr* what-*ʾattāh* *rōʾeh* *Yirmĕyāhû* *wā-ʾōmar* *maqqēl* *šāqēd* *ʾănî* *rōʾeh*", "grammar": { "*wa-yĕhî*": "waw-consecutive with Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and it was/came", "*dĕbar*": "construct singular - word of", "*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/LORD", "*ʾēlay*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - to me", "*lēʾmōr*": "Qal infinitive construct - saying", "*ʾattāh*": "2nd person masculine singular independent pronoun - you", "*rōʾeh*": "Qal participle masculine singular - seeing", "*Yirmĕyāhû*": "proper name - Jeremiah", "*wā-ʾōmar*": "waw-consecutive with Qal imperfect 1st singular - and I said", "*maqqēl*": "singular noun - rod/staff", "*šāqēd*": "singular noun - almond", "*ʾănî*": "1st person singular independent pronoun - I" }, "variants": { "*wa-yĕhî*": "and it was/and it came/and it happened", "*maqqēl*": "rod/staff/branch", "*šāqēd*": "almond/watching (wordplay in Hebrew with *šōqēd* - watching)" } }