Numbers 8:2

KJV1611 – Modern English

Speak to Aaron, and say to him, When you light the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the lampstand.

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Other Translations

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Speak to Aaron and tell him: When you set up the lamps, the seven lamps are to give light in front of the lampstand.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light over against the candlestick.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Speak{H1696} unto Aaron,{H175} and say{H559} unto him, When thou lightest{H5927} the lamps,{H5216} the seven{H7651} lamps{H5216} shall give light{H215} in front{H6440} of the candlestick.{H4501}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Speak{H1696}{(H8761)} unto Aaron{H175}, and say{H559}{(H8804)} unto him, When thou lightest{H5927}{(H8687)} the lamps{H5216}, the seven{H7651} lamps{H5216} shall give light{H215}{(H8686)} over against{H6440}{H4136} the candlestick{H4501}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    speake vnto Aaron and saye vnto hym: when thou puttest on the lampes se that they lighte all seuen apon the forefront of the candelsticke.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Speake to Aaron, & saye vnto him: Whan thou settest vp ye lapes, thou shalt set the so, that they maye all seue geue light aboue vpo ye candilsticke.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Speake vnto Aaron, and say vnto him, When thou lightest the lampes, the seuen lampes shall giue light towarde the forefront of the Candlesticke.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Speake vnto Aaron, and say vnto hym: When thou settest vp the lampes, the seuen lampes shal geue light towarde ye forefront of the candlesticke.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light over against the candlestick.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    "Speak to Aaron, and tell him, 'When you light the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the lampstand.'"

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    `Speak unto Aaron, and thou hast said unto him, In thy causing the lights to go up, over-against the face of the candlestick do the seven lights give light.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the candlestick.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the candlestick.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Say to Aaron, When you put the lights in their places, the seven lights will give light in front of the support.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    "Speak to Aaron, and tell him, 'When you light the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the lampstand.'"

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    “Speak to Aaron and tell him,‘When you set up the lamps, the seven lamps are to give light in front of the lampstand.’”

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 25:37 : 37 And you shall make its seven lamps; and they shall arrange its lamps so that they give light in front of it.
  • Exod 37:18-19 : 18 And six branches going out of its sides; three branches of the lampstand out of one side, and three branches of the lampstand out of the other side. 19 Three bowls made like almonds upon one branch, a knob and a flower; and three bowls made like almonds on another branch, a knob and a flower: thus throughout the six branches going out of the lampstand.
  • Exod 37:23 : 23 And he made its seven lamps, its wick trimmers, and its trays of pure gold.
  • Exod 40:25 : 25 And he lit the lamps before the LORD, as the LORD commanded Moses.
  • Lev 24:1-2 : 1 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 2 Command the children of Israel to bring to you pure beaten olive oil for the light, to make the lamps burn continually.
  • Lev 24:4 : 4 He shall arrange the lamps on the pure candlestick before the LORD continually.
  • Ps 119:105 : 105 NUN. Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my path.
  • Ps 119:130 : 130 The entrance of Your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple.
  • Isa 8:20 : 20 To the law and to the testimony: if they do not speak according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.
  • Matt 5:14 : 14 You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.
  • John 1:9 : 9 That was the true Light, which gives light to every man coming into the world.
  • 2 Pet 1:19 : 19 We have also a more sure word of prophecy, to which you do well to take heed, as to a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts:
  • Rev 1:12 : 12 And I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks;
  • Rev 1:20-2:1 : 20 The mystery of the seven stars which you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which you saw are the seven churches. 1 To the angel of the church of Ephesus write: These things says he who holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks in the midst of the seven golden lampstands;
  • Rev 4:5 : 5 And from the throne proceeded lightnings, thunderings, and voices. 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 8:3-5
    3 verses
    91%

    3 And Aaron did so; he lit the lamps in front of the lampstand, as the LORD commanded Moses.

    4 And this work of the lampstand was of hammered gold, from its shaft to its flowers, it was hammered work: according to the pattern the LORD had shown Moses, so he made the lampstand.

    5 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

  • Num 8:1
    87%

    1 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

  • Exod 25:37
    85%

    37 And you shall make its seven lamps; and they shall arrange its lamps so that they give light in front of it.

  • Lev 24:1-4
    4 verses
    80%

    1 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

    2 Command the children of Israel to bring to you pure beaten olive oil for the light, to make the lamps burn continually.

    3 Outside the veil of the testimony, in the tabernacle of the congregation, Aaron shall arrange it from evening until morning before the LORD continually: it shall be a statute forever in your generations.

    4 He shall arrange the lamps on the pure candlestick before the LORD continually.

  • Exod 40:24-25
    2 verses
    80%

    24 And he put the candlestick in the tent of the congregation, opposite the table, on the side of the tabernacle southward.

    25 And he lit the lamps before the LORD, as the LORD commanded Moses.

  • Exod 30:7-8
    2 verses
    79%

    7 And Aaron shall burn on it sweet incense every morning: when he prepares the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it.

    8 And when Aaron lights the lamps at evening, he shall burn incense upon it, a perpetual incense before the LORD throughout your generations.

  • Lev 10:8
    79%

    8 And the Lord spoke to Aaron, saying,

  • Exod 40:4
    78%

    4 And you shall bring in the table, and set in order the things that are to be set in order upon it; and you shall bring in the candlestick, and light the lamps thereof.

  • Exod 27:20-21
    2 verses
    78%

    20 And you shall command the children of Israel to bring you pure, pressed olive oil for the light, to keep the lamp burning continually.

    21 In the tabernacle of meeting outside the veil, which is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall tend it from evening until morning before the LORD. It shall be a statute forever to their generations on behalf of the children of Israel.

  • Exod 39:37
    78%

    37 The pure gold lampstand, with its lamps, even the lamps to be set in order, and all its utensils, and the oil for light,

  • Num 4:17
    77%

    17 And the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

  • Exod 35:14
    77%

    14 The candlestick also for the light, and its furniture, and its lamps, with the oil for the light,

  • Exod 37:17-21
    5 verses
    77%

    17 And he made the lampstand of pure gold: of hammered work made he the lampstand; its shaft, its branches, its bowls, its knobs, and its flowers were of the same piece.

    18 And six branches going out of its sides; three branches of the lampstand out of one side, and three branches of the lampstand out of the other side.

    19 Three bowls made like almonds upon one branch, a knob and a flower; and three bowls made like almonds on another branch, a knob and a flower: thus throughout the six branches going out of the lampstand.

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

    21 And a knob under two branches of the same, and a knob under two branches of the same, and a knob under two branches of the same, according to the six branches going out of it.

  • Exod 25:31-33
    3 verses
    76%

    31 And you shall make a lampstand of pure gold: of hammered work shall the lampstand be made; its shaft, its branches, its bowls, its knobs, and its flowers shall be of the same piece.

    32 And six branches shall come out of its sides; three branches of the lampstand out of one side, and three branches of the lampstand out of the other side:

    33 Three bowls shall be made like almond blossoms on one branch, with a knob and a flower, and three bowls made like almond blossoms on the other branch, with a knob and a flower; so for the six branches that come out of the lampstand.

  • 2 Chr 4:7
    76%

    7 And he made ten lampstands of gold according to their design, and set them in the temple, five on the right side and five on the left.

  • Lev 8:1
    74%

    1 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

  • Exod 7:8
    74%

    8 And the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

  • Exod 31:8
    74%

    8 The table and its utensils, the pure lampstand with all its utensils, and the altar of incense,

  • Exod 25:35
    74%

    35 And there shall be a knob under two branches of the same piece, and a knob under two branches of the same piece, and a knob under two branches of the same piece, according to the six branches that extend from the lampstand.

  • Lev 17:1-2
    2 verses
    74%

    1 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

    2 Speak to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel, and say to them: This is the thing which the LORD has commanded, saying,

  • 2 Chr 4:20
    74%

    20 The lampstands with their lamps of pure gold, to burn according to the prescribed manner before the inner sanctuary;

  • Num 2:1
    74%

    1 And the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

  • Zech 4:2
    73%

    2 And said to me, What do you see? And I said, I have looked, and behold, a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl on top of it, and its seven lamps on it, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which are on top of it:

  • 1 Kgs 7:49
    73%

    49 And the lampstands of pure gold, five on the right side and five on the left, in front of the inner sanctuary, with the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs of gold,

  • Num 4:9
    73%

    9 And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the lampstand of the light, and its lamps, and its tongs, and its trays, and all the oil vessels thereof, with which they serve it:

  • Lev 8:12
    73%

    12 And he poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron's head and anointed him, to sanctify him.

  • Lev 6:8
    73%

    8 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

  • 1 Chr 28:15
    73%

    15 Even the weight for the lampstands of gold, and for their lamps of gold, by weight for every lampstand, and for its lamps: and for the lampstands of silver by weight, both for the lampstand and also for its lamps, according to the use of every lampstand.

  • Exod 31:12
    73%

    12 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

  • Exod 30:27
    72%

    27 And the table and all its utensils, and the lampstand and its utensils, and the altar of incense,

  • Num 8:22-23
    2 verses
    72%

    22 After that, the Levites went in to perform their service in the tabernacle of meeting before Aaron and his sons; as the LORD had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so they did to them.

    23 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

  • Lev 1:7
    72%

    7 And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire on the altar and arrange the wood on the fire:

  • Exod 26:35
    71%

    35 And you shall set the table outside the veil, and the candlestick opposite the table on the side of the tabernacle toward the south; and you shall put the table on the north side.

  • Lev 22:1
    71%

    1 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,