Exodus 37 · Verse 17

Exodus 37:17

And he made the candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work made he the candlestick; his shaft, and his branch, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, were of the same:
Exodus 37:17, King James Version

Exodus 37:17 in other translations

BSBThen he made the lampstand out of pure hammered gold, all of one piece: its base and shaft, its cups, and its buds and petals.
WEBHe made the lamp stand of pure gold. He made the lamp stand of beaten work. Its base, its shaft, its cups, its buds, and its flowers were of one piece with it.
ASVAnd he made the candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work made he the candlestick, even its base, and its shaft; its cups, its knops, and its flowers, were of one piece with it.
YLTAnd he maketh the candlestick of pure gold; of beaten work he hath made the candlestick, its base, and its branch, its calyxes, its knops, and its flowers, have been of the same;
DARBYAnd he made the candlestick of pure gold; of beaten work he made the candlestick: its base, and its shaft, its cups, its knobs, and its flowers were of itself.
BBEThen he made the support for the lights, all of the best gold; its base and its pillar were of hammered gold; its cups and buds and flowers were all made out of the same metal:
WebsterAnd he made the candlestick of pure gold; of beaten work he made the candlestick; its shaft, and its branch, its bowls, its knobs, and its flowers were of the same:

What does Exodus 37:17 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 37:17-22
17-22. he made the candlestick of pure gold--Practical readers will be apt to say, "Why do such works with the hammer, when they could have been cast so much easier--a process they were well acquainted with?" The only answer that can be given is, that it was done according to order. We have no doubt but there were reasons for so distinctive an order, something significant, which has not been revealed to us [Napier]. The whole of that sacred building was arranged with a view to inculcate through every part of its apparatus the great fundamental principles of revelation. Every object was symbolical of important truth--every piece of furniture was made the hieroglyphic of a doctrine or a duty--on the floor and along the sides of that movable edifice was exhibited, by emblematic signs addressed to the eye, the whole remedial scheme of the gospel. How far this spiritual instruction was received by every successive generation of the Israelites, it may not be easy to determine. But the tabernacle, like the law of which it was a part, was a schoolmaster to Christ [Ga 3:24, 25]. Just as the walls of schools are seen studded with pictorial figures, by which the children, in a manner level to their capacities and suited to arrest their volatile minds, are kept in constant and familiar remembrance of the lessons of piety and virtue, so the tabernacle was intended by its furniture and all its arrangements to serve as a "shadow of good things to come" [He 10:1]. In this view, the minute description given in this chapter respecting the ark and mercy seat, the table of showbread, the candlestick, the altar of incense, and the holy oil, were of the greatest utility and importance; and though there are a few things that are merely ornamental appendages, such as the knops and the flowers, yet, in introducing these into the tabernacle, God displayed the same wisdom and goodness as He has done by introducing real flowers into the kingdom of nature to engage and gratify the eye of man.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 17 He made the candlestick - See this described in the note on Exo 25:31 (note).

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Exodus 37:17 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asand he madeH6213
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַמְּנֹרָ֖הha.me.no.Rahthe lampstandH4501
זָהָ֣בza.HavgoldH2091
טָה֑וֹרta.HorpureH2889
מִקְשָׁ֞הmik.Shahhammered workH4749
עָשָׂ֤ה'a.Sahhe madeH6213
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַמְּנֹרָה֙ha.me.no.Rahthe lampstandH4501
יְרֵכָ֣הּye.re.Khahbase itsH3409
וְקָנָ֔הּve.ka.Nahand shaft itsH7070
גְּבִיעֶ֛יהָge.vi.'Ei.hacups itsH1375
כַּפְתֹּרֶ֥יהָkaf.to.Rei.habulbs itsH3730
וּפְרָחֶ֖יהָu.fe.ra.Chei.haand blossoms itsH6525
מִמֶּ֥נָּהmi.Me.nahfrom itH4480
הָיֽוּ\׃ha.Yuthey wereH1961

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Cross references for Exodus 37:17

  • Exodus 25:31-39

    And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick be made: his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same. And six branches shall come out of the sides of it; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side: Three bowls made like unto almonds, with a knop and a flower in one branch; and three bowls made like almonds in the other branch, with a knop and a flower: so in the six branches that come out of the candlestick. And in the candlestick shall be four bowls made like unto almonds, with their knops and their flowers. …

  • Hebrews 9:2

    For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the shewbread; which is called the sanctuary.

  • 2 Chronicles 13:11

    And they burn unto the Lord every morning and every evening burnt sacrifices and sweet incense: the shewbread also set they in order upon the pure table; and the candlestick of gold with the lamps thereof, to burn every evening: for we keep the charge of the Lord our God; but ye have forsaken him.

  • Exodus 40:24-25

    And he put the candlestick in the tent of the congregation, over against the table, on the side of the tabernacle southward. And he lighted the lamps before the Lord; as the Lord commanded Moses.

  • Leviticus 24:4

    He shall order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before the Lord continually.

  • Matthew 5:15

    Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.

  • Zechariah 4:2

    And said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which are upon the top thereof:

  • 1 Chronicles 28:15

    Even the weight for the candlesticks of gold, and for their lamps of gold, by weight for every candlestick, and for the lamps thereof: and for the candlesticks of silver by weight, both for the candlestick, and also for the lamps thereof, according to the use of every candlestick.

  • Zechariah 4:11

    Then answered I, and said unto him, What are these two olive trees upon the right side of the candlestick and upon the left side thereof?

  • John 1:4-9

    In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe. …

  • Philippians 2:15

    That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;

  • Revelation 1:12-2:5

    And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks; And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle. His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire; And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters. …

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25:31-39; 40:24,25; Le 24:4; 1Ch 28:15; 2Ch 13:11; Zec 4:2,11
Mt 5:15; Joh 1:4-9; Php 2:15; Heb 9:2; Re 1:12-20; 2:1-5

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Context

  • Exodus 37:16

    And he made the vessels which were upon the table, his dishes, and his spoons, and his bowls, and his covers to cover withal, of pure gold.

  • Exodus 37:17

    And he made the candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work made he the candlestick; his shaft, and his branch, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, were of the same:

  • Exodus 37:18

    And six branches going out of the sides thereof; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side thereof, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side thereof:

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Exodus 37:17 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Hizo asimismo el candelero de oro puro, é hízolo labrado á martillo: su pie y su caña, sus copas, sus manzanas y sus flores eran de lo mismo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il fit le chandelier d’or pur; il fit le chandelier d’or battu; son pied, et sa tige, ses calices, ses pommes, et ses fleurs, étaient tirés de lui;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und er machte den Leuchter von reinem Golde; in getriebener Arbeit machte er den Leuchter, seinen Fuß und seinen Schaft; seine Kelche, seine Knäufe und seine Blumen waren aus ihm.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Fecit et candelabrum ductile de auro mundissimo, de cujus vecte calami, scyphi, sphærulæque, ac lilia procedebant: