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:
Exodus 37:18 in other translations
| BSB | Six branches extended from the sides, three on one side and three on the other. |
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| WEB | There were six branches going out of its sides: three branches of the lamp stand out of its one side, and three branches of the lamp stand out of its other side: |
| ASV | And there were 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: |
| YLT | and six branches are coming out of its sides, three branches of the candlestick out of its one side, and three branches of the candlestick out of its second side; |
| DARBY | And six branches went 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; |
| BBE | It had six branches coming out from its sides, three from one side and three from the other; |
| Webster | And six branches proceeding from its sides; three branches of the candlestick from the one side of it, and three branches of the candlestick from the other side of it. |
What does Exodus 37:18 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]…
Exodus 37:18 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- 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:
- Exodus 37:19
Three bowls made after the fashion of almonds in one branch, a knop and a flower; and three bowls made like almonds in another branch, a knop and a flower: so throughout the six branches going out of the candlestick.
Exodus 37:18 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | De sus lados salían seis brazos; tres brazos del un lado del candelero, y otros tres brazos del otro lado del candelero: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et six branches sortaient de ses côtés, trois branches du chandelier d’un côté, et trois branches du chandelier de l’autre côté. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und sechs Arme gingen von seinen Seiten aus: drei Arme des Leuchters aus seiner einen Seite und drei Arme des Leuchters aus seiner anderen Seite. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | sex in utroque latere, tres calami ex parte una, et tres ex altera: |