Numbers 8:3
And Aaron did so; he lighted the lamps thereof over against the candlestick, as the Lord commanded Moses.
Numbers 8:3 in other translations
| BSB | And Aaron did so; he set up the lamps facing toward the front of the lampstand, just as the LORD had commanded Moses. |
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| WEB | Aaron did so. He lit its lamps to light the area in front of the lamp stand, as the LORD commanded Moses. |
| ASV | And Aaron did so; he lighted the lamps thereof so as to give light in front of the candlestick, as Jehovah commanded Moses. |
| YLT | And Aaron doth so; over-against the face of the candlestick he hath caused its lights to go up, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses. |
| DARBY | And Aaron did so; he lighted the lamps thereof over against the candlestick, as Jehovah had commanded Moses. |
| BBE | And Aaron did so; he put the lights in their places so that they gave light in front of the support, as the Lord gave orders to Moses. |
| Webster | And Aaron did so; he lighted the lamps of it over against the candlestick, as the LORD commanded Moses. |
What does Numbers 8:3 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 8:1-4
Aaron himself lighted the lamps, thus representing his Divine Master. The Scripture is a light shining in a dark place, 2Pe 1:19. A dark place even the church would be without it; as the tabernacle, which had no window, would have been without the lamps. The work of ministers is to light these lamps, by expounding and applying the word of God. Jesus Christ is the only Light of our dark, sinful world; and by his…
Numbers 8:3 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Numbers 8:2
Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light over against the candlestick.
- Numbers 8:3
And Aaron did so; he lighted the lamps thereof over against the candlestick, as the Lord commanded Moses.
- Numbers 8:4
And this work of the candlestick was of beaten gold, unto the shaft thereof, unto the flowers thereof, was beaten work: according unto the pattern which the Lord had shewed Moses, so he made the candlestick.
Numbers 8:3 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y Aarón lo hizo así; que encendió enfrente del candelero sus lámparas, como Jehová lo mandó á Moisés. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Aaron fit ainsi; il alluma les lampes pour éclairer sur le devant, vis-à-vis du chandelier, comme l’ Éternel l’avait commandé à Moïse. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Aaron tat also: er zündete seine Lampen an, so daß sie gerade vor dem Leuchter hinschienen, so wie Jehova dem Mose geboten hatte. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Fecitque Aaron, et imposuit lucernas super candelabrum, ut præceperat Dominus Moysi. |