Numbers 8:4
And this was the work of the candlestick, beaten work of gold. To the base of it, [and] to the flowers of it, it was beaten work. According to the pattern which LORD had shown Moses, so he made the candlestick.
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In Context
3And Aaron did so. He lit the lamps of it in front of the candlestick, as LORD commanded Moses.
5And LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
Cross References
Exodus 25:18And thou shall make two cherubim of gold; of beaten work shall thou make them, at the two ends of the mercy-seat.
Exodus 25:36Their knobs and their branches shall be of one piece with it, the whole of it one beaten work of pure gold.
Exodus 37:17And he made the candlestick of pure gold. He made the candlestick of beaten work, even its base, and its shaft, its cups, its knobs, and its flowers, were of one piece with it.
Hebrews 8:5who serve for an example and shadow of the heavenly things. Just as Moses who was divinely warned while going to complete the tabernacle, for he says, See thou make all things according to the pattern that was shown thee on the mou
Matthew Henry on Numbers 8:2-5
The Lights of the Sanctuary. ( b. c. 1490.) 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light over against the candlestick. 3 And Aaron did so; he lighted the lamps thereof over against the candlestick, as the Lord commanded Moses. 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 showed Moses, so he made… Read the whole commentary →