Numbers 8:4

The support for the lights was of hammered gold work, from its base to its flowers it was of hammered work; from the design which the Lord had given to Moses, he made the support for the lights.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

3And 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.

5And the Lord said to Moses,

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Cross References

Exodus 25:18And at the two ends of the cover you are to make two winged ones of hammered gold,

Exodus 25:36The buds and the branches are to be made of the same metal; all together one complete work of hammered gold.

Exodus 37:17Then 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:

Hebrews 8:5Being servants of that which is a copy and an image of the things in heaven, as Moses, when he was about to make the Tent, had special orders from God: for, See, he said, that you make everything like the design which you saw in the mountain.

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 →

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