In the lamp stand were four cups made like almond blossoms, its buds and its flowers;
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In the lamp stand were four cups made like almond blossoms, its buds and its flowers;
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And in the candlestick were four bowls made like almonds, his knops, and his flowers:
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And in the candlestick were four cups made like almond-blossoms, the knops thereof, and the flowers thereof;
Cross-references (4)
Passages linked to Exodus 37:20 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Exodus 25:33 three cups made like almond blossoms in one branch, a bud and a flower; and three cups made like almond blossoms in the other branch, a bud and a flower, so for the six branches going out of the lamp stand;
- Numbers 17:8 On the next day, Moses went into the Tent of the Testimony; and behold, Aaron’s rod for the house of Levi had sprouted, budded, produced blossoms, and bore ripe almonds.
- Ecclesiastes 12:5 yes, they shall be afraid of heights, and terrors will be on the way; and the almond tree shall blossom, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail; because man goes to his everlasting home, and the mourners go about the streets:
- Jeremiah 1:11 Moreover Yahweh’s word came to me, saying, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” I said, “I see a branch of an almond tree.”
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On the lampstand ... of pure gold
On the lampstand ... of pure gold
For Exo 37:20-22 see how you translated many of these words in Exodus 25:34 and Exodus 25:35-36.
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there were four cups made like almond blossoms
This can be stated in active form. AT: "there were 4 cups which Bezalel made to look like almond blossoms" (See: Active or Passive)
made as one piece with it
This can be stated in active form. AT: "which he made as one piece with the lampstand" (See: Active or Passive)
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