The Meaning of Exodus 25:34 Explained

Exodus 25:34

KJV: And in the candlestick shall be four bowls made like unto almonds, with their knops and their flowers.

YLT: And in the candlestick are four calyxes made like almonds, its knops and its flowers;

Darby: And in the lamp-stand four cups shaped like almonds, its knobs and its flowers;

ASV: and in the candlestick four cups made like almond-blossoms, the knops thereof, and the flowers thereof;

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Exodus 25:34?

MEANING: What does Exodus 25:34 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Exodus 25:34 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Exodus 25:34?

What is the context of Exodus 25:34?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And in the candlestick [shall be] four bowls made like unto almonds, [with] their knops and their flowers.

What does Exodus 25:34 Mean?

Context Summary

Exodus 25:23-40 - The Table Of Showbread And The Lampstand

The Table of the Showbread, or Presence-bread, held the twelve loaves, which represented the tribes of Israel. It was three feet long, one foot, six inches broad, and two feet, three inches high. The border or edging of gold around the top kept its contents from falling off. The loaves were changed each week, and when removed, were eaten only by the priests. See Mark 2:26. Surely the suggestion of this table, standing, as it did, immediately before the veil on the outer side, was intended to teach that the purity and devotion of Israel were as bread to God. He taketh pleasure in them that fear Him. We also feed with God on the beauty and glory of our Savior's obedience unto death.

The candlestick, with its seven branches, cost $35,000, and is a type of Christ, the Light of the World, and of the people of God when illuminated by the Divine Fire and shining amid the darkness around. See Zechariah 4:2; John 8:12; Revelation 1:13. [source]

Chapter Summary: Exodus 25

¹ What the Israelites were to offer for the building of the tabernacle
¹⁰ The dimensions of the ark
¹⁷ The mercy seat, with the cherubim
²³ The table of show bread, with the furniture thereof
³¹ The golden candlestick, with the instruments thereof

What do the individual words in Exodus 25:34 mean?

And On the lampstand itself four bowls [shall be] made like almond [blossoms] [each with] its [ornamental] knob and flower

וּבַמְּנֹרָ֖ה אַרְבָּעָ֣ה גְבִעִ֑ים מְשֻׁקָּדִ֔ים כַּפְתֹּרֶ֖יהָ וּפְרָחֶֽיהָ

וּבַמְּנֹרָ֖ה	And On the lampstand itself
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: מְנׄורָה Sense: lamp stand.
אַרְבָּעָ֣ה	four
Parse: Number, masculine singular Root: אַרְבַּע Sense: four.
גְבִעִ֑ים	bowls
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: גָּבִיעַ Sense: cup, bowl.
מְשֻׁקָּדִ֔ים	[shall be] made like almond [blossoms]
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: מְשֻׁקָּד Sense: (Pual) cups shaped like almond blossoms (participle).
כַּפְתֹּרֶ֖יהָ	[each with] its [ornamental] knob
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person feminine singular Root: כַּפְתֹּור Sense: bulb, knob, capital, capital of a pillar.
וּפְרָחֶֽיהָ	and flower
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person feminine singular Root: פֶּרַח Sense: bud, sprout.

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