Numbers 8:2

“Speak to Aaron, and tell him, ‘When you light the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the lamp stand.’”

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WEBBE

“Speak to Aaron, and tell him, ‘When you light the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the lamp stand.’”

BSB

“Speak to Aaron and tell him: ‘When you set up the seven lamps, they are to light the area in front of the lampstand.’”

KJV

Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light over against the candlestick.

ASV

Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the candlestick.

BBE

Say to Aaron, When you put the lights in their places, the seven lights will give light in front of the support.

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דַּבֵּר da·ber speak H1696 אֶל־ 'el- to H413 אַהֲרֹן 'a·ha·ron Aaron H175 וְאָמַרְתָּ ve·'a·mar·ta and you will say H559 אֵלָיו 'e·lav to him H413 בְּהַעֲלֹתְךָ be·ha·'a·lo·te·kha when lifting up you H5927 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 הַנֵּרֹת ha·ne·rot the lamps H5216 אֶל־ 'el- to H413 מוּל mul [the] front of H4136 פְּנֵי pe·nei [the] face of H6440 הַמְּנוֹרָה ha·me·no·rah the lampstand H4501 יָאִירוּ ya·'i·ru they will give light H215 שִׁבְעַת shiv·'at [the] seven H7651 הַנֵּרוֹת ha·ne·rot the lamps H5216

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 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 atonement, by his word and the Holy Spirit, he diffuses light around.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.