And this wasוְזֶהthe workmanshipמַעֲשֵׂהof the lampstand:הַמְּנֹרָהhammered workמִקְשָׁהof gold;זָהָבfromעַדits baseיְרֵכָהּtoעַדits blossomsפִּרְחָהּitהִואwas hammered work.מִקְשָׁהAccording to the visionכַּמַּרְאֶהthatאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהhad shownהֶרְאָהMoses,אֶת מֹשֶׁהsoכֵּןhe madeעָשָׂהthe lampstand.אֶת הַמְּנֹרָה
Numbers 8:4
Study it in the app“And this was the workmanship of the lampstand: hammered work of gold; from its base to its blossoms it was hammered work. According to the vision that YHWH had shown Moses, so he made the lampstand.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 8:4, word by word
- the workmanshipמַעֲשֵׂהmaase
workmanship
Something made by hand: a piece of craftsmanship, or an idol.
Where else “maase” appears- of the lampstandמְּנֹרָהmenora
lampstand
Lampstand: a stand with branches for the lamps; in Hebrew, "menorah".
Where else “menora” appears- hammered workמִקְשָׁהmiksha
hammered work
Metal worked by hammer, not cast in a mold.
Where else “miksha” appears- of goldזָהָבzahav
gold
Gold.
Where else “zahav” appears- its baseיְרֵכָyerecha
base
The side or foot of something, like the side of the altar or the base of the lampstand.
Where else “yerecha” appears- its blossomsפִּרְחָpirach
flower, blossom
Flower, bud, blossom; also a flower-shaped ornament.
Where else “pirach” appears- According to the visionמַּרְאֶהmare
vision
A vision God gives, which must be understood.
Where else “mare” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- had shownהֶרְאָהhera
show
To make someone see something.
Where else “hera” appears- Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe
Moses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appears- he madeעָשָׂהasa
make
To build or create something.
Where else “asa” appears
The context
3And Aaron did so: he lit its lamps toward the front of the lampstand, as YHWH had commanded Moses.
4 · This verse (above)
5And YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,