Numbers 8:4

“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.”

Numbers 8:4 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 8:4, word by word

the workmanshipמַעֲשֵׂהmaase

workmanship

Something made by hand: a piece of craftsmanship, or an idol.

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of the lampstandמְּנֹרָהmenora

lampstand

Lampstand: a stand with branches for the lamps; in Hebrew, "menorah".

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hammered workמִקְשָׁהmiksha

hammered work

Metal worked by hammer, not cast in a mold.

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of goldזָהָבzahav

gold

Gold.

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its baseיְרֵכָyerecha

base

The side or foot of something, like the side of the altar or the base of the lampstand.

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its blossomsפִּרְחָpirach

flower, blossom

Flower, bud, blossom; also a flower-shaped ornament.

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According to the visionמַּרְאֶהmare

vision

A vision God gives, which must be understood.

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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.

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had shownהֶרְאָהhera

show

To make someone see something.

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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).

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he madeעָשָׂהasa

make

To build or create something.

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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,

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