Exodus 37:20
What does Exodus 37:20 mean?
A plain-English look at Exodus 37:20 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And in the candlestick were four cups made like almond-blossoms, the knops thereof, and the flowers thereof;
KJV
King James Version · 1611And in the candlestick were four bowls made like almonds, his knops, and his flowers:
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And in the candlestick were four cups made like almond-blossoms, the knops thereof, and the flowers thereof;
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And on its pillar, four cups like almond flowers, every one with its bud and its flower;
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And in the candlestick <FI>are<Fi> four calyxes, made like almonds, its knops, and its flowers,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And in the shaft itself were four cups after the manner of a nut, and bowls withal at every one, and lilies:
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And in the candlestick were four cups, shaped like almonds, its knobs, and its flowers;
Context
v.19three cups made like almond-blossoms in one branch, a knop and a flower, and three cups made like almond-blossoms in the other branch, a knop and a flower: so for the six branches going out of the candlestick.
v.20This passage
v.21and a knop under two branches of one piece with it, and a knop under two branches of one piece with it, and a knop under two branches of one piece with it, for the six branches going out of it.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Ecclesiastes 12:5
yea, they shall be afraid of that which is high, and terrors shall be in the way; and the almond-tree shall blossom, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail; because man goeth to his everlasting home, and the mourners go about the streets:
- Numbers 17:8
And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses went into the tent of the testimony; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and put forth buds, and produced blossoms, and bare ripe almonds.
- Exodus 25:33
three cups made like almond-blossoms in one branch, a knop and a flower; and three cups made like almond-blossoms in the other branch, a knop and a flower: so for the six branches going out of the candlestick:
- Jeremiah 1:11
Moreover the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond-tree.
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