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³¹You shall also make a lampstand, formed from the finest gold, along with its stem and arms, its bowl and little spheres, as well as the lilies proceeding from it. ³²Six branches shall go out from the sides: three out of one side and three out of the other. ³³Three bowls, the size of nuts, shall be on each branch, and a little sphere with it, and a lily. And three similar bowls, in the likeness of nuts, shall be on the other branch, and a little sphere with it, and a lily. This shall be the form of the six branches, which are to proceed from the stem. ³⁴Then, in the lampstand itself, there shall be four bowls, the size of nuts, and each with little spheres and lilies. ³⁵Little spheres under two branches in three places, which together make six, shall proceed from one of the stems. ³⁶Thus both the little spheres and the branches shall be made out of the same thing: entirely formed from the purest gold.

³³No one lights a candle and places it in hiding, nor under a bushel basket, but upon a lampstand, so that those who enter may see the light.

²¹And he said to them: “Would someone enter with a lamp in order to place it under a basket or under a bed? Would it not be placed upon a lampstand?

¹⁵And they do not light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, so that it may shine to all who are in the house.

²⁹For you illuminate my lamp, O Lord. My God, enlighten my darkness.

²⁷The spirit of a man is a lamp to the Lord, which investigates all the secrets of the inner self.

⁵And so, call to mind the place from which you have fallen, and do penance, and do the first works. Otherwise, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent.

¹¹Also, they offer holocausts to the Lord, each and every day, morning and evening, and incense composed according to the precept of the law, and the bread of the presence on a very pure table. And there is with us the gold lampstand with its lamps, so that they may burn continually in the evening. For certainly, we keep the precepts of the Lord our God, whom you have forsaken.

²Instruct the sons of Israel, so that they may bring to you clear oil from the purest olives, in order to supply the lamps continuously

¹²And I turned around, so as to see the voice which was speaking with me. And having turned around, I saw seven golden lampstands. ¹³And in the midst of the seven golden lampstands was one resembling the Son of man, clothed to the feet with a vestment, and wrapped to the breast with a wide belt of gold.

²⁰the mystery of the seven stars, which you have seen in my right hand, and of the seven golden lampstands. The seven stars are the Angels of the seven Churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven Churches.”

¹⁴You are the light of the world. A city set on a mountain cannot be hidden. ¹⁵And they do not light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, so that it may shine to all who are in the house. ¹⁶So then, let your light shine in the sight of men, so that they may see your good works, and may glorify your Father, who is in heaven.

²Instruct the sons of Israel, so that they may bring to you clear oil from the purest olives, in order to supply the lamps continuously ³outside the veil of the testimony in the tabernacle of the covenant. And Aaron shall place these, from evening until morning, before the Lord, as a perpetual worship and ritual in your generations. ⁴They shall be placed upon the most pure candlestick in the sight of the Lord always.

²And he said to me, “What do you see?” And I said, “I looked, and behold, a candlestick entirely in gold, and its lamp was at its top, and seven oil lamps of it were upon it, and there were seven funnels for the oil lamps that were at its top.

¹⁰⁵Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my paths.

¹²And I turned around, so as to see the voice which was speaking with me. And having turned around, I saw seven golden lampstands. ¹³And in the midst of the seven golden lampstands was one resembling the Son of man, clothed to the feet with a vestment, and wrapped to the breast with a wide belt of gold. ¹⁴But his head and hair were bright, like white wool, or like snow; and his eyes were like a flame of fire; ¹⁵and his feet resembled shining brass, just as in a burning furnace; and his voice was like the voice of many waters. ¹⁶And in his right hand, he held the seven stars; and from his mouth went out a sharp two-edged sword; and his face was like the sun, shining with all its might. ¹⁷And when I had seen him, I fell at his feet, like one who is dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying: “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last.

⁸Or what woman, having ten drachmas, if she will have lost one drachma, would not light a candle, and sweep the house, and diligently search until she finds it?

²⁰For the evil hold no hope in the future, and the lamp of the impious will be extinguished.