lampstand

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.

¹⁷He also made the lampstand, formed from the finest gold. The branches, bowls, and little spheres, as well as the lilies, proceeded from its bar: ¹⁸six on the two sides, three branches on one side, and three on the other. ¹⁹Three bowls, the size of a nut, were on each branch, with little spheres and lilies, and three bowls, in the likeness of a nut, were on the other branch, with the little spheres together with the lilies. The workmanship of the six branches, which proceeded from the shaft of the lampstand, was equal. ²⁰Now on the shaft itself were four bowls, the size of a nut, and little spheres together with each one, and lilies, ²¹and little spheres under two branches in three places, which together made six branches proceeding from one bar. ²²Thus, both the little spheres and the branches were from the same thing: all hand-worked from the purest gold.

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.

²For a tabernacle was made at first, in which were the lampstand, and the table, and the bread of the Presence, which is called Holy.

⁴⁹and the gold lampstands, five to the right, and five to the left, opposite the oracle, of pure gold; and likenesses of lily blossoms, with lamps above them, of gold; and gold tongs;

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.

¹And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: ²“Speak to Aaron, and you shall say to him: When you place the seven lamps, let the lampstand be set up on the south side. Therefore, give this instruction: that the lamps should look out from the region opposite the north, toward the table of the bread of the presence; they shall give light opposite that area, toward the area that the lampstand faces.” ³And Aaron did so, and he placed the lamps on the lampstand, just as the Lord had instructed Moses. ⁴Now this was the workmanship of the lampstand: it was of ductile gold, both the main shaft and all that originated from both sides of the branches. According to the example that the Lord revealed to Moses, so did he make the lampstand.

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.

⁷Then he also made ten gold lampstands, according to the form by which they had been ordered to be made. And he set them in the temple, five on the right, and five on the left.

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.

¹And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 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.

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.

⁴They shall be placed upon the most pure candlestick in the sight of the Lord always.

¹“And to the Angel of the Church of Ephesus write: Thus says the One who holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks in the midst of the seven golden lampstands:

^1:20the 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.”

^2:1“And to the Angel of the Church of Ephesus write: Thus says the One who holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks in the midst of the seven golden lampstands:

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.”

¹²And I turned around, so as to see the voice which was speaking with me. And having turned around, I saw seven golden lampstands.

⁴These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands, standing in the sight of the lord of the earth.

¹And the angel who had been speaking with me returned, and he awakened me, like a man who is awakened from his sleep. 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. ³And there were two olive trees upon it: one to the right of the lamp, and one to its left.” ⁴And I answered and spoke to the angel who was speaking with me, saying, “What are these, my lord?” ⁵And the angel who was speaking with me answered, and he said to me, “Do you not know what these are?” And I said, “No, my lord.” ⁶And he answered and spoke to me, saying: This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel, saying: Not by an army, nor by might, but in my spirit, says the Lord of hosts.

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.