Exodus 25:36

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Exodus 25:36 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Their knops and their branches shall be of one piece with it; the whole of it one beaten work of pure gold.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Their knops and their branches shall be of one piece with it; the whole of it one beaten work of pure gold.
Exodus 25:36 — American Standard Version

Context — Exodus 25

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
36Their knops and their branches shall be of one piece with it; the whole of it one beaten work of pure gold.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Their knops and their branches shall be of the same, etc.] Of the same metal, gold, and of same mass: all of it shall be one beaten work of pure gold not made in parts, and then put and soldered together, but the whole candlestick in all its parts and branches were to be beaten out of one piece of gold.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Exodus 25:31 A candlestick of pure gold - (Compare Exodus 37:17-24.) A lampstand rather than a candlestick. Its purpose was to support seven oil-lamps. Its height appears to have been about three feet, and its width two feet. The original foot was lost or stolen when the candlestick was taken out of the temple, and the pedestal in the sculpture was added by some Roman artist to set off the trophy. His shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers - Or, its base, its stem, its flower cups, its knobs, and its lilies. Exodus 25:33 Three bowls made like unto almonds - Three cups of almond flowers. These appear to be the cups in immediate contact with the knobs as shown in the…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“beaten: Exo 25:18; Num 8:4; Kg1 10:16, Kg1 10:17; Ch2 9:15 Exodus 25:37”
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