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Exodus 25:38

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Exodus 25:38 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And the snuffers thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, shall be of pure gold.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And the snuffers thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, shall be of pure gold.
Exodus 25:38 — American Standard Version

Context — Exodus 25

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
35and 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 the candlestick.
36Their knops and their branches shall be of one piece with it; the whole of it one beaten work of pure gold.
37And thou shalt make the lamps thereof, seven: and they shall light the lamps thereof, to give light over against it.
38And the snuffers thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, shall be of pure gold.
39Of a talent of pure gold shall it be made, with all these vessels.
40And see that thou make them after their pattern, which hath been showed thee in the mount.
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What do historical commentaries say?

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“tongs--snuffers.”
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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
“the tongs: Ch2 4:21; Isa 6:6, snuff dishes, Exo 37:23; Num 4:9; Kg1 7:50; Kg2 12:13, Kg2 25:14; Jer 52:18 Exodus 25:39”
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