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What does Numbers 8:4 mean?
"This was the workmanship of the lamp stand, beaten work of gold. From its base to its flowers, it was beaten work: according to the pattern which Yahweh had shown Moses, so he made the lamp stand."
— Numbers 8:4 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
“Speak to Aaron, and tell him, ‘When you light the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the lamp stand.’”
Aaron did so. He lit its lamps to light the area in front of the lamp stand, as Yahweh commanded Moses.
This was the workmanship of the lamp stand, beaten work of gold. From its base to its flowers, it was beaten work: according to the pattern which Yahweh had shown Moses, so he made the lamp stand.
Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
“Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them.
You shall do this to them, to cleanse them: sprinkle the water of cleansing on them, let them shave their whole bodies with a razor, and let them wash their clothes, and cleanse themselves.
Explanation
Numbers 8:4 is a brief but important note reminding readers exactly how the golden lampstand in the tabernacle was made. The verse tells us that the entire lampstand—from its base at the bottom to the
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