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Exodus 25:34

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And on the lampstand there shall be four cups shaped like almond blossoms with buds and petals.

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 34

At this chapter begins an account of the orders and instructions God gave to Moses upon the mount for the erecting and furnishing of a tabernacle to the honour of God. We have here. I. Orders given for a collection to be made among the people for this purpose (Exo 25:1-9). II. Particular instructions, 1. Concerning the ark of the covenant (Exo 25:10-22). 2. The table of showbread (Exo 25:23-30). 3. The golden candlestick (Exo 25:31, etc.).

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Strong's Concordancev. 34

מְנוֹרָה (mᵉnôwrâh, H4501) — a chandelier אַרְבַּע (ʼarbaʻ, H702) — four גְּבִיעַ (gᵉbîyaʻ, H1375) — a goblet; by analogy, the calyx of aflower שָׁקַד (shâqad, H8246) — to be (intensively, make) almond-shaped כַּפְתֹּר (kaphtôr, H3730) — a chaplet; but used only in an architectonic sense, i.e. the capital of acolumn, or a… פֶּרַח (perach, H6525) — a calyx (natural or artificial); generally, bloom

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