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Exodus 25:36

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The buds and branches are to be all of one piece with the lampstand, hammered out of pure gold.

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 36

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. 36

כַּפְתֹּר (kaphtôr, H3730) — a chaplet; but used only in an architectonic sense, i.e. the capital of acolumn, or a… קָנֶה (qâneh, H7070) — a reed (as erect); by resemblance a rod (especially for measuring), shaft, tube, stem,… אֶחָד (ʼechâd, H259) — properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first מִקְשָׁה (miqshâh, H4749) — rounded work, i.e. moulded by hammering (repousse) טָהוֹר (ṭâhôwr, H2889) — pure (in a physical, chemical, ceremonial or moral sense) זָהָב (zâhâb, H2091) — gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky

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Exodus 25:18rank 2

Make two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat,

Numbers 8:4rank 2

This is how the lampstand was constructed: it was made of hammered gold from its base to its blossoms, fashioned according to the pattern the LORD had shown Moses.

II Chronicles 9:15rank 2

King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of hammered gold went into each shield.

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