King James Version

Exodus 25:33

Three bowls made like unto almonds, with a knop and a flower in one branch; and three bowls made like almonds in the other branch, with a knop and a flower: so in the six branches that come out of the candlestick.

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שְׁלֹשָׁ֣הsheloshahthirdשָׁלוֹשׁadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “third”, the ordinary formH7969three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice[phrase] fork, [phrase] often(-times), third, thir(-teen, -teenth), three, [phrase] thrice. Compare H7991 (שָׁלִישׁ).גְ֠בִעִיםgeviimhouseגְּבִיעַnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “house”, the ordinary formH1375a goblet; by analogy, the calyx of aflowerhouse, cup, pot.מְֽשֻׁקָּדִ֞יםmeshuqadimmake like almondsשָׁקַדverb, pual, passive participle, absolute — “make like almonds”, a verb used as a describing wordH8246to be (intensively, make) almond-shapedmake like (unto, after the fashion of) almonds.בַּקָּנֶ֣הbaqanehin reedקָנֶהpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in reed”, the ordinary formH7070a reed (as erect); by resemblance a rod (especially for measuring), shaft, tube, stem, the radius (of the arm), beam (of a steelyard)balance, bone, branch, calamus, cane, reed, [idiom] spearman, stalk.הָאֶחָד֮haechadthe firstאֶחָדdefinite article, adjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “the first”, the ordinary formH259properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) firsta, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,כַּפְתֹּ֣רkaftorknopכַּפְתֹּרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “knop”, the ordinary formH3730a chaplet; but used only in an architectonic sense, i.e. the capital of acolumn, or a wreath-like button or disk on the candelabrumknop, (upper) lintel.וָפֶרַח֒vaferachand blossomפֶּרַחconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and blossom”, the ordinary formH6525a calyx (natural or artificial); generally, bloomblossom, bud, flower.וּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הusheloshahand thirdשָׁלוֹשׁconjunction, adjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “and third”, the ordinary formH7969three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice[phrase] fork, [phrase] often(-times), third, thir(-teen, -teenth), three, [phrase] thrice. Compare H7991 (שָׁלִישׁ).גְבִעִ֗יםgeviimhouseגְּבִיעַnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “house”, the ordinary formH1375a goblet; by analogy, the calyx of aflowerhouse, cup, pot.מְשֻׁקָּדִ֛יםmeshuqadimmake like almondsשָׁקַדverb, pual, passive participle, absolute — “make like almonds”, a verb used as a describing wordH8246to be (intensively, make) almond-shapedmake like (unto, after the fashion of) almonds.בַּקָּנֶ֥הbaqanehin reedקָנֶהpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in reed”, the ordinary formH7070a reed (as erect); by resemblance a rod (especially for measuring), shaft, tube, stem, the radius (of the arm), beam (of a steelyard)balance, bone, branch, calamus, cane, reed, [idiom] spearman, stalk.הָאֶחָ֖דhaechadthe firstאֶחָדdefinite article, adjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “the first”, the ordinary formH259properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) firsta, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,כַּפְתֹּ֣רkaftorknopכַּפְתֹּרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “knop”, the ordinary formH3730a chaplet; but used only in an architectonic sense, i.e. the capital of acolumn, or a wreath-like button or disk on the candelabrumknop, (upper) lintel.וָפָ֑רַחvafarachand blossomפֶּרַחconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and blossom”, the ordinary formH6525a calyx (natural or artificial); generally, bloomblossom, bud, flower.כֵּ֚ןkenas... asכֵּןparticle, demonstrative — “as... as”H3651properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles)[phrase] after that (this, -ward, -wards), as... as, [phrase] (for-) asmuch as yet, [phrase] be (for which) cause, [phrase] following, howbeit, in (the) like (manner, -wise), [idiom] the more, right, (even) so, state, straightway, such (th…לְשֵׁ֣שֶׁתlesheshetto sixשֵׁשׁpreposition, adjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, construct — “to six”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8337six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. sixthsix(-teen, -teenth), sixth.הַקָּנִ֔יםhaqanimthe reedקָנֶהdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the reed”, the ordinary formH7070a reed (as erect); by resemblance a rod (especially for measuring), shaft, tube, stem, the radius (of the arm), beam (of a steelyard)balance, bone, branch, calamus, cane, reed, [idiom] spearman, stalk.הַיֹּצְאִ֖יםhayotseimthe bring forthיָצָאdefinite article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “the bring forth”, a verb used as a describing wordH3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.[idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail…מִןminfromמִןpreposition — “from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.הַמְּנֹרָֽהhamnorahthe candlestickמְנוֹרָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the candlestick”, the ordinary formH4501a chandeliercandlestick.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

three cups made like almond-blossoms in one branch, a knop and a flower; and three cups made like almond-blossoms in the other branch, a knop and a flower; so for the six branches going out of the candlestick.

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American Standard Version (1901)

three cups made like almond-blossoms in one branch, a knop and a flower; and three cups made like almond-blossoms in the other branch, a knop and a flower: so for the six branches going out of the candlestick:

Young’s Literal Translation

three calyxes made like almonds in the one branch, a knop and a flower, and three calyxes made like almonds in one branch, a knop and a flower; so for the six branches which are coming out from the candlestick.

World English Bible

three cups made like almond blossoms in one branch, a bud and a flower; and three cups made like almond blossoms in the other branch, a bud and a flower, so for the six branches going out of the lamp stand;

Darby Translation

three cups shaped like almonds in the one branch, a knob and a flower: and three cups shaped like almonds in the other branch, a knob and a flower: so in the six branches that come out of the lamp-stand.

Douay-Rheims

Three cups as it were nuts to every branch, and a bowl withal, and a lily; and three cups, likewise of the fashion of nuts in the other branch, and a bowl withal, and a lily. Such shall be the work of the six branches, that are to come out from the shaft:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And three bowls fashioned like almonds, on each branch a knop and a lily; so to the six branches proceeding from the candlestick,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ τρεῖς κρατῆρες ἐκτετυπωμένοι καρυΐσκους· ἐν τῷ ἑνὶ καλαμίσκῳ σφαιρωτὴρ καὶ κρίνον· οὕτω τοῖς ἓξ καλαμίσκοις τοῖς ἐκπορευομένοις ἐκ τῆς λυχνίας.