King James Version

Exodus 25:37

And thou shalt make the seven lamps thereof: and they shall light the lamps thereof, that they may give light over against it.

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וְעָשִׂ֥יתָveasitaand doעָשָׂהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and do”, a completed action in a sequenceH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).נֵרֹתֶ֖יהָneroteyhalampנִירnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “lamp”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5216a lamp (i.e. the burner) or light (literally or figuratively)candle, lamp, light.שִׁבְעָ֑הshivahsevenשֶׁבַעadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “seven”, the ordinary formH7651seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number([phrase] by) seven(-fold),-s, (-teen, -teenth), -th, times). Compare H7658 (שִׁבְעָנָה).וְהֶֽעֱלָה֙veheelahand ascend upעָלָהconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and ascend up”, a completed action in a sequenceH5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurativearise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, [phrase] shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make t…אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).נֵ֣רֹתֶ֔יהָneroteyhalampנִירnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “lamp”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5216a lamp (i.e. the burner) or light (literally or figuratively)candle, lamp, light.וְהֵאִ֖ירveheirand gloriousאוֹרconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and glorious”, a completed action in a sequenceH215to be (causative, make) luminous (literally and metaphorically)[idiom] break of day, glorious, kindle, (be, en-, give, show) light (-en, -ened), set on fire, shine.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…עֵ֥בֶרeversideעֵבֶרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “side”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5676properly, a region across; but used only adverbially (with or without a preposition) on the opposite side (especially of the Jordan; ususally meaning the east)[idiom] against, beyond, by, [idiom] from, over, passage, quarter, (other, this) side, straight.פָּנֶֽיהָpaneyhaa- foreפָּנִיםnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And thou shalt make the lamps thereof, seven; and they shall light the lamps thereof, to give light over against it.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And thou shalt make the lamps thereof, seven: and they shall light the lamps thereof, to give light over against it.

Young’s Literal Translation

and thou hast made its seven lamps, and [one] hath caused its lights to go up, and it hath given light over-against its front.

World English Bible

You shall make its lamps seven, and they shall light its lamps to give light to the space in front of it.

Darby Translation

And thou shalt make the seven lamps thereof, and they shall light the lamps thereof, that they may shine out before it;

Douay-Rheims

Thou shalt make also seven lamps, and shalt set them upon the candlestick, to give light over against.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And thou shalt make the lamps thereof, seven; and they shall light the lamps thereof, to give light over against it.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And thou shalt make its seven lamps: and thou shalt set on it the lamps, and they shall shine from one front.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ποιήσεις τοὺς λύχνους αὐτῆς ἑπτά· καὶ ἐπιθήσεις τοὺς λύχνους, καὶ φανοῦσιν ἐκ τοῦ ἑνὸς προσώπου.