Exodus 25:38

38 Its wick trimmers and trays are to be of pure gold.

Exodus 25:38 in Other Translations

38 And the tongs thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, shall be of pure gold.

38 Its tongs and their trays shall be of pure gold.

38 The lamp snuffers and trays must also be made of pure gold.

38 Make the candle snuffers and trays out of pure gold.

38 And the snuffers thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, shall be of pure gold.

38 The tongs and incense burners must be made of pure gold.

38 Its snuffers and firepans must be of pure gold.

38 The trays and wick cutters must be made out of pure gold.

Exodus 25:38 Meaning and Commentary

Ver. 38 And the tongs thereof
Which, according to Jarchi, was a sort of forks with which they took the wicks out of the oil, and put them in the lamps; or, as some think, the snuffers, but they are distinguished from tongs, ( 1 Kings 7:49 1 Kings 7:50 ) and the snuffdishes thereof shall be of pure gold; in which the tongs or snuffers were put, or into which the snuff itself was put that was snuffed off. Jarchi says they were a sort of small cups, in which they put the ashes of the lamp, morning by morning, when they trimmed the lamps from the ashes of the wicks which burned in the night, and were extinct: so Ben Gersom and Lyra say they were vessels full of water where those were put which were snuffed off, that they might not make a smoke, which is not improbable.

Exodus 25:38 In-Context

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

37 “Then make its seven lamps and set them up on it so that they light the space in front of it.

38 Its wick trimmers and trays are to be of pure gold.

39 A talent of pure gold is to be used for the lampstand and all these accessories.

40 See that you make them according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.

Cross References

• 1. S ver 37; Numbers 4:9