Exodus 25:38
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And the tongs thereof, and the firepans thereof, shall be of pure gold.
American King James Version (AKJV)
And the tongs thereof, and the firepans thereof, shall be of pure gold.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And the snuffers thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, shall be of pure gold.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
And the instruments and trays for use with it are all to be of the best gold.
Webster's Revision
And its tongs, and its snuff-dishes, shall be of pure gold.
World English Bible
Its snuffers and its snuff dishes shall be of pure gold.
English Revised Version (ERV)
And the tongs thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, shall be of pure gold.
Barnes's Exodus 25:38 Bible Commentary
The tongs - Used to trim and adjust the wicks. (Compare Isaiah 6:6.)
The snuff-dishes - These were shallow vessels used to receive the burnt fragments of wick removed by the tongs. The same Hebrew word is translated, in accordance with its connection, "fire pans," Exodus 27:3; Exodus 38:3; and "censers," Numbers 4:14; Numbers 16:6.
