אֶת־הַמְּנֹרָ֨ה הַטְּהֹרָ֜ה אֶת־נֵרֹתֶ֗יהָ נֵרֹ֛ת הַמַּֽעֲרָכָ֖ה וְאֶת־כָּל־כֵּלֶ֑יהָ וְאֵ֖ת שֶׁ֥מֶן הַמָּאֽוֹר׃
정금 등대와 그 잔 곧 벌여놓은 등잔과 그 모든 기구와 등유와
Ramban
THE LAMPS THEREOF, EVEN THE LAMPS TO BE SET IN ORDER. It is possible that there are candelabrums with lamps on them purely for decorative purposes, or that they should give additional light if more is required. But this was not the case with the candelabrum of the Sanctuary, for it only had seven lamps. Therefore He explained, even the lamps to be set in order, for they were always set in order at dusk.
Rabbeinu Bahya
את נרותיה, נרות המערכה , “its lamps, the lamps of the prescribed order.” According to the plain meaning of the text the extra words נרות המערכה, were added to stress that there had to be seven lamps; they were the ones Aaron or his sons were to light each evening. The repetition of that expression means that there were neither to be more nor fewer than these seven lamps.
It is also possible that the reason there were to be seven lamps was that they symbolized the seven fixed stars (planets). The whole expression was to allude to the fact that these lamps in terrestrial space corresponded to “luminaries” in space. [Seeing all this was written before Copernicus it has lost its meaning in our day and age. Ed.]
It is also possible that the reason there were to be seven lamps was that they symbolized the seven fixed stars (planets). The whole expression was to allude to the fact that these lamps in terrestrial space corresponded to “luminaries” in space. [Seeing all this was written before Copernicus it has lost its meaning in our day and age. Ed.]