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neque accendunt lucernam et ponunt eam sub modio sed super candelabrum ut luceat omnibus qui in domo sunt
Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it gives light to all that are in the house.
Neither do men light a lamp, and put it under a bushel, but on a lamp stand; and it gives light unto all that are in the house.
Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.
Neither do men light a candle and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick, and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
Neither do men light a lamp, and put it under the bushel, but on the stand; and it shineth unto all that are in the house.
And they do not light a lamp and set it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all those who are in the house.
Nor do men light a lamp and put it under the bushel, but upon the lamp-stand, and it shines for all who are in the house.
Neither do men light a candle and put it under a bushel, but upon a candlestick, that it may shine to all that are in the house.
Neither do men light a lamp, and put it under the bushel, but on the stand; and it shineth unto all that are in the house.
Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house.
No one lights a lamp and puts it under a basket. Instead, everyone who lights a lamp puts it on a lamp stand. Then its light shines on everyone in the house.
No one lights a lamp and puts it under a basket, but rather on a lampstand, and it gives light for all who are in the house.
People don't light a lamp and put it under a basket but on a lamp stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.
People do not light a lamp and put it under a basket but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house.
nor does anyone light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.
Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.
No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house.
Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a close vessel, but on a candlestick: and it giveth light to all that are in the house.
Nor is a lamp lighted to be put under a bushel, but on the lampstand; and then it gives light to all in the house.
Neither do you light a lamp, and put it under a measuring basket, but on a stand; and it shines to all who are in the house.
Nobody lights a lamp and then puts it under a pot. He will put the lamp in a high place. Everybody who is in the house can then see the light from the lamp.
nor do they light a lamp, and put it under the measure, but on the lamp-stand, and it shineth to all those in the house;
Men do not light a lamp and put it under a basket. They put it on a table so it gives light to all in the house.
“Nor does anyone light a candle and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the house.
Similarly it would be silly to light a lamp and then hide it under a bowl. When someone lights a lamp, she puts it on a table or a desk or a chair, and the light illumines the entire house.
Don’t hide your light! Let it shine for all; let your good deeds glow for all to see, so that they will praise your heavenly Father.
Nor would someone light a lamp and then put it under a basket; rather, it is placed upon a lampstand so that it may afford light to all in the house.
nor does anyone light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.
Neither do men light a lamp and put it under a bushel, but on the lampstand, and it gives light unto all that are in the house.
No one lights a lamp and puts it under a basket, but rather on a lampstand, and it gives light for all who are in the house.
Nor do men light a lamp and put it under a peck measure, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house.
And people don’t hide a light under a bowl. They put it on a lampstand so the light shines for all the people in the house.
“Here’s another way to put it: You’re here to be light, bringing out the God-colors in the world. God is not a secret to be kept. We’re going public with this, as public as a city on a hill. If I make you light-bearers, you don’t think I’m going to hide you under a bucket, do you? I’m putting you on a light stand. Now that I’ve put you there on a hilltop, on a light stand—shine! Keep open house; be generous with your lives. By opening up to others, you’ll prompt people to open up with God, this generous Father in heaven.
People do not light a lamp and put it under a basket. No, they put it on a stand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.
Nor do people light a lamp and put it under the meal-tub, but on a stand, and it gives light to all · in the house.
No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house.
Neither do men light a candle and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick, and it gives light to all who are in the house.
No one lights a lamp and puts it under a bowl; instead it is put on the lampstand, where it gives light for everyone in the house.
nor men tendeth a lantern, and putteth it under a bushel [neither men tend a lantern, and put it under a bushel], but on a candlestick, that it give light to all that be in the house.
People don’t light a lamp and put it under a bucket; they put it on a lampstand. Then it gives light to everybody in the house.
and no one lights a lamp and puts it under a clay pot. Instead, it is placed on a lampstand, where it can give light to everyone in the house.
Nor do men light a lamp and put it under a bushel, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house.
“You are the world’s light—it is impossible to hide a town built on the top of a hill. Men do not light a lamp and put it under a bucket. They put it on a lamp-stand and it gives light for everybody in the house.
People do not light a lamp and put it under the bushel basket; rather, they put it on the lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house.
No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house.
Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they put it on top of a lampstand, and it shines on all who are in the house.
nor does anyone light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.
Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house.
Nor do they light a lamp and then put it under a bushel basket; it is set on a lampstand, where it gives light to all in the house.
nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.
And people don’t light a lamp and then hide it under a ·bowl [or basket]. They put it on a lampstand so the light shines for all the people in the house.
Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they put it on a lampstand so it gives light to all in the house.
Nor do men light a lamp and put it under a bushel, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house.
Also, people do not light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead, they put it on its stand. Then it gives light to everyone in the house.
Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
Likewise, when people light a lamp, they don’t cover it with a bowl but put it on a lampstand, so that it shines for everyone in the house.
So also with a lamp. People do not light a lamp and put it under a basket. But they put it on the place for a lamp. Then all the people in the house can see its light.
No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house.
No one, after lighting a menorah, places it under a measuring basket, but on the shulchan (table), and it gives ohr (light) to kol anshei habais (all in the house).
No one lights a lamp and puts it under a basket. Instead, everyone who lights a lamp puts it on a lamp stand. Then its light shines on everyone in the house.
Neither do men light a candle and put it under a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the house.
People don’t hide a lamp under a bowl. They put it on a lampstand. Then the light shines for everyone in the house.
And people don’t hide a light under a bowl. They put the light on a lampstand. Then the light shines for all the people in the house.
nor do they light a lamp and place it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it shines on all those in the house.
Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.
Nor do they burn a lamp and put it under the basket, but on the lampstand— and it shines on all the ones in the house.
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