Of a talent of pure gold shall it be made refers to the lampstand, and with all these utensils refers to the snuffers and trays. If the lamps were made of gold, then they would be included in “all this equipment” (Good News Translation). (But see the comment at verse 37.) The talent, a unit of weight, was approximately “seventy-five pounds” (Good News Translation), or “thirty-five kilograms.”

Quoted with permission from Osborn, Noel D. and Hatton, Howard A. A Handbook on Exodus. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 1999. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .