Exodus 27:20
18 The entire courtyard shall be a hundred cubits long and fifty cubits wide, with curtains of finely spun linen five cubits high, and with bronze bases.
19 All the utensils of the tabernacle for every use, including all its tent pegs and the tent pegs of the courtyard, shall be made of bronze.
And you are to command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually.
21 In the Tent of Meeting, outside the veil that is in front of the Testimony, Aaron and his sons are to tend the lamps before the LORD from evening until morning. This is to be a permanent statute for the Israelites for the generations to come.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- And you are to command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually.
- KJV
- And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamp to burn always.
- WEB
- “You shall command the children of Israel, that they bring to you pure olive oil beaten for the light, to cause a lamp to burn continually.
- ASV
- And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure olive oil beaten for the light, to cause a lamp to burn continually.
- DARBY
- And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring thee olive oil, pure, beaten, for the light, to light the lamp continually.
- BLB
- And you shall command the sons of Israel, and they shall bring to you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to cause the lamp to burn continually.
- ÅB
- Og du skal befale Israels barn at de skal la deg få ren olje av støtte oliven til lysestaken, så lampene kan settes opp til enhver tid.
- OTB
- "Påby israelittene å bringe deg klar olje av pressede oliven til lyset, for å holde lampen brennende kontinuerlig.
- B1930
- Og du skal byde Israels barn at de skal la dig få ren olje av støtte oliven til lysestaken, så lampene kan settes op til enhver tid.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Leviticus 24:1–4
Then the LORD said to Moses,
Read in contextPsalms 23:5
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
Read in contextZechariah 4:11–14
Then I asked the angel, “What are the two olive trees on the right and left of the lampstand?”
Read in contextJudges 9:9
But the olive tree replied, ‘Should I stop giving my oil that honors both God and man, to hold sway over the trees?’
Read in contextExodus 39:37
the pure gold lampstand with its row of lamps and all its utensils, as well as the oil for the light;
Read in contextExodus 25:31–37
Then you are to make a lampstand of pure, hammered gold. It shall be made of one piece, including its base and shaft, its cups, and its buds and petals.
Read in contextRevelation 11:4
These witnesses are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth.
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