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20 “And you shall command the sons of Israel, that they bring you (A)clear oil of beaten olives for the [a]light, to make a lamp [b]burn continually. 21 In the (B)tent of meeting, outside (C)the veil which is before the testimony, (D)Aaron and his sons shall keep it in order from evening to morning before Yahweh; it shall be a perpetual (E)statute throughout their generations [c]for the sons of Israel.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 27:20 Or luminary
  2. Exodus 27:20 Lit ascend
  3. Exodus 27:21 Lit from

Olive oil for the lampstand

20 You must require the Israelites to bring you pure oil of crushed olives for the light so that the lamp may be set up to burn continually. 21 In the meeting tent, outside the veil that hangs in front of the covenant document, Aaron and his sons will tend the lamp from evening to morning in the Lord’s presence. It will be a permanent regulation for the Israelites in every generation.

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