Exodus 27:20-21
New American Standard Bible
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 the Lord; it shall be a permanent (E)statute throughout their generations [c]for the sons of Israel.
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- Exodus 27:20 Or luminary
- Exodus 27:20 Lit ascend
- Exodus 27:21 Lit from
Exodus 27:20-21
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The Oil for the Lamp
20 “You shall further command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of beaten olives for the light, so that a lamp may be set up to burn continually.(A) 21 In the tent of meeting, outside the curtain that is before the covenant, Aaron and his sons shall tend it from evening to morning before the Lord. It shall be a perpetual ordinance to be observed throughout their generations by the Israelites.(B)
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