Exodus 27:20-21
Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Lampstand Oil
20 “You are to command the Israelites to bring you pure oil from crushed olives for the light, in order to keep the lamp burning continually. 21 In the tent of meeting outside the veil that is in front of the testimony,(A) Aaron and his sons are to tend the lamp(B) from evening until morning before the Lord. This is to be a permanent statute(C) for the Israelites throughout their generations.
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Exodus 27:20-21
International Standard Version
The Oil for the Lamp
20 “And you are to command the Israelis to bring you pure olive oil, extracted by hand,[a] for the light in order to keep the lamp burning[b] continuously. 21 In the Tent of Meeting, outside the curtain that is before the Testimony, Aaron and his sons are to maintain[c] the lamp stand[d] from evening until morning in the Lord’s presence. It is to be a perpetual ordinance from generation to generation among the Israelis.”
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- Exodus 27:20 Lit. beaten; i.e. the olives were crushed in a mortar rather than pressed in an olive press
- Exodus 27:20 Lit. going up
- Exodus 27:21 Lit. arrange
- Exodus 27:21 Lit. it
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