Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Command the Israelites to bring you clear oil of pressed olives for the light so that the lamps may be kept burning. New Living Translation “Command the people of Israel to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually. English Standard Version “You shall command the people of Israel that they bring to you pure beaten olive oil for the light, that a lamp may regularly be set up to burn. Berean Standard Bible And you are to command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually. King James Bible 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. New King James Version “And you shall command the children of Israel that they bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to cause the lamp to burn continually. New American Standard Bible “And you shall command the sons of Israel that they bring you clear oil of beaten olives for the light, to make a lamp burn continually. NASB 1995 “You shall charge the sons of Israel, that they bring you clear oil of beaten olives for the light, to make a lamp burn continually. NASB 1977 “And you shall charge the sons of Israel, that they bring you clear oil of beaten olives for the light, to make a lamp burn continually. Legacy Standard Bible “And you shall command the sons of Israel, that they bring you clear oil of beaten olives for the light, to make a lamp burn continually. Amplified Bible “You shall command the Israelites to provide you with clear oil of beaten olives for the light, to make a lamp burn continually [every night]. Christian Standard Bible “You are to command the Israelites to bring you pure oil from crushed olives for the light, in order to keep the lamp burning regularly. Holman Christian Standard Bible 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. American Standard Version 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. Contemporary English Version Command the people of Israel to supply you with the purest olive oil. Do this so the lamp will keep burning English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation "For the lighting, you must command the Israelites to bring you pure, virgin olive oil so that the lamps won't go out. Good News Translation "Command the people of Israel to bring you the best olive oil for the lamp, so that it can be lit each evening. International Standard Version "And you are to command the Israelis to bring you pure olive oil, extracted by hand, for the light in order to keep the lamp burning continuously. Majority Standard Bible And you are to command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually. NET Bible "You are to command the Israelites that they bring to you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, so that the lamps will burn regularly. New Heart English Bible "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. Webster's Bible Translation And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring the pure olive-oil beaten for the light, to cause the lamp to burn always. World English Bible “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. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd you command the sons of Israel, and they bring pure oil of beaten olive to you for the light, to cause the lamp to go up continually. Young's Literal Translation 'And thou -- thou dost command the sons of Israel, and they bring unto thee pure beaten olive oil for the light, to cause the lamp to go up continually; Smith's Literal Translation And thou shalt command the sons of Israel, and they shall take to thee pure olive oil, beaten for the light, to lift up the light continually. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleCommand the children of Israel that they bring thee the purest oil of the olives, and beaten with a pestle: that a lamp may burn always, Catholic Public Domain Version Instruct the sons of Israel so that they may bring you the purest oil of the olive trees, crushed with a pestle, so that a lamp may always burn New American Bible You shall command the Israelites to bring you clear oil of crushed olives, to be used for the light, so that you may keep lamps burning always. New Revised Standard Version 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 regularly. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd you shall command the children of Israel that they bring you pure olive oil from beaten olives for the light, so that the lamps may burn always. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And you command the children of Israel and take to you pure oil of trodden olives to light the lamps constantly OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And 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. Brenton Septuagint Translation And do thou charge the children of Israel, and let them take for thee refined pure olive-oil beaten to burn for light, that a lamp may burn continually Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Oil for the Lamps20And you are to command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually. 21In 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.… Cross References Leviticus 24:2 “Command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually. Exodus 25:6 olive oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense; Exodus 30:7-8 And Aaron is to burn fragrant incense on it every morning when he tends the lamps. / When Aaron sets up the lamps at twilight, he must burn the incense perpetually before the LORD for the generations to come. 1 Samuel 3:3 Before the lamp of God had gone out, Samuel was lying down in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was located. 2 Chronicles 13:11 Every morning and every evening they present burnt offerings and fragrant incense to the LORD. They set out the rows of showbread on the ceremonially clean table, and every evening they light the lamps of the gold lampstand. We are carrying out the requirements of the LORD our God, while you have forsaken Him. 2 Chronicles 4:20 the lampstands of pure gold and their lamps, to burn in front of the inner sanctuary as prescribed; 2 Chronicles 13:10-11 But as for us, the LORD is our God. We have not forsaken Him; the priests who minister to the LORD are sons of Aaron, and the Levites attend to their duties. / Every morning and every evening they present burnt offerings and fragrant incense to the LORD. They set out the rows of showbread on the ceremonially clean table, and every evening they light the lamps of the gold lampstand. We are carrying out the requirements of the LORD our God, while you have forsaken Him. 1 Kings 7:48-50 Solomon also made all the furnishings for the house of the LORD: the golden altar; the golden table on which was placed the Bread of the Presence; / the lampstands of pure gold in front of the inner sanctuary, five on the right side and five on the left; the gold flowers, lamps, and tongs; / the pure gold basins, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, ladles, and censers; and the gold hinges for the doors of the inner temple (that is, the Most Holy Place) as well as for the doors of the main hall of the temple. 1 Kings 9:25 Three times a year Solomon offered burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar he had built for the LORD, burning incense with them before the LORD. So he completed the temple. Psalm 119:105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. Matthew 5:14-16 You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. / Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they set it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. / In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven. John 8:12 Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.” John 1:4-5 In Him was life, and that life was the light of men. / The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. John 12:35-36 Then Jesus told them, “For a little while longer, the Light will be among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going. / While you have the Light, believe in the Light, so that you may become sons of light.” After Jesus had spoken these things, He went away and was hidden from them. Revelation 1:12-13 Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me. And having turned, I saw seven golden lampstands, / and among the lampstands was One like the Son of Man, dressed in a long robe, with a golden sash around His chest. Treasury of Scripture And you shall command the children of Israel, that they bring you pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamp to burn always. pure oil olive beaten. Exodus 39:37 The pure candlestick, with the lamps thereof, even with the lamps to be set in order, and all the vessels thereof, and the oil for light, Leviticus 24:2-4 Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamps to burn continually… Judges 9:9 But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees? for the light Exodus 25:31-37 And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick be made: his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same… to cause the lamp. Exodus 30:8 And when Aaron lighteth the lamps at even, he shall burn incense upon it, a perpetual incense before the LORD throughout your generations. 1 Samuel 3:3 And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to sleep; Jump to Previous Always Beaten Burn Cause Charge Children Clear Command Continually Israel Israelites Kept Light Lights Oil Olive Olive-Oil Olives Pressed Pure Thou TimesJump to Next Always Beaten Burn Cause Charge Children Clear Command Continually Israel Israelites Kept Light Lights Oil Olive Olive-Oil Olives Pressed Pure Thou TimesExodus 27 1. The altar of burnt offering, with the vessels thereof9. The court of the tabernacle enclosed with hangings and pillars 18. The measure of the court, and the furniture of brass 20. The oil for the lamp And you are to command This phrase indicates a direct instruction from God to Moses. The Hebrew word for "command" is "tsavah," which implies a strong directive, not merely a suggestion. This highlights the importance of obedience in the relationship between God and His people. In the context of the Israelites, it underscores the necessity of following divine instructions to maintain holiness and order in their worship practices. the Israelites to bring you clear oil of pressed olives for the light to keep the lamps burning continually (20) Thou shalt command the children of Israel that they bring thee pure olive oil.--This instruction had been already given (Exodus 25:2; Exodus 25:6), only not with such particularity. "Oil" had been required, but not "pure olive oil beaten." By this is meant the best possible olive oil--that which was obtained by "beating," or pounding in a mortar; which was free from various impurities that belonged to the oil crushed out, after the ordinary fashion, in a mill. To cause the lamp to burn always--i.e., every night without intermission. Josephus says that three lights were kept burning both night and day (Ant. Jud., iii. 7, ? 7); but there is nothing in Scripture to confirm this. The tabernacle would have received sufficient light during the daytime through the entrance curtain, which was of linen (Exodus 26:36), not to mention that the curtain may, when necessary, have been looped up. The lighting of the lamps every evening is distinctly asserted in Exodus 30:8; their extinction in the morning appears from 1Samuel 3:3. . . . Verses 20, 21. - THE OIL FOR THE LAMP. It has been observed that this paragraph is somewhat out of place. It would more appro priately, according to human ideas, have terminated ch. 25. But "God's ways are not as man's ways, nor his thoughts as man's thoughts." It is frequently difficult - some-times impossible - for the keenest human intellect to trace the connecting links between one portion of God's word and the next. In such cases it is best not to speculate on the nature of the connection, but to content ourselves with laying to heart the lesson which each portion teaches separately. Verse 20. - Thou shalt command. Compare Exodus 25:6, where the general command had been given. Here certain additions are made as to the quality of the oil which was to be brought. The oil was to be pure olive oil beaten that is to say, it was to be olive oil purified from any admixture of that watery juice which the Romans called amurca; and it was to be of the kind which is obtained by mere beating or pounding in a mortar, and not by crushing in a mill. Oil of this kind, which is usually made from the unripe fruit, is reckoned much the best; it is clear and colourless, and gives a bright pure light with little smoke. To cause the lamp to burn always. It has been supposed from this expression that the lamp must have been kept constantly burning both day and night; and Josephus declares that this was actually so, at least with three out of the seven lights (Ant. Jud. 3:7, 7). But there are several places m Scripture which state, or imply, the contrary. (See especially Exodus 30:8; and 1 Samuel 3:3.) It seems to have been the duty of the high-priest to light the lamps every evening, and to give them a sufficient supply of oil to last till daybreak, at which time "the lamp of God went out" (1 Samuel l.s.c.) The supposition that "one light at least was always burning" (Kalisch), because no daylight could penetrate into the structure through the fourfold covering, ignores the fact that light would enter through the single curtain at the entrance, as well as the probability that some portion of that curtain may generally have been looped up. If we regard the lamp as extinguished during the daytime, we must understand "always" here to mean "regularly every night."Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew And youוְאַתָּ֞ה (wə·’at·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine singular Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you are to command תְּצַוֶּ֣ה ׀ (tə·ṣaw·weh) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order the Israelites בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son to bring וְיִקְח֨וּ (wə·yiq·ḥū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3947: To take you pure זָ֛ךְ (zāḵ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2134: Pure, clean oil שֶׁ֣מֶן (še·men) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 8081: Grease, liquid, richness of pressed כָּתִ֖ית (kā·ṯîṯ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 3795: Beaten, pure olives זַ֥יִת (za·yiṯ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2132: An olive, the tree, the branch, the berry for the light, לַמָּא֑וֹר (lam·mā·’ō·wr) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3974: A luminous body, luminary, light, brightness, cheerfulness, a chandelier to keep the lamps נֵ֖ר (nêr) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5216: A lamp, light burning לְהַעֲלֹ֥ת (lə·ha·‘ă·lōṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively continually. תָּמִֽיד׃ (tā·mîḏ) Adverb Strong's 8548: Continuance, constant, ellipt, the regular, sacrifice Links Exodus 27:20 NIVExodus 27:20 NLT Exodus 27:20 ESV Exodus 27:20 NASB Exodus 27:20 KJV Exodus 27:20 BibleApps.com Exodus 27:20 Biblia Paralela Exodus 27:20 Chinese Bible Exodus 27:20 French Bible Exodus 27:20 Catholic Bible OT Law: Exodus 27:20 You shall command the children of Israel (Exo. 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