Leviticus 24:4
New International Version
The lamps on the pure gold lampstand before the LORD must be tended continually.

New Living Translation
Aaron and the priests must tend the lamps on the pure gold lampstand continually in the LORD’s presence.

English Standard Version
He shall arrange the lamps on the lampstand of pure gold before the LORD regularly.

Berean Standard Bible
He shall tend the lamps on the pure gold lampstand before the LORD continually.

King James Bible
He shall order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before the LORD continually.

New King James Version
He shall be in charge of the lamps on the pure gold lampstand before the LORD continually.

New American Standard Bible
He shall keep the lamps in order on the pure gold lampstand before the LORD continually.

NASB 1995
“He shall keep the lamps in order on the pure gold lampstand before the LORD continually.

NASB 1977
“He shall keep the lamps in order on the pure gold lampstand before the LORD continually.

Legacy Standard Bible
He shall keep the lamps in order on the pure gold lampstand before Yahweh continually.

Amplified Bible
He shall keep the lamps burning on the pure gold lampstand before the LORD continually.

Christian Standard Bible
He must continually tend the lamps on the pure gold lampstand in the LORD’s presence.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He must continually tend the lamps on the pure gold lampstand in the LORD’s presence.”

American Standard Version
He shall keep in order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before Jehovah continually.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Upon the great menorah he shall be arranging the lamps before LORD JEHOVAH continually.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Ye shall burn the lamps on the pure lamp-stand before the Lord till the morrow.

Douay-Rheims Bible
They shall be set upon the most pure candlestick before the Lord continually.

English Revised Version
He shall order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before the LORD continually.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Aaron must keep the lamps on the pure gold lamp stand lit in the LORD's presence.

Good News Translation
Aaron shall take care of the lamps on the lampstand of pure gold and must see that they burn regularly in the LORD's presence.

International Standard Version
He is to arrange the lamps so that they burn continuously on a ceremonially pure lamp stand in the LORD's presence.

JPS Tanakh 1917
He shall order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before the LORD continually.

Literal Standard Version
he arranges the lights on the pure lampstand before YHWH continually.

Majority Standard Bible
He shall tend the lamps on the pure gold lampstand before the LORD continually.

New American Bible
He shall set up the lamps on the pure gold menorah to burn regularly before the LORD.

NET Bible
On the ceremonially pure lampstand he must arrange the lamps before the LORD continually.

New Revised Standard Version
He shall set up the lamps on the lampstand of pure gold before the LORD regularly.

New Heart English Bible
He shall keep in order the lamps on the pure gold lampstand before the LORD continually.

Webster's Bible Translation
Ye shall order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before the LORD continually.

World English Bible
He shall keep in order the lamps on the pure gold lamp stand before Yahweh continually.

Young's Literal Translation
by the pure candlestick he doth arrange the lights before Jehovah continually.

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Context
The Oil for the Lamps
3Outside the veil of the Testimony in the Tent of Meeting, Aaron is to tend the lamps continually before the LORD from evening until morning. This is to be a permanent statute for the generations to come. 4He shall tend the lamps on the pure gold lampstand before the LORD continually.

Cross References
Exodus 25:31
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.

Exodus 31:8
the table with its utensils, the pure gold lampstand with all its utensils, the altar of incense,

Exodus 37:17
Then he made the lampstand out of pure hammered gold, all of one piece: its base and shaft, its cups, and its buds and petals.

Leviticus 24:3
Outside the veil of the Testimony in the Tent of Meeting, Aaron is to tend the lamps continually before the LORD from evening until morning. This is to be a permanent statute for the generations to come.

Numbers 8:2
"Speak to Aaron and tell him: 'When you set up the seven lamps, they are to light the area in front of the lampstand.'"


Treasury of Scripture

He shall order the lamps on the pure candlestick before the LORD continually.

the pure

Exodus 25:31-39
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…

Exodus 31:8
And the table and his furniture, and the pure candlestick with all his furniture, and the altar of incense,

Exodus 37:17-24
And he made the candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work made he the candlestick; his shaft, and his branch, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, were of the same: …

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Leviticus 24
1. The oil for the lamps
5. The showbread
10. Shelomith's son blasphemes
13. The law of blasphemy
17. Of murder
18. Of damage
23. The blasphemer is stoned














(4) The lamps upon the pure candlestick.--Though it would appear from Exodus 25:31 that the candlestick was called pure because it was made entirely of pure gold, yet, according to the authorities during the second Temple, the order here is that "he shall arrange the lamps after having purified and made clean the candlestick, and removed all the cinders."



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
He shall tend
יַעֲרֹ֖ךְ (ya·‘ă·rōḵ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6186: To set in a, row, arrange, put in order

the lamps
הַנֵּר֑וֹת (han·nê·rō·wṯ)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 5216: A lamp, light

on
עַ֚ל (‘al)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the pure [gold]
הַטְּהֹרָ֔ה (haṭ·ṭə·hō·rāh)
Article | Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 2889: Clean, pure

lampstand
הַמְּנֹרָ֣ה (ham·mə·nō·rāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4501: A chandelier

before
לִפְנֵ֥י (lip̄·nê)
Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct
Strong's 6440: The face

the LORD
יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

continually.
תָּמִֽיד׃ (tā·mîḏ)
Adverb
Strong's 8548: Continuance, constant, ellipt, the regular, sacrifice


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