Oil for the Lamp - Exodus 27

Exodus 27

²⁰ 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. ²¹ In the tabernacle of the congregation without the vail, which is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall order it from evening to morning before the LORD: it shall be a statute for ever unto their generations on the behalf of the children of Israel.

Matthew Henry Concise

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Exodus 27:20

Beaten oil
(Ex 27:20; 29:40), obtained by pounding olives in a mortar, not by crushing them in a mill. It wa...
Lamp
(1.) That part of the candle-sticks of the tabernacle and the temple which bore the light (Ex 25:...

Strong's Concordance

Exodus 27:20

And thou shalt commandH6680 the childrenH1121 of Israel,H3478 that they bringH3947 thee pureH2134 oilH8081 oliveH2132 beatenH3795 for the light,H3974 to cause the lampH5216 to burnH5927 always.H8548

Notes

Exodus 27:20 - 21

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. In the tabernacle of the congregation without the vail, which is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall order it from evening to morning before the LORD: it shall be a statute for ever unto their generations on the behalf of the children of Israel. ...

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