Exodus 27:20 “And you are to command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of pressed…”

Exodus 27:20

And you are to command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

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.

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

And thou shalt commande the children of Israel, that they bring vnto thee pure oyle oliue beaten, for the light, that the lampes may alway burne.

Darby Translation

And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring thee olive oil, pure, beaten, for the light, to light the lamp 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;

Bible in Basic English

Give orders to the children of Israel to give you clear olive oil for the lights, so that a light may be burning there at all times.

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Cross references

“pure oil olive beaten”

Psalm 23:5 Zechariah 4:11–14 Exodus 39:37 Judges 9:9 Revelation 11:4 Leviticus 24:2–4

Psalm 23:5 · BSB

You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.

Zechariah 4:11–14 · BSB

Then I asked the angel, “What are the two olive trees on the right and left of the lampstand?”

Exodus 39:37 · BSB

the pure gold lampstand with its row of lamps and all its utensils, as well as the oil for the light;

Judges 9:9 · BSB

But the olive tree replied, ‘Should I stop giving my oil that honors both God and man, to hold sway over the trees?’

Revelation 11:4 · BSB

These witnesses are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth.

Leviticus 24:2–4 · BSB

“Command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually.

“for the light”

Exodus 25:31–37

Exodus 25:31–37 · BSB

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.

Also

Leviticus 24:1–4

Leviticus 24:1–4 · BSB

Then the LORD said to Moses,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

19All the utensils of the tabernacle for every use, including all its tent pegs and the tent pegs of the courtyard, shall be made of bronze.

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.

Read Exodus 27