Leviticus 24:2
Command the sons of Israel, that they bring to thee pure beaten olive oil for the light, to cause a lamp to burn continually.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
1And LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
Cross References
Exodus 39:37the pure candlestick, the lamps of it, even the lamps to be set in order, and all the vessels of it, and the oil for the light,
Numbers 8:2Speak to Aaron, and say to him, When thou light the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the candlestick.
2 Chronicles 13:11And they burn to LORD every morning and every evening burnt-offerings and sweet incense. Also [they set] the showbread in order upon the pure table, and the candlestick of gold with the lamps of it to burn every evening. For we kee
Psalms 119:130The opening of thy words gives light. It gives understanding to the simple.
Isaiah 8:20[Seek] to the law and to the testimony! If they speak not according to this word, surely there is no morning for them.
Matthew 4:16the people who dwell in darkness saw a great light, and to those who dwell in the region and shadow of death, light sprang up to them.
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 24:2-10
Laws Concerning the Lamps. ( b. c. 1490.) 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamps to burn continually. 3 Without the vail of the testimony, in the tabernacle of the congregation, shall Aaron order it from the evening unto the morning before the Lord continually: it shall be a statute for ever in your generations. 4 He shall order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before the Lord continually. 5 And… Read the whole commentary →