Leviticus 24:2
Command the children of Israel that they bring unto thee pure beaten olive oil for the light, to light the lamp continually.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
1And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
Cross References
Exodus 39:37the pure candlestick, its lamps, the lamps set in order, and all its utensils, and the oil for the light;
Numbers 8:2Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light over against the candlestick.
2 Chronicles 13:11and they burn to Jehovah every morning and every evening burnt-offerings and sweet incense; the loaves also are set in order upon the pure table; and the candlestick of gold with its lamps to burn every evening: for *we* keep the charge of Jehovah our God; but *ye* have forsaken him.
Psalms 119:130The entrance of thy words giveth light, giving understanding unto the simple.
Isaiah 8:20To the law and the testimony! If they speak not according to this word, for them there is no daybreak.
Matthew 4:16the people sitting in darkness has seen a great light, and to those sitting in [the] country and shadow of death, to them has light sprung up.
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 →