Leviticus 24:1

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

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2Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamps to burn continually.

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Cross References

Numbers 8:2Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light over against the candlestick.

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 24:1

In this chapter we have, I. A repetition of the laws concerning the lamps and the show-bread, ver. 1-9 . II. A violation of the law against blasphemy, with the imprisonment, trial, condemnation, and execution, of the blasphemer, ver. 10-14 , with ver. 23 . III. The law against blasphemy reinforced ( ver. 15, 16 ), with sundry other laws, ver. 17 , &c. Read the whole commentary →

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