Focused Passage

Exodus 27:20-21

The Altar, Courtyard, and Oil for the Lamp

The LORD commands Moses to make the bronze altar for burnt offerings, its utensils and carrying poles, the courtyard with its curtains, posts, bases, and entrance screen, and finally to command Israel to bring pure olive oil so the lamp may burn regularly before the LORD from evening until morning.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

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.

21 In 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.

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References and Original Words

Verse 20

Cross-references

Leviticus 24 BSB references Exodus 25:6 Classic cross-references Leviticus 24:1 Classic cross-references Leviticus 24:2 Classic cross-references Psalms 23:5 Classic cross-references Zechariah 4:11 Classic cross-references 1 Samuel 3:3 OliveGrove study links Leviticus 24:1-4 OliveGrove study links Numbers 8:1-4 OliveGrove study links

Original words

And you וְאַתָּ֞ה H859 Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine singular are to command תְּצַוֶּ֣ה׀ H6680 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the Israelites בְּנֵ֣י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct . . . יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular to bring וְיִקְח֨וּ H3947 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural you אֵלֶ֜יךָ H413 Preposition | second person masculine singular pure זָ֛ךְ H2134 Adjective - masculine singular oil שֶׁ֣מֶן H8081 Noun - masculine singular construct of pressed כָּתִ֖ית H3795 Adjective - masculine singular olives זַ֥יִת H2132 Noun - masculine singular for the light לַמָּא֑וֹר H3974 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular to keep the lamps נֵ֖ר H5216 Noun - masculine singular construct burning לְהַעֲלֹ֥ת H5927 Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct continually תָּמִֽיד׃ H8548 Adverb

Verse 21

Cross-references

Exodus 16:34 Classic cross-references Exodus 28:43 Classic cross-references Numbers 18:23 Classic cross-references Numbers 18:5 Classic cross-references Numbers 19:21 Classic cross-references 1 Samuel 3:3 OliveGrove study links Leviticus 24:1-4 OliveGrove study links Numbers 8:1-4 OliveGrove study links

Original words

In the Tent בְּאֹ֣הֶל H168 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct of Meeting מוֹעֵד֩ H4150 Noun - masculine singular outside מִח֨וּץ H2351 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct the veil לַפָּרֹ֜כֶת H6532 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular that [is] אֲשֶׁ֣ר H834 Pronoun - relative in front of עַל־ H5921 Preposition the Testimony הָעֵדֻ֗ת H5715 Article | Noun - feminine singular Aaron אַהֲרֹ֧ן H175 Noun - proper - masculine singular and his sons וּבָנָ֛יו H1121 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular are to tend יַעֲרֹךְ֩ H6186 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular the lamps אֹת֨וֹ H853 Direct object marker | third person masculine singular before לִפְנֵ֣י H6440 Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct the LORD יְהוָ֑ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular from evening מֵעֶ֥רֶב H6153 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular until עַד־ H5704 Preposition morning בֹּ֖קֶר H1242 Noun - masculine singular This is to be a permanent עוֹלָם֙ H5769 Noun - masculine singular statute חֻקַּ֤ת H2708 Noun - feminine singular construct for the Israelites בְּנֵ֥י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct . . . יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ס H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular vvv מֵאֵ֖ת H854 Preposition-m for the generations to come לְדֹ֣רֹתָ֔ם H1755 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural

BSB notes

The Testimony refers to the stone tablets in the ark of the covenant inscribed with the Ten Commandments.

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