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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/exodus/27.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/exodus/27.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220Command the Israelites to bring you clear oil of pressed olives for the light so that the lamps may be kept burning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/exodus/27.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Command the people of Israel to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/27.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“You shall command the people of Israel that they bring to you pure beaten olive oil for the light, that a lamp may regularly be set up to burn.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/27.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And you are to command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/27.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/27.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“And you shall command the children of Israel that they bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to cause the lamp to burn continually.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/27.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“And you shall command the sons of Israel that they bring you clear oil of beaten olives for the light, to make a lamp burn continually.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/27.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220You shall charge the sons of Israel, that they bring you clear oil of beaten olives for the light, to make a lamp burn continually.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/27.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And you shall charge the sons of Israel, that they bring you clear oil of beaten olives for the light, to make a lamp burn continually.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/27.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“And you shall command the sons of Israel, that they bring you clear oil of beaten olives for the light, to make a lamp burn continually.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/27.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“You shall command the Israelites to provide you with clear oil of beaten olives for the light, to make a lamp burn continually [every night].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/27.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“You are to command the Israelites to bring you pure oil from crushed olives for the light, in order to keep the lamp burning regularly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You are to command the Israelites to bring you pure oil from crushed olives for the light, in order to keep the lamp burning continually. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/27.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/27.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Command the people of Israel to supply you with the purest olive oil. Do this so the lamp will keep burning <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/27.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/27.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"For the lighting, you must command the Israelites to bring you pure, virgin olive oil so that the lamps won't go out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/27.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Command the people of Israel to bring you the best olive oil for the lamp, so that it can be lit each evening. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/27.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"And you are to command the Israelis to bring you pure olive oil, extracted by hand, for the light in order to keep the lamp burning continuously. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/27.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And you are to command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/27.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"You are to command the Israelites that they bring to you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, so that the lamps will burn regularly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/27.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/27.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring the pure olive-oil beaten for the light, to cause the lamp to burn always.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/27.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/27.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And you command the sons of Israel, and they bring pure oil of beaten olive to you for the light, to cause the lamp to go up continually.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> '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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/27.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And thou shalt command the sons of Israel, and they shall take to thee pure olive oil, beaten for the light, to lift up the light continually.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Command the children of Israel that they bring thee the purest oil of the olives, and beaten with a pestle: that a lamp may burn always, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/27.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Instruct the sons of Israel so that they may bring you the purest oil of the olive trees, crushed with a pestle, so that a lamp may always burn<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/27.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You shall command the Israelites to bring you clear oil of crushed olives, to be used for the light, so that you may keep lamps burning always.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/27.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall further command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of beaten olives for the light, so that a lamp may be set up to burn regularly.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/27.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And you shall command the children of Israel that they bring you pure olive oil from beaten olives for the light, so that the lamps may burn always.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/27.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And you command the children of Israel and take to you pure oil of trodden olives to light the lamps constantly<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/27.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/27.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And do thou charge the children of Israel, and let them take for thee refined pure olive-oil beaten to burn for light, that a lamp may burn continually<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/27-20.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=6921" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/27.htm">The Oil for the Lamps</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">20</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: wə·’at·tāh (Conj-w:: Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">And you</a> <a href="/hebrew/6680.htm" title="6680: tə·ṣaw·weh (V-Piel-Imperf-2ms) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">are to command</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">the Israelites</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: wə·yiq·ḥū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-3mp) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">to bring</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·le·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- To, into, towards. ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/2134.htm" title="2134: zāḵ (Adj-ms) -- Pure, clean. From zakak; clear.">pure</a> <a href="/hebrew/8081.htm" title="8081: še·men (N-msc) -- Fat, oil. From shaman; grease, especially liquid; figuratively, richness.">oil</a> <a href="/hebrew/3795.htm" title="3795: kā·ṯîṯ (Adj-ms) -- Beaten. From kathath; beaten, i.e. Pure.">of pressed</a> <a href="/hebrew/2132.htm" title="2132: za·yiṯ (N-ms) -- Olive tree, olive. Probably from an unused root; an olive, the tree, the branch or the berry.">olives</a> <a href="/hebrew/3974.htm" title="3974: lam·mā·’ō·wr (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- A luminary. ">for the light,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5216.htm" title="5216: nêr (N-msc) -- A lamp. Or nir; also neyr; or ner; or nerah; from a primitive root properly, meaning to glisten; a lamp or light.">to keep the lamps</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: lə·ha·‘ă·lōṯ (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">burning</a> <a href="/hebrew/8548.htm" title="8548: tā·mîḏ (Adv) -- From an unused root meaning to stretch; properly, continuance; but used only constant; ellipt. The regular sacrifice.">continually.</a> </span><span class="reftext">21</span>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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/24-2.htm">Leviticus 24:2</a></span><br />“Command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/25-6.htm">Exodus 25:6</a></span><br />olive oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/30-7.htm">Exodus 30:7-8</a></span><br />And Aaron is to burn fragrant incense on it every morning when he tends the lamps. / When Aaron sets up the lamps at twilight, he must burn the incense perpetually before the LORD for the generations to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/3-3.htm">1 Samuel 3:3</a></span><br />Before the lamp of God had gone out, Samuel was lying down in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was located.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/13-11.htm">2 Chronicles 13:11</a></span><br />Every morning and every evening they present burnt offerings and fragrant incense to the LORD. They set out the rows of showbread on the ceremonially clean table, and every evening they light the lamps of the gold lampstand. We are carrying out the requirements of the LORD our God, while you have forsaken Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/4-20.htm">2 Chronicles 4:20</a></span><br />the lampstands of pure gold and their lamps, to burn in front of the inner sanctuary as prescribed;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/13-10.htm">2 Chronicles 13:10-11</a></span><br />But as for us, the LORD is our God. We have not forsaken Him; the priests who minister to the LORD are sons of Aaron, and the Levites attend to their duties. / Every morning and every evening they present burnt offerings and fragrant incense to the LORD. They set out the rows of showbread on the ceremonially clean table, and every evening they light the lamps of the gold lampstand. We are carrying out the requirements of the LORD our God, while you have forsaken Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/7-48.htm">1 Kings 7:48-50</a></span><br />Solomon also made all the furnishings for the house of the LORD: the golden altar; the golden table on which was placed the Bread of the Presence; / the lampstands of pure gold in front of the inner sanctuary, five on the right side and five on the left; the gold flowers, lamps, and tongs; / the pure gold basins, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, ladles, and censers; and the gold hinges for the doors of the inner temple (that is, the Most Holy Place) as well as for the doors of the main hall of the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-25.htm">1 Kings 9:25</a></span><br />Three times a year Solomon offered burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar he had built for the LORD, burning incense with them before the LORD. So he completed the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-105.htm">Psalm 119:105</a></span><br />Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-14.htm">Matthew 5:14-16</a></span><br />You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. / Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they set it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. / In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-12.htm">John 8:12</a></span><br />Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-4.htm">John 1:4-5</a></span><br />In Him was life, and that life was the light of men. / The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-35.htm">John 12:35-36</a></span><br />Then Jesus told them, “For a little while longer, the Light will be among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going. / While you have the Light, believe in the Light, so that you may become sons of light.” After Jesus had spoken these things, He went away and was hidden from them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/1-12.htm">Revelation 1:12-13</a></span><br />Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me. And having turned, I saw seven golden lampstands, / and among the lampstands was One like the Son of Man, dressed in a long robe, with a golden sash around His chest.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And you shall command the children of Israel, that they bring you pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamp to burn always.</p><p class="hdg">pure oil olive beaten.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/39-37.htm">Exodus 39:37</a></b></br> The pure candlestick, <i>with</i> the lamps thereof, <i>even with</i> the lamps to be set in order, and all the vessels thereof, and the oil for light,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/24-2.htm">Leviticus 24:2-4</a></b></br> Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamps to burn continually… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/9-9.htm">Judges 9:9</a></b></br> But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?</p><p class="hdg">for the light</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/25-31.htm">Exodus 25:31-37</a></b></br> And thou shalt make a candlestick <i>of</i> pure gold: <i>of</i> beaten work shall the candlestick be made: his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same… </p><p class="hdg">to cause the lamp.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/30-8.htm">Exodus 30:8</a></b></br> And when Aaron lighteth the lamps at even, he shall burn incense upon it, a perpetual incense before the LORD throughout your generations.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/3-3.htm">1 Samuel 3:3</a></b></br> And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God <i>was</i>, and Samuel was laid down <i>to sleep</i>;</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/25-30.htm">Always</a> <a href="/exodus/25-36.htm">Beaten</a> <a href="/exodus/22-24.htm">Burn</a> <a href="/exodus/24-14.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/exodus/23-7.htm">Charge</a> <a href="/exodus/25-22.htm">Children</a> <a href="/exodus/25-22.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/exodus/25-22.htm">Command</a> <a href="/exodus/25-30.htm">Continually</a> <a href="/exodus/25-22.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/exodus/25-22.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/exodus/25-15.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/exodus/25-6.htm">Light</a> <a href="/genesis/1-16.htm">Lights</a> <a href="/exodus/25-6.htm">Oil</a> <a href="/exodus/25-6.htm">Olive</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-32.htm">Olive-Oil</a> <a href="/james/3-12.htm">Olives</a> <a href="/exodus/5-13.htm">Pressed</a> <a href="/exodus/25-39.htm">Pure</a> <a href="/exodus/19-23.htm">Thou</a> <a href="/exodus/25-30.htm">Times</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/28-38.htm">Always</a> <a href="/exodus/29-40.htm">Beaten</a> <a href="/exodus/27-21.htm">Burn</a> <a href="/exodus/29-10.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-1.htm">Charge</a> <a href="/exodus/27-21.htm">Children</a> <a href="/exodus/28-35.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/exodus/34-11.htm">Command</a> <a href="/exodus/28-29.htm">Continually</a> <a href="/exodus/27-21.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/exodus/28-1.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/exodus/30-37.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/exodus/33-19.htm">Light</a> <a href="/exodus/30-8.htm">Lights</a> <a href="/exodus/28-41.htm">Oil</a> <a href="/exodus/30-24.htm">Olive</a> <a href="/exodus/30-24.htm">Olive-Oil</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-2.htm">Olives</a> <a href="/exodus/29-40.htm">Pressed</a> <a href="/exodus/28-14.htm">Pure</a> <a href="/exodus/28-3.htm">Thou</a> <a href="/exodus/34-23.htm">Times</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 27</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/27-1.htm">The altar of burnt offering, with the vessels thereof</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/27-9.htm">The court of the tabernacle enclosed with hangings and pillars</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/27-18.htm">The measure of the court, and the furniture of brass</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/27-20.htm">The oil for the lamp</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The Israelites, as God's chosen people, are to follow His commands as a demonstration of their covenant relationship with Him. This command highlights the communal responsibility in worship and service to God.<p><b>to bring you pure oil of pressed olives</b><br>The oil mentioned here is to be pure, indicating the need for quality and holiness in offerings to God. Olive oil was a staple in ancient Israel, used for cooking, anointing, and lighting. The process of pressing olives to extract oil symbolizes the purity and dedication required in worship. This oil is a type of the Holy Spirit, who illuminates and empowers believers.<p><b>for the light</b><br>The light refers to the menorah, the seven-branched lampstand in the Tabernacle, which symbolizes God's presence and guidance. Light in the Bible often represents truth, holiness, and divine revelation. The continual burning of the lamp signifies the perpetual presence of God among His people.<p><b>to keep the lamps burning continually</b><br>The continuous burning of the lamps signifies the unending nature of God's presence and the need for constant vigilance in spiritual matters. This perpetual light foreshadows Jesus Christ, the Light of the World, who brings eternal illumination and truth. The command for the lamps to burn continually also points to the believer's call to be a light in the world, reflecting God's glory at all times.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites, who is receiving instructions from God on how to maintain the Tabernacle.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God, who are commanded to bring pure olive oil for the lampstand in the Tabernacle.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/tabernacle.htm">Tabernacle</a></b><br>The portable dwelling place for the presence of God among the Israelites, where the lampstand is located.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/l/lampstand.htm">Lampstand (Menorah)</a></b><br>A seven-branched candelabrum in the Tabernacle, symbolizing the light of God's presence.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/pure_oil_of_pressed_olives.htm">Pure Oil of Pressed Olives</a></b><br>The specific type of oil required for the lamp, symbolizing purity and dedication.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_purity.htm">The Importance of Purity</a></b><br>The requirement for pure oil signifies the need for purity in our worship and service to God. Just as the oil was to be pure, our hearts and actions should be free from impurity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/continuous_devotion.htm">Continuous Devotion</a></b><br>The command to keep the lamps burning continually reflects the need for ongoing devotion and vigilance in our spiritual lives. Our relationship with God should be constant and unwavering.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_light.htm">Symbolism of Light</a></b><br>Light in the Tabernacle symbolizes God's presence and guidance. As believers, we are called to reflect God's light in the world, illuminating the darkness with His truth and love.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_responsibility.htm">Community Responsibility</a></b><br>The Israelites were collectively responsible for providing the oil, illustrating the communal aspect of worship and service. We are called to support and encourage one another in our faith journeys.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/christ_as_the_fulfillment.htm">Christ as the Fulfillment</a></b><br>The lampstand points to Christ, the true Light of the World. Our lives should be centered on Him, drawing from His light and sharing it with others.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_27.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 27</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/source_of_israelites'_olive_oil.htm">Exodus 27:20: Where would the Israelites consistently obtain the “pure olive oil” needed to keep the lamp burning in an arid wilderness? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_did_jesus_mean_by_'the_light'.htm">What did Jesus mean by "I am the Light"?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_foods_are_mentioned_in_the_bible.htm">What foods are mentioned in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_evidence_of_24-hour_worship.htm">Psalm 134:1 mentions serving “by night” in the temple; does any archaeological evidence support 24-hour worship in ancient Israel? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/27.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>THE OIL FOR THE LAMP.</span><p>(20) <span class= "bld">Thou shalt command the children of Israel </span>that <span class= "bld">they bring </span>thee <span class= "bld">pure olive oil.</span>--This instruction had been already given (<a href="/exodus/25-2.htm" title="Speak to the children of Israel, that they bring me an offering: of every man that gives it willingly with his heart you shall take my offering.">Exodus 25:2</a>; <a href="/exodus/25-6.htm" title="Oil for the light, spices for anointing oil, and for sweet incense,">Exodus 25:6</a>), only not with such particularity. "Oil" had been required, but not "pure olive oil beaten." By this is meant the best possible olive oil--that which was obtained by "beating," or pounding in a mortar; which was free from various impurities that belonged to the oil crushed out, after the ordinary fashion, in a mill.<p><span class= "bld">To cause the lamp to burn always</span>--i.e., every night without intermission. Josephus says that three lights were kept burning both night and day (<span class= "ital">Ant. Jud., </span>iii. 7, ? 7); but there is nothing in Scripture to confirm this. The tabernacle would have received sufficient light during the daytime through the entrance curtain, which was of linen (<a href="/exodus/26-36.htm" title="And you shall make an hanging for the door of the tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, worked with needlework.">Exodus 26:36</a>), not to mention that the curtain may, when necessary, have been looped up. The lighting of the lamps every evening is distinctly asserted in <a href="/exodus/30-8.htm" title="And when Aaron lights the lamps at even, he shall burn incense on it, a perpetual incense before the LORD throughout your generations.">Exodus 30:8</a>; their extinction in the morning appears from <a href="/1_samuel/3-3.htm" title="And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to sleep;">1Samuel 3:3</a>. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/27.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 20, 21.</span> - THE OIL FOR THE LAMP. It has been observed that this paragraph is somewhat out of place. It would more appro priately, according to human ideas, have terminated ch. 25. But "God's ways are not as man's ways, nor his thoughts as man's thoughts." It is frequently difficult - some-times impossible - for the keenest human intellect to trace the connecting links between one portion of God's word and the next. In such cases it is best not to speculate on the nature of the connection, but to content ourselves with laying to heart the lesson which each portion teaches separately. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 20.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thou shalt command</span>. Compare <a href="/exodus/25-6.htm">Exodus 25:6</a>, where the general command had been given. Here certain additions are made as to the quality of the oil which was to be brought. The oil was to be <span class="cmt_word">pure olive oil beaten</span> that is to say, it was to be olive oil purified from any admixture of that watery juice which the Romans called <span class="accented">amurca</span>; and it was to be of the kind which is obtained by mere beating or pounding in a mortar, and not by crushing in a mill. Oil of this kind, which is usually made from the unripe fruit, is reckoned much the best; it is clear and colourless, and gives a bright pure light with little smoke. <span class="cmt_word">To cause the lamp to burn always</span>. It has been supposed from this expression that the lamp must have been kept constantly burning both day and night; and Josephus declares that this was actually so, at least with three out of the seven lights (<span class="accented">Ant. Jud.</span> 3:7, 7). But there are several places m Scripture which state, or imply, the contrary. (See especially <a href="/exodus/30-8.htm">Exodus 30:8</a>; and <a href="/1_samuel/3-3.htm">1 Samuel 3:3</a>.) It seems to have been the duty of the high-priest to light the lamps every evening, and to give them a sufficient supply of oil to last till daybreak, at which time "the lamp of God went out" (1 Samuel <span class="accented">l.s.c.</span>) The supposition that "one light at least was always burning" (Kalisch), because no daylight could penetrate into the structure through the <span class="accented">fourfold</span> covering, ignores the fact that light would enter through the <span class="accented">single</span> curtain at the entrance, as well as the probability that some portion of that curtain may generally have been looped up. If we regard the lamp as extinguished during the daytime, we must understand "always" here to mean "regularly every night." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/27-20.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And you</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאַתָּ֞ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’at·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are to command</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּצַוֶּ֣ה ׀</span> <span class="translit">(tə·ṣaw·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Israelites</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to bring</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיִקְח֨וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yiq·ḥū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you pure</span><br /><span class="heb">זָ֛ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(zāḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2134.htm">Strong's 2134: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pure, clean</span><br /><br /><span class="word">oil</span><br /><span class="heb">שֶׁ֣מֶן</span> <span class="translit">(še·men)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8081.htm">Strong's 8081: </a> </span><span class="str2">Grease, liquid, richness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of pressed</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּתִ֖ית</span> <span class="translit">(kā·ṯîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3795.htm">Strong's 3795: </a> </span><span class="str2">Beaten, pure</span><br /><br /><span class="word">olives</span><br /><span class="heb">זַ֥יִת</span> <span class="translit">(za·yiṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2132.htm">Strong's 2132: </a> </span><span class="str2">An olive, the tree, the branch, the berry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for the light,</span><br /><span class="heb">לַמָּא֑וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(lam·mā·’ō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3974.htm">Strong's 3974: </a> </span><span class="str2">A luminous body, luminary, light, brightness, cheerfulness, a chandelier</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to keep the lamps</span><br /><span class="heb">נֵ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(nêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5216.htm">Strong's 5216: </a> </span><span class="str2">A lamp, light</span><br /><br /><span class="word">burning</span><br /><span class="heb">לְהַעֲלֹ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ha·‘ă·lōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascend, in, actively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">continually.</span><br /><span class="heb">תָּמִֽיד׃</span> <span class="translit">(tā·mîḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8548.htm">Strong's 8548: </a> </span><span class="str2">Continuance, constant, ellipt, the regular, sacrifice</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/27-20.htm">Exodus 27:20 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/27-20.htm">Exodus 27:20 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/27-20.htm">Exodus 27:20 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/27-20.htm">Exodus 27:20 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/27-20.htm">Exodus 27:20 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/27-20.htm">Exodus 27:20 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/27-20.htm">Exodus 27:20 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/27-20.htm">Exodus 27:20 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/27-20.htm">Exodus 27:20 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/27-20.htm">Exodus 27:20 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/27-20.htm">OT Law: Exodus 27:20 You shall command the children of Israel (Exo. 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