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Selected Verse: Leviticus 24:2 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Le 24:2 |
Strong Concordance |
Command [06680] the children [01121] of Israel [03478], that they bring [03947] unto thee pure [02134] oil [08081] olive [02132] beaten [03795] for the light [03974], to cause the lamps [05216] to burn [05927] continually [08548]. |
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King James |
Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamps to burn continually. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
OIL FOR THE LAMPS. (Lev. 24:1-23)
Command the children of Israel--This is the repetition of a law previously given (Exo 27:20-21).
pure oil olive beaten--or cold-drawn, which is always of great purity. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| To cause the lamps to burn - Heb. the lamp: yet Lev 24:4, it is the lamps: The seven lamps made all one lamp. In allusion to which, the Blessed Spirit is represented, Rev 4:5, by seven lamps of fire before the throne. For there are diversities of gifts, but one spirit. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Pure oil olive - See every thing relative to this ordinance explained on Exo 27:20, Exo 27:21 (note). |
20 And thou shalt command [06680] the children [01121] of Israel [03478], that they bring [03947] thee pure [02134] oil [08081] olive [02132] beaten [03795] for the light [03974], to cause the lamp [05216] to burn [05927] always [08548].
21 In the tabernacle [0168] of the congregation [04150] without [02351] the vail [06532], which is before the testimony [05715], Aaron [0175] and his sons [01121] shall order [06186] it from evening [06153] to morning [01242] before [06440] the LORD [03068]: it shall be a statute [02708] for ever [05769] unto their generations [01755] on the behalf of the children [01121] of Israel [03478].
5 And [2532] out of [1537] the throne [2362] proceeded [1607] lightnings [796] and [2532] thunderings [1027] and [2532] voices [5456]: and [2532] there were seven [2033] lamps [2985] of fire [4442] burning [2545] before [1799] the throne [2362], which [3739] are [1526] the seven [2033] Spirits [4151] of God [2316].
4 He shall order [06186] the lamps [05216] upon the pure [02889] candlestick [04501] before [06440] the LORD [03068] continually [08548].
21 In the tabernacle [0168] of the congregation [04150] without [02351] the vail [06532], which is before the testimony [05715], Aaron [0175] and his sons [01121] shall order [06186] it from evening [06153] to morning [01242] before [06440] the LORD [03068]: it shall be a statute [02708] for ever [05769] unto their generations [01755] on the behalf of the children [01121] of Israel [03478].
20 And thou shalt command [06680] the children [01121] of Israel [03478], that they bring [03947] thee pure [02134] oil [08081] olive [02132] beaten [03795] for the light [03974], to cause the lamp [05216] to burn [05927] always [08548].