Exodus 27:20-21

Instructions for Making Oil for the Lampstand

20 "And you will command the {Israelites}, and they will bring to you pure, beaten olive oil for the light, to cause a lamp to burn continually.

21 In the tent of assembly outside the curtain that [is] before the testimony, Aaron and his sons will arrange it, from evening until morning, before Yahweh [as] a lasting statute throughout their generations from the {Israelites}.

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Exodus 27:20-21 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EXODUS 27

This chapter treats of the altar of burnt offering, and of all things relative to it, Ex 27:1-8, of the court of the tabernacle, its hangings on each side, with pillars, sockets, and hooks for them, Ex 27:9-19 and it is concluded with an order to the Israelites to bring oil olive for the lamp of the sanctuary, Ex 27:20,21.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

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[a]. Literally "sons/children of Israel"
[b]. Literally "sons/children of Israel"

Exodus 27:20-21

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Instructions for Making Oil for the Lampstand

Exodus 27:20-21 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EXODUS 27

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