Leviticus 24:1

1 The LORD said to Moses,

Leviticus 24:1 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 24:1

And the Lord spake unto Moses
After he had delivered to him the laws concerning the purity of the priests, and the perfection of the sacrifices they were to offer, and concerning the feasts the people were to keep, he spoke to Moses of some other things which concerned both people and priests: saying;
as follows.

Leviticus 24:1 In-Context

1 The LORD said to Moses,
2 "Command the people of Israel to bring you pure oil from beaten olives for the lamp, that a light may be kept burning continually.
3 Outside the veil of the testimony, in the tent of meeting, Aaron shall keep it in order from evening to morning before the LORD continually; it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations.
4 He shall keep the lamps in order upon the lampstand of pure gold before the LORD continually.
5 "And you shall take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes of it; two tenths of an ephah shall be in each cake.
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