Leviticus 24:2
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New International Version (©2011)
"Command the Israelites to bring you clear oil of pressed olives for the light so that the lamps may be kept burning continually.

New Living Translation (©2007)
"Command the people of Israel to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually.

English Standard Version (©2001)
“Command the people of Israel to bring you pure oil from beaten olives for the lamp, that a light may be kept burning regularly.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
"Command the sons of Israel that they bring to you clear oil from beaten olives for the light, to make a lamp burn continually.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamps to burn continually.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
Command the Israelites to bring you pure oil from crushed olives for the light, in order to keep the lamp burning continually.

International Standard Version (©2012)
"Tell the Israelis that they are to bring to you pure oil made from beaten olives in order to keep the lamp burning continuously.

NET Bible (©2006)
"Command the Israelites to bring to you pure oil of beaten olives for the light, to make a lamp burn continually.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
"Command the Israelites to bring you pure, virgin olive oil for the lamp stand so that the lamps won't go out.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto you pure beaten olive oil for the light, to cause the lamps to burn continually.

American King James Version
Command the children of Israel, that they bring to you pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamps to burn continually.

American Standard Version
Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure olive oil beaten for the light, to cause a lamp to burn continually.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee the finest and dearest oil of olives, to furnish the lamps continually,

Darby Bible Translation
Command the children of Israel that they bring unto thee pure beaten olive oil for the light, to light the lamp continually.

English Revised Version
Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure olive oil beaten for the light, to cause a lamp to burn continually.

Webster's Bible Translation
Command the children of Israel, that they bring to thee pure olive oil beaten for the light, to cause the lamps to burn continually.

World English Bible
"Command the children of Israel, that they bring to you pure olive oil beaten for the light, to cause a lamp to burn continually.

Young's Literal Translation
'Command the sons of Israel, and they bring unto thee pure olive oil, beaten, for the lamp, to cause a light to go up continually;

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

24:1-9 The loaves of bread typify Christ as the Bread of life, and the food of the souls of his people. He is the Light of his church, the Light of the world; in and through his word this light shines. By this light we discern the food prepared for our souls; and we should daily, but especially from sabbath to sabbath, feed thereon in our hearts with thanksgiving. And as the loaves were left in the sanctuary, so should we abide with God till he dismiss us.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Command the children of Israel,.... Moses was the chief magistrate under God, and being clothed with authority from him, had power to command the children of Israel to do what the Lord required of them:

that they bring unto thee pure oil olive, beaten, for the light; this was to be at the public expense, and it belonged to the community to supply the priests with oil for the light of the candlestick in the temple, Exodus 25:6; and this oil was not to be any sort of oil, as train oil, or oil of nuts, almonds, &c. but oil of olives, and not any sort of that, but the purest, which was the first that was taken from them; it seems there were three sorts, the first of which was pure, and this beaten in a mortar, and not ground in a mill; See Gill on Exodus 27:20,

to cause the lamps to burn continually; the lamps in the golden candlestick, which were seven, Exodus 25:37; or "the lamp", in the singular number, as it is in the original text; the western lamp, which is said to be always kept lighted, from which the rest were lighted when out; though the oil was undoubtedly for the supply of the lamps, that they might burn always, night and day; or from night tonight, as Jarchi; and both on sabbath days and working days, as the Targum of Jonathan.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

2. Command the children of Israel—This is the repetition of a law previously given (Ex 27:20, 21).

pure oil olive beaten—or cold-drawn, which is always of great purity.

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The Oil for the Lamps
1And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 2Command the children of Israel, that they bring to you pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamps to burn continually. 3Without the veil of the testimony, in the tabernacle of the congregation, shall Aaron order it from the evening to the morning before the LORD continually: it shall be a statute for ever in your generations.

Exodus 27:20 "Command the Israelites to bring you clear oil of pressed olives for the light so that the lamps may be kept burning.
Exodus 27:21 In the tent of meeting, outside the curtain that shields the ark of the covenant law, Aaron and his sons are to keep the lamps burning before the LORD from evening till morning. This is to be a lasting ordinance among the Israelites for the generations to come.
Leviticus 24:1 The LORD said to Moses,
Leviticus 24:3 Outside the curtain that shields the ark of the covenant law in the tent of meeting, Aaron is to tend the lamps before the LORD from evening till morning, continually. This is to be a lasting ordinance for the generations to come.
Numbers 8:2 "Speak to Aaron and say to him, 'When you set up the lamps, see that all seven light up the area in front of the lampstand.'"
1 Samuel 3:3 The lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the house of the LORD, where the ark of God was.