Exodus 27:20
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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,

pure oil olive beaten.

Exodus 39:37 The altar of gold, and the ointment, and the incense of spices:

Leviticus 24:2-4 Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee the finest and clearest oil of olives, to furnish the lamps continually, . . .

Judges 9:9 And it answered: Can I leave my fatness, which both gods and men make use of, to come to be promoted among the trees?

Psalm 23:5 Thou hast prepared a table before me against them that afflict me. Thou hast anointed my head with oil; and my chalice which inebreateth me, how goodly is it!

Zechariah 4:11-14 And I answered, and said to him: What are these two olive trees upon the right side of the candlestick, and upon the left side thereof ? . . .

Revelation 11:4 These are the two olive trees and the two candlesticks that stand before the Lord of the earth.

for the light

Exodus 25:31-37 Thou shalt make also a candlestick of beaten work, of the finest gold, the shaft thereof, and the branches, the cups, and the bowls, and the lilies going forth from it. . . .

to cause the lamp.

Exodus 30:8 And when he shall place them in the evening, he shall burn an everlasting incense before the Lord throughout your generations.

, and

1 Samuel 3:3 Before the lamp of God went out, Samuel slept in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was.

, that they were anciently extinguished in the morning. to burn. Heb. to ascend up.

Context
The Oil for the Lamps
20Command 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,21In the tabernacle of the testimony, without the veil that hangs before the testimony. And Aaron and his sons shall order it, that it may give light before the Lord until the morning. It shall be a perpetual observance throughout their successions among the children of Israel.…
Cross References
Exodus 25:6
Oil to make lights: spices for ointment, and for sweetsmelling incense:

Exodus 27:19
All the vessels of the tabernacle for all uses and ceremonies, and the pins both of it and of the court, thou shalt make of brass.

Exodus 35:8
And oil to maintain lights, and to make ointment, and most sweet incense,

Exodus 35:28
And spices and oil for the lights, and for the preparing of ointment, and to make the incense of most sweet savour.

Leviticus 24:1
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

Leviticus 24:2
Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee the finest and clearest oil of olives, to furnish the lamps continually,

Lexicon
And you
וְאַתָּ֞ה (wə·’at·tāh)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

are to command
תְּצַוֶּ֣ה ׀ (tə·ṣaw·weh)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order

the Israelites
בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son

to bring
וְיִקְח֨וּ (wə·yiq·ḥū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3947: To take

you pure
זָ֛ךְ (zāḵ)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2134: Pure, clean

oil
שֶׁ֣מֶן (še·men)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 8081: Grease, liquid, richness

of pressed
כָּתִ֖ית (kā·ṯîṯ)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3795: Beaten, pure

olives
זַ֥יִת (za·yiṯ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2132: An olive, the tree, the branch, the berry

for the light,
לַמָּא֑וֹר (lam·mā·’ō·wr)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3974: A luminous body, luminary, light, brightness, cheerfulness, a chandelier

to keep the lamps
נֵ֖ר (nêr)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 5216: A lamp, light

burning
לְהַעֲלֹ֥ת (lə·ha·‘ă·lōṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 5927: To ascend, in, actively

continually.
תָּמִֽיד׃ (tā·mîḏ)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 8548: Continuance, constant, ellipt, the regular, sacrifice


Additional Translations
And you are to command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually.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.

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.

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

And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring thee olive oil, pure, beaten, for the light, to light the lamp continually.

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.

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.

"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.

'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;
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