Exodus 27:20

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamp to burn always.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`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;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Exodus 27:20 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 25:31Then you are to make a lampstand of pure, hammered gold. It shall be made of one piece, including its base and shaft, its cups, and its buds and petals.
  2. Exodus 39:37the pure gold lampstand with its row of lamps and all its utensils, as well as the oil for the light;
  3. Exodus 40:4Then bring in the table and set out its arrangement; bring in the lampstand as well, and set up its lamps.
  4. Leviticus 24:1Then the LORD said to Moses,
  5. Leviticus 24:2“Command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually.
  6. Judges 9:9But the olive tree replied, ‘Should I stop giving my oil that honors both God and man, to hold sway over the trees?’
  7. 1 Samuel 3:3Before the lamp of God had gone out, Samuel was lying down in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was located.
  8. Psalms 23:5You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
  9. Zechariah 4:11Then I asked the angel, “What are the two olive trees on the right and left of the lampstand?”
  10. Revelation 11:4These witnesses are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth.

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