Leviticus 24:2

Leviticus 24:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamps to burn continually.
• New International Version (NIV)“Command the Israelites to bring you clear oil of pressed olives for the light so that the lamps may be kept burning continually.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"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 King James Version (NKJV)“Command the children of Israel that they bring to you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to make the lamps burn continually.

Context of Leviticus 24:2

1And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, Command the children of Israel, that they bring to thee pure olive oil beaten for the light, to cause the lamps to burn continually. 3Outside 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. 4Ye shall order the lamps upon the pure lampstand before the LORD continually.

Leviticus 24:2 word by word

צַ֞ו אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל וְיִקְח֨וּ אֵלֶ֜יךָ שֶׁ֣מֶן זַ֥יִת זָ֛ךְ כָּתִ֖ית לַמָּא֑וֹר לְהַעֲלֹ֥ת נֵ֖ר תָּמִֽיד׃Read the interlinear

• Commandצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• bringלָקַחlâqach · to take: bringH3947
• pureזַךְzak · pureH2134
• oliveזַ֫יִתzayith · oliveH2132
• oilשֶׁ֫מֶןshemen · oilH8081
• beatenכָּתִיתkâthîyth · beatenH3795
• lightמָאוֹרmâ'ôr mâ'ôr me'ôrâh me'ôrâh · lightH3974
• lampsנֵרnîyr nir nêyr nêr nêrâh · lampH5216
• burnעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: offer upH5927
• continuallyתָּמִידtâmîyd · continuallyH8548

Cross-references for Leviticus 24:2

• Exodus 27:20And 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.
• Exodus 39:37The pure lampstand, with its lamps, even with the lamps to be set in order, and all its vessels, and the oil for light,
• Exodus 40:24And he put the lampstand in the tent of the congregation, opposite the table, on the side of the tabernacle southward.
• Numbers 8:2Speak to Aaron, and say to him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light opposite the lampstand.
• 1 Samuel 3:3And before the lamp of God went out in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was, and Samuel was lying down to sleep ;
• 2 Chronicles 13:11And they burn to the LORD every morning and every evening burnt sacrifices and sweet incense: the showbread also they set in order upon the pure table; and the lampstand of gold with its lamps, to burn every evening: for we keep the charge of the LORD our God; but ye have forsaken him.
• Psalms 119:105Thy wordis a lamp to my feet, and a light to my path.
• Proverbs 6:23For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
• Isaiah 8:20To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.
• Isaiah 11:2And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;
• Matthew 4:16The people who sat in darkness saw great light; and to them who sat in the region and shadow of death light hath shone.
• Matthew 5:16Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
• Matthew 25:1Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened to ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
• Luke 1:79To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
• Luke 12:35Let your loins be girt, and your lamps burning;
• John 1:4In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

Commentaries on Leviticus 24:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Pure oil olive - See every thing relative to this ordinance explained on Exodus 27:20, Exodus 27:21; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-9Verses 1-9 The oil for the lamps of the tabernacle and the meal for the showbread were to be offerings from the Congregation, like the meal for the Pentecostal loaves, Leviticus 23:17. It appears that the responsibility of keeping up the lights rested on the high priest, but the actual service might be performed, on ordinary occasions, by the common priests. Compare margin reference. Leviticus 24:5 Each cake or loaf of unleavened bread Leviticus 2:11 was…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-232. 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.Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 24:2

• Lamp
• Oil
• Olive

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Children of Israel
• Oil, Olive
• Criticism
• Exodus, the Book of
• Ezekiel
• Holiness
• Lamp; Lampstand

Commentaries on Leviticus 24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings