Parallel Verses
Amplified
“Command the children of Israel to bring to you clear oil from beaten olives for the light [of the golden lampstand], to make a lamp burn continually.
New American Standard Bible
“Command the sons of Israel that they bring to you
King James Version
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 Bible
“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
"Tell the Israelis that they are to bring to you pure oil made from beaten olives in order to keep the lamp burning continuously.
A Conservative Version
Command the sons of Israel, that they bring to thee pure beaten olive oil for the light, to cause a lamp 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.
Bible in Basic English
Give orders to the children of Israel to give you clean olive oil for the light, so that a light may be burning at all times,
Darby Translation
Command the children of Israel that they bring unto thee pure beaten olive oil for the light, to light the lamp continually.
Julia Smith Translation
Command the sons of Israel, and they shall take to thee pure olive oil beaten for the light, to cause the lamp to ascend always.
King James 2000
Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto you pure beaten olive oil for the light, to cause the lamps to burn continually.
Lexham Expanded Bible
"Command the {Israelites} that they should bring pure olive oil [from] beaten [olives] for the light to {present} a lamp continually.
Modern King James verseion
Command the sons of Israel that they bring to you pure olive oil, beaten, for the light, to cause the lamps to burn continually.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"Command the children of Israel that they bring unto thee pure oil olive beaten for lights to pour into the lamps always,
NET Bible
"Command the Israelites to bring to you pure oil of beaten olives for the light, to make a lamp burn continually.
New Heart 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.
The Emphasized Bible
Command the sons of Israel, That they bring unto thee - pure oil olive, beaten, for giving light, - to cause the lamp to burn up continually.
Webster
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.
Youngs 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;
Themes
Candlestick » For the tabernacle » Lighted with olive oil
Lamp » Kept burning at night in the tabernacle and cared for by priest
Oil » Kinds of, mentioned » Olive
Oil » Illuminating, for tabernacle
Olive » Fruit of » Oil extracted from, used as illuminating oil in the tabernacle
Interlinear
Laqach
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Leviticus 24:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Sanctuary's Lamp And Bread
1
Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
2 “Command the children of Israel to bring to you clear oil from beaten olives for the light [of the golden lampstand], to make a lamp burn continually.
3
Outside the veil of the Testimony [between the Holy Place and the Most Holy Place] in the Tent of Meeting, Aaron shall always keep the lamps
Cross References
Exodus 27:20-21
“You shall command the Israelites to provide you with clear oil of beaten olives for the light, to make a lamp burn continually [every night].
Exodus 39:37
the pure gold lampstand and its lamps, with the lamps placed in order, all its utensils, and the oil for the light;
Exodus 40:24
Then he put the lampstand in the Tent of Meeting, opposite the table, on the south side of the tabernacle.
Numbers 8:2-4
“Speak to Aaron and say to him, ‘When you set up and light the lamps, the seven lamps will shine in front of the lampstand.’”
1 Samuel 3:3-4
and the [oil] lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was,
2 Chronicles 13:11
Every morning and every evening they offer the burnt offerings and the fragrant incense to the Lord; and the
Psalm 119:105
Nun.
Your word is a lamp to my feet
And a light to my path.
Psalm 119:130
The unfolding of Your [glorious] words give light;
Their unfolding gives understanding to the simple (childlike).
Proverbs 6:23
For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching [of the law] is light,
And reproofs (rebukes) for discipline are the way of life,
Isaiah 8:20
[Direct those people] to the law and to the testimony! If their teachings are not in accord with this word, it is because they have no dawn.
Isaiah 11:2
And the Spirit of the Lord will rest on Him—
The Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
The Spirit of counsel and strength,
The Spirit of knowledge and of the [reverential and obedient] fear of the Lord—
Matthew 4:16
“The people who were sitting (living) in [spiritual] darkness have seen a great Light,
And for those who were sitting (living) in the land and shadow of [spiritual and moral] death,
Upon them a Light has dawned.”
Matthew 5:16
Matthew 25:1-8
Luke 1:79
To shine upon those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,
To guide our feet [in a straight line] into the way of peace and serenity.”
Luke 12:35
John 1:4
In Him was life [and the power to bestow life], and the life was the Light of men.
John 1:9
There it was—the true Light [the genuine, perfect, steadfast Light] which, coming into the world, enlightens everyone.
John 5:35
John 8:12
Once more Jesus addressed the crowd. He said,
Acts 26:18
2 Corinthians 4:6
For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” is the One who has shone in our hearts to give us the Light of the knowledge of the glory and majesty of God [clearly revealed] in the face of Christ.
Ephesians 1:17-18
[I always pray] that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may grant you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation [that gives you a deep and personal and intimate insight] into the true knowledge of Him [for we know the Father through the Son].
Ephesians 5:8-14
For once you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of Light [live as those who are native-born to the Light]
Philippians 2:15-16
so that you may prove yourselves to be blameless and guileless, innocent and uncontaminated, children of God without blemish in the midst of a [morally] crooked and [spiritually] perverted generation, among whom you are seen as bright lights [beacons shining out clearly] in the world [of darkness],