Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And thou shalt command the sons of Israel, and they shall take to thee pure olive oil, beaten for the light, to lift up the light continually.
New American Standard Bible
“You shall charge the sons of Israel, that they bring you
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
“You are to 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
"And you are to command the Israelis to bring you pure olive oil, extracted by hand, for the light in order to keep the lamp burning continuously.
A Conservative Version
And thou shall 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
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.
Amplified
“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].
Bible in Basic English
Give orders to the children of Israel to give you clear olive oil for the lights, so that a light may be burning there at all times.
Darby Translation
And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring thee olive oil, pure, beaten, for the light, to light the lamp continually.
King James 2000
And you shall command the children of Israel, that they bring you pure beaten olive oil for the light, to cause the lamp to burn continually.
Lexham Expanded Bible
"And you will command the {Israelites}, and they will bring to you pure, beaten olive oil for the light, to cause a lamp to burn continually.
Modern King James verseion
And you shall command the sons of Israel that they bring you pure olive oil beaten for the light, to cause the lamp to burn always
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"And command the children of Israel that they give the pure oil olive beaten for the lights to pour always into the lamps.
NET Bible
"You are to command the Israelites that they bring to you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, so that the lamps will burn regularly.
New Heart English Bible
"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.
The Emphasized Bible
Thou thyself, therefore, shalt command the sons of Israel that they bring unto thee - pure, beaten olive-oil, for giving light, - that the lamp may lift up its flame continually.
Webster
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.
World English Bible
"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.
Youngs Literal Translation
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;
Themes
Candlestick » For the tabernacle » Lighted with olive oil
Candlestick » Of the tabernacle » Burned every night
Lamp » Kept burning at night in the tabernacle and cared for by priest
Oil » Illuminating, for tabernacle
Olive Trees » Oil procured from
Priest » Duties of » Light the lamps in the tabernacle
priests » Services of » Lighting and trimming the lamps of the sanctuary
Interlinear
Tsavah
Laqach
References
American
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Exodus 27:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Lampstand Oil
19 For all the vessels of the tent in all its work, and all its pegs, and all the pegs of the enclosure, brass. 20 And thou shalt command the sons of Israel, and they shall take to thee pure olive oil, beaten for the light, to lift up the light continually. 21 In the tent of appointment from without the vail, which is over the testimony, Aaron shall arrange it, and his sons, from evening to morning, before Jehovah: a law forever for their generations for the sons of Israel.
Cross References
Exodus 25:31-37
And make a candlestick pure gold: turned work shalt thou make the candlestick: its thigh, its shaft, its cups, its chaplets, and flowers, shall be from it
Exodus 39:37
The pure chandelier, and its lamps; the lamps being set in order, and all its vessels, and the oil of the light;
Leviticus 24:1-4
And Jehovah will speak to Moses, saying,
Judges 9:9
And the olive will say to them, Left I my fatness which by me they will honor God and men, and went I to wander about over the trees?
Psalm 23:5
Thou wilt set in order a table before me in front of mine enemies: thou madest fat mine head with oil; my cup being satisfied with drink.
Zechariah 4:11-14
And I shall answer and say to him, What these two olive trees upon the right of the candlestick and upon its left?
Revelation 11:4
These are the two olive trees, and the two chandeliers which having stood before the God of the earth.