Oil for the Lamp
Exodus 27:20-21
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Exo.27.20 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ואתה: CONJ+PRON,2,m,sg
- תצוה: VERB,qal,impf,2,m,sg
- את: PRT,acc
- בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
- ישראל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ויקחו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
- אליך: PREP+PRON,2,m,sg
- שמן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- זית: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- זך: ADJ,m,sg,abs
- כתית: ADJ,m,sg,abs
- למאור: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- להעלת: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,cons
- נר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- תמיד: ADV
Parallels
- Lev.24.2-4 (verbal): Direct repetition of the command to bring clear beaten olive oil for the lamp so that a continual light may burn before the LORD; nearly identical wording and cultic function.
- Exod.25.31-40 (structural): Detailed instructions for making the golden lampstand (menorah) that the olive oil will fuel; connects the oil command to the lampstand’s design and its ritual placement in the sanctuary.
- Zech.4.2-3, 11-14 (allusion): Vision of a golden lampstand and two olive trees supplying oil to the lamps — uses the olive/oil/lamp motif to symbolize continual divine provision and the functioning of the sanctuary lamp.
- Ps.132.17 (thematic): Speaks of a lasting 'lamp' for the anointed (king/priestly line) in the house of the LORD; echoes the theme of a perpetually kept light associated with God's presence and covenant.
Alternative generated candidates
- And you shall command the Israelites, and they shall bring to you pure oil of beaten olives for the light, to keep the lamp burning continually.
- And you shall command the Israelites, that they bring to you pure beaten olive oil for light, to keep the lamp burning continually.
Exo.27.21 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- באהל: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- מועד: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- מחוץ: PREP
- לפרכת: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,def
- אשר: PRON,rel
- על: PREP
- העדת: NOUN,f,sg,def
- יערך: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
- אתו: PRON,3,m,sg,acc
- אהרן: NOUN,m,sg,abs,prop
- ובניו: CONJ+NOUN,m,pl,abs+PRON,3,m,sg
- מערב: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- עד: PREP
- בקר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- לפני: PREP
- יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- חקת: NOUN,f,sg,const
- עולם: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- לדרתם: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs+3mp
- מאת: PREP
- בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
- ישראל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
Parallels
- Leviticus 24:3 (verbal): Directly parallels the instruction that Aaron shall arrange/set the lamps before the LORD from evening to morning (nearly identical priestly lamp-tending language).
- Leviticus 24:8-9 (verbal): Connects the perpetual nature of the ritual and the priestly entitlement to sacred provisions—'a statute forever' and the designation of Aaron and his sons for service.
- Numbers 8:1-4 (thematic): God's directions about the lampstand and arranging its lamps to give light echo the tabernacle lamp duties and the continuing maintenance of sanctuary light.
- Exodus 30:7-8 (thematic): Links priestly evening duties (dressing/lighting the lamps) with ritual actions performed at twilight, underscoring priests' responsibility for sanctuary illumination and related rites.
- Hebrews 9:2-4 (allusion): New Testament description of the tabernacle furnishings (lampstand, table, bread of the Presence) alludes to the same sanctuary apparatus and the ongoing priestly service embodied in Exodus 27:21.
Alternative generated candidates
- In the tent of meeting, outside the veil that is over the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall set it in order from evening until morning before the LORD, a statute forever for their generations, from the Israelites.
- In the Tent of Meeting, outside the curtain that is over the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall arrange it from evening until morning before the LORD, a statute forever for their generations, by the Israelites.
And you shall command the Israelites that they bring to you pure beaten olive oil for the light, to keep a lamp burning regularly.
In the tent of meeting, outside the curtain that is over the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall set it in order from evening until morning before the LORD. It is a perpetual statute throughout their generations, to be observed by the Israelites.