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.pure oil olive beaten. That is, such oil as could be easily expressed from the olives, after they had been bruised in a mortar; and which is much purer than that obtained after the olives are put under the press. Ex 39:37 Le 24:2-4 Jud 9:9 Ps 23:5 Zec 4:11-14 Re 11:4
for the light Ex 25:31-37
to cause the lamp. Josephus says, that the whole of the seven lamps burned all night; and that in the morning four were extinguished, and three burned the whole of the day. Such might have been the practice in his time; but it appears sufficiently evident from ch. 30:8, and 1sa 3:3, that they were anciently extinguished in the morning. to burn. Heb. to ascend up.

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