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Exodus 25:6

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olive oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 6

At this chapter begins an account of the orders and instructions God gave to Moses upon the mount for the erecting and furnishing of a tabernacle to the honour of God. We have here. I. Orders given for a collection to be made among the people for this purpose (Exo 25:1-9). II. Particular instructions, 1. Concerning the ark of the covenant (Exo 25:10-22). 2. The table of showbread (Exo 25:23-30). 3. The golden candlestick (Exo 25:31, etc.).

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Strong's Concordancev. 6

שֶׁמֶן (shemen, H8081) — grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness מָאוֹר (mâʼôwr, H3974) — properly, a luminous body or luminary, i.e. (abstractly) light (as an element);… בֶּשֶׂם (besem, H1314) — fragrance; by implication, spicery; also the balsam plant מִשְׁחָה (mishchâh, H4888) — unction (the act); by implication, a consecratory gift סַם (çam, H5561) — an aroma קְטֹרֶת (qᵉṭôreth, H7004) — a fumigation

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And you are to command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually.

Exodus 25:37rank 2

Make seven lamps and set them up on the lampstand so that they illuminate the area in front of it.

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