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Leviticus 24:1–2

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AND the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamps to burn continually.
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  1. 2 Corinthians 4:6Rank 1 from verse 2
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    6For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

  2. Ephesians 5:8–14Rank 2 from verse 2
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    8For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:

    9(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)

    10Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.

    11And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

    12For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.

    13But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.

    14Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.

  3. Exodus 27:20–21Rank 3 from verse 2
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    20¶ 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.

    21In the tabernacle of the congregation without the vail, which is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall order it from evening to morning before the Lord: it shall be a statute for ever unto their generations on the behalf of the children of Israel.

  4. John 8:12Rank 4 from verse 2
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    12¶ Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

  5. Acts 26:18Rank 5 from verse 2
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    18To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.

  6. Ephesians 1:17–18Rank 6 from verse 2
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    17That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:

    18The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

  7. Philippians 2:15–16Rank 7 from verse 2
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    15That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;

    16Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.

  8. 1 Samuel 3:3–4Rank 8 from verse 2
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    3And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to sleep;

    4That the Lord called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I.

  9. 2 Chronicles 13:11Rank 9 from verse 2
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    11And they burn unto the Lord every morning and every evening burnt sacrifices and sweet incense: the shewbread also set they in order upon the pure table; and the candlestick of gold with the lamps thereof, to burn every evening: for we keep the charge of the Lord our God; but ye have forsaken him.

  10. Isaiah 11:2Rank 10 from verse 2
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    2And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord;

  11. Isaiah 8:20Rank 11 from verse 2
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    20To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.

  12. John 1:4Rank 12 from verse 2
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    4In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

  13. John 1:9Rank 13 from verse 2
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    9That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.

  14. John 5:35Rank 14 from verse 2
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    35He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.

  15. Luke 1:79Rank 15 from verse 2
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    79To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.

  16. Luke 12:35Rank 16 from verse 2
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    35Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;

  17. Matthew 25:1–8Rank 17 from verse 2
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    1THEN shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.

    2And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.

    3They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:

    4But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.

    5While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.

    6And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.

    7Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.

    8And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.

  18. Matthew 4:16Rank 18 from verse 2
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    16The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.

  19. Matthew 5:16Rank 19 from verse 2
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    16Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

  20. Numbers 8:2–4Rank 20 from verse 2
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    2Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light over against the candlestick.

    3And Aaron did so; he lighted the lamps thereof over against the candlestick, as the Lord commanded Moses.

    4And this work of the candlestick was of beaten gold, unto the shaft thereof, unto the flowers thereof, was beaten work: according unto the pattern which the Lord had shewed Moses, so he made the candlestick.

  21. Proverbs 6:23Rank 21 from verse 2
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    23For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

  22. Psalms 119:105Rank 22 from verse 2
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    105Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

  23. Psalms 119:130Rank 23 from verse 2
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    130The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.

  24. Exodus 39:37Rank 24 from verse 2
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    37The pure candlestick, with the lamps thereof, even with the lamps to be set in order, and all the vessels thereof, and the oil for light,

  25. Exodus 40:24Rank 25 from verse 2
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    24¶ And he put the candlestick in the tent of the congregation, over against the table, on the side of the tabernacle southward.

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DEFINED WORDS

Leviticus 24:1

COMBINED MEANING

spake

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The past tense of speak: uttered or expressed words, addressed someone, or communicated a matter in words.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Leviticus 24:2

COMBINED MEANING

command

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Sense 1: To order or direct with authority. Sense 2: An authoritative order, charge, or commandment.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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children

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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Israel

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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

pure

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Clean, undefiled, unmixed, uncorrupted, genuine, clear, or sincere; free from contaminating matter or evil.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

oil

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1. An oily substance, especially olive oil. 2. To anoint or supply with oil.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

light

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Sense 1: Brightness or illumination. Sense 2: A source or opening that gives light. Sense 3: Figuratively, truth, knowledge, revelation, life, or favour contrasted with darkness. Sense 4: To illuminate or kindle. Sense 5: To alight or come upon. Sense 6: Slight, easy, swift, or not heavy.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

cause

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Sense 1: A reason, ground, matter in dispute, or judicial case. Sense 2: As a verb, to make something happen.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

lamps

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Sense 1: Vessels with oil and burning wicks used for light. Sense 2: Figuratively, sources, bearers, continuances, or signs of light.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

burn

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Sense 1: To consume, injure, heat, dry, or harden by fire or intense heat. Sense 2: To be on fire.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

continually

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1. Repeatedly, habitually, or at every appointed recurrence. 2. Without pause or cessation during the period stated.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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24:1AND the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

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24:2Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamps to burn continually.

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24:3Without the vail of the testimony, in the tabernacle of the congregation, shall Aaron order it from the evening unto the morning before the Lord continually: it shall be a statute for ever in your generations.

24:4He shall order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before the Lord continually.

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