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Exodus 27:21
In the Tent of Meeting, outside the veil that is in front of the Testimony, Aaron and his sons are to tend the lamps before the LORD from evening until morning. This is to be a permanent statute for the Israelites for the generations to come.[’’]
from The Oil for the Lamps, Exodus 27:20-21
What it says

In the Tent of Meeting, outside the veil before the Testimony, Aaron and his sons are to tend the lamps before the LORD from evening until morning as a permanent statute.

What it is doing

This verse gives the priests their ongoing charge and fixes it as a lasting practice.

In context

20And you are to command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually. 21In the Tent of Meeting, outside the veil that is in front of the Testimony, Aaron and his sons are to tend the lamps before the LORD from evening until morning. This is to be a permanent statute for the Israelites for the generations to come.[’’]