Leviticus 24:1-9

Rules about the lamps and the table with bread

1 The Lord said to Moses, 2 ‘ Command Israel's people to bring you pure oil from olives that they have beaten. Use this oil to burn in the lamps in the Tent of Meeting. This will cause the light to shine all the time. 3 Aaron must take care of the lamps that are in front of the curtain in the tent. The Covenant Box stands behind the curtain. Aaron must make sure that the lamps burn all night in front of the Lord, from evening until morning. This rule will continue for ever. 4 Aaron must take care of the lamps on the lampstand that is made of pure gold. He must make sure that the lamps always burn there, in front of the Lord.

5 Use the best flour to bake 12 round loaves of bread. Use two tenths of an ephah of flour for each loaf. 6 Put the loaves on the gold table in front of the Lord. Put them in two rows, with six loaves in each row. 7 Put pure frankincense along each row. This incense will burn as a special gift to the Lord instead of the bread. 8 Aaron must put new bread on the table every Sabbath day. It shows the covenant that continues for ever between Israel's people and the Lord. 9 The bread will belong to Aaron and his sons. They must eat it in a holy place because it is a very holy offering to the Lord. It will always be a part of the offerings that belongs to the priests.’