King James Version
Exodus 35:8 in the King James Version says “And oil for the light, and spices for anointing oil, and for the sweet incense,” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 35 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And oil for the light, and spices for anointing oil, and for the sweet incense,”
Exodus 35:8 · KJV
And blue, and purple, and scarlet , and fine linen, and goats' hair,
And rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins, and shittim wood,
And oil for the light, and spices for anointing oil, and for the sweet incense,
And onyx stones, and stones to be set for the ephod, and for the breastplate.
And every wise hearted among you shall come, and make all that the LORD hath commanded;
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And oil”
H8081grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness
“for the light”
H3974properly, a luminous body or luminary, i.e., (abstractly) light (as an element); figuratively, brightness, i.e.,cheerfulness; specifically, a chandeli
“And oil”
H8081grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness
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