Exodus 27:21

27:21 In the tent of meeting ¹  outside the curtain that is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons are to arrange it from evening ²  to morning before the Lord. This is to be a lasting ordinance among the Israelites for generations to come. ³ 

Leviticus 17:7

17:7 So they must no longer offer ⁴  their sacrifices to the goat demons, ⁵  acting like prostitutes by going after them. ⁶  This is to be a perpetual statute for them throughout their generations. ⁷ 

¹ tn The LXX has mistakenly rendered this name “the tent of the testimony.”

² sn The lamps were to be removed in the morning so that the wicks could be trimmed and the oil replenished (30:7) and then lit every evening to burn through the night.

³ sn This is the first of several sections of priestly duties. The point is a simple one here: those who lead the worship use the offerings of the people to ensure that access to God is illumined regularly. The NT will make much of the symbolism of light.

⁴ tn Heb “sacrifice.” This has been translated as “offer” for stylistic reasons to avoid the redundancy of “sacrifice their sacrifices.”

⁵ tn On “goat demons” of the desert regions see the note on Lev 16:8.

⁶ tn Heb “which they are committing harlotry after them.”

⁷ tn Heb “for your generations.”