Exodus 27:20 — King James Version← Study notes
“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.”
Exodus 27:20 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Exodus 27:2015 words
וְאַתָּהwəʾatāhAnd thou
תְּצַוֶּהtəṣaûhConstitute
אֶתʾet—
בְּנֵיbənêSon
יִשְׂרָאֵלyiśərāʾēlHe will rule as God
וְיִקְחוּwəyiqəḥûAnd take
אֵלֶיךָʾēleyḵāNear
שֶׁמֶןšemenGrease
זַיִתzayitOlive
זָךְzāḵəClear
כָּתִיתkātîtBeaten
לַמָּאוֹרlamāʾwōrTo luminous
לְהַעֲלֹתləhaʿălōtTo ascend
נֵרnērLamp
תָּמִידtāmîdContinuance
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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