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

HebrewMeaning

וְ/אַתָּ֞הwəʾatāh

and youconjH859

thou · ye · you

תְּצַוֶּ֣הtəṣaweh

you will commandverbH6680

bid · charge · (give a · give in ···

אֶתʾet

(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853

בְּנֵ֣יbənēy

the people ofnounH1121

afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···

יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לyiśərāʾēl

IsraelnounH3478

וְ/יִקְח֨וּwəyiqəḥw

so they may bringconjH3947

bring · buy · carry away · drawn ···

אֵלֶ֜י/ךָʾēleykā

to youpronH413

according to · after · against · among ···

שֶׁ֣מֶןšemen

oil ofnounH8081

fat · fruitful · oil · ointment ···

זַ֥יִתzayit

olivenounH2132

-yard) · Olivet

זָ֛ךְzākə

pureadjH2134

pure

כָּתִ֖יתkātiyt

pressedadjH3795

לַ/מָּא֑וֹרlamāʾwōr

for the lightpronH3974

light

לְ/הַעֲלֹ֥תləhaʿălōt

to lift uppronH5927

ascend up · at once · break · bring ···

נֵ֖רnēr

a lampnounH5216

lamp · light

תָּמִֽידtāmiyd

continuallynounH8548

continual (employment · -ly) · daily · ever ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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