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Exodus 40:15 — King James Version← Study notes

And thou shalt anoint them, as thou didst anoint their father, that they may minister unto me in the priest’s office: for their anointing shall surely be an everlasting priesthood throughout their generations.


Exodus 40:15Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Exodus 40:1515 words
וּמָשַׁחְתָּûmāšaḥətāAnd rub with oil
אֹתָםʾōtām
כַּאֲשֶׁרkaʾăšerLike who
מָשַׁחְתָּmāšaḥətāRub with oil
אֶתʾet
אֲבִיהֶםʾăvîhemFather
וְכִהֲנוּwəḵihănûAnd officiate
לִיTo
וְהָיְתָהwəhāyətāhAnd exist
לִהְיֹתlihəyōtTo exist
לָהֶםlāhemTo
מָשְׁחָתָםmāšəḥātāmUnction
לִכְהֻנַּתliḵəhunatTo priesthood
עוֹלָםʿwōlāmConcealed
לְדֹרֹתָםlədōrōtāmTo revolution
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וּמָשַׁחְתָּûmāšaḥətāAnd rub with oil
אֹתָםʾōtāmdirect object marker (no translation)
כַּאֲשֶׁרkaʾăšerLike who
מָשַׁחְתָּmāšaḥətāRub with oil
אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)
אֲבִיהֶםʾăvîhemFather
וְכִהֲנוּwəḵihănûAnd officiate
לִיTo
וְהָיְתָהwəhāyətāhAnd exist
לִהְיֹתlihəyōtTo exist
לָהֶםlāhemTo
מָשְׁחָתָםmāšəḥātāmUnction
לִכְהֻנַּתliḵəhunatTo priesthood
עוֹלָםʿwōlāmConcealed
לְדֹרֹתָםlədōrōtāmTo revolution

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