Leviticus 24:2 — King James Version← Study notes

“Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamps to burn continually.”

Leviticus 24:2 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Leviticus 24:214 words

צַוṣawConstitute

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.

Word-by-word meanings

צַוṣawConstitute

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

בְּנֵיbənêSon

יִשְׂרָאֵלyiśərāʾēlHe will rule as God

וְיִקְחוּwəyiqəḥûAnd take

אֵלֶיךָʾēleyḵāNear

שֶׁמֶןšemenGrease

זַיִתzayitOlive

זָךְzāḵəClear

כָּתִיתkātîtBeaten

לַמָּאוֹרlamāʾwōrTo luminous

לְהַעֲלֹתləhaʿălōtTo ascend

נֵרnērLamp

תָּמִידtāmîdContinuance

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