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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 24:2Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Leviticus 24:214 words
HebrewMeaning
צַ֞וṣaw
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
olivesnounH2132
-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 ···
Words 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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Priya SharmaNote2mo ago
Oil for the Lamp, Light Before God
The people bring oil for the lamp that burns continually in the holy place. This isn't an ornament or optional decoration. The lamp must always be lit, burning before God, communicating that the sanct...
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