Numbers 8:2 — King James Version← Study notes

“Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light over against the candlestick.”

Numbers 8:2 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Numbers 8:215 words

דַּבֵּרdabērArrange

אֶלʾelNear

אַהֲרֹןʾahărōnAaron

וְאָמַרְתָּwəʾāmarətāAnd say

אֵלָיוʾēlāywNear

בְּהַעֲלֹתְךָbəhaʿălōtəḵāIn ascend

אֶתʾet—

הַנֵּרֹתhanērōtThe lamp

אֶלʾelNear

מוּלmûlAbrupt

פְּנֵיpənêFace

הַמְּנוֹרָהhamənwōrāhThe chandelier

יָאִירוּyāʾîrûBe

שִׁבְעַתšivəʿatSeven

הַנֵּרוֹתhanērwōtThe lamp

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

דַּבֵּרdabērArrange

אֶלʾelNear

אַהֲרֹןʾahărōnAaron

וְאָמַרְתָּwəʾāmarətāAnd say

אֵלָיוʾēlāywNear

בְּהַעֲלֹתְךָbəhaʿălōtəḵāIn ascend

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

הַנֵּרֹתhanērōtThe lamp

אֶלʾelNear

מוּלmûlAbrupt

פְּנֵיpənêFace

הַמְּנוֹרָהhamənwōrāhThe chandelier

יָאִירוּyāʾîrûBe

שִׁבְעַתšivəʿatSeven

הַנֵּרוֹתhanērwōtThe lamp

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