Exodus

Exodus 27:20

²⁰And you are to command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And you	וְאַתָּ֞ה	wə·’at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
are to command	תְּצַוֶּ֣ה׀	tə·ṣaw·weh	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
the Israelites	בְּנֵ֣י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
to bring	וְיִקְח֨וּ	wə·yiq·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3947 take
you	אֵלֶ֜יךָ	’ê·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H413 motion to
pure	זָ֛ךְ	zāḵ	Adjective - masculine singular	H2134 pure, clean
oil	שֶׁ֣מֶן	še·men	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8081 fat, oil
of pressed	כָּתִ֖ית	kā·ṯîṯ	Adjective - masculine singular	H3795 beaten
olives	זַ֥יִת	za·yiṯ	Noun - masculine singular	H2132 olive-tree, olive
for the light	לַמָּא֑וֹר	lam·mā·’ō·wr	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3974 luminary
to keep the lamps	נֵ֖ר	nêr	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5216 lamp
burning	לְהַעֲלֹ֥ת	lə·ha·‘ă·lōṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
continually	תָּמִֽיד׃	tā·mîḏ	Adverb	H8548 continuity

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.