Leviticus

Leviticus 24:1–4

1Then the LORD said to Moses, 2“Command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually.

3Outside the veil of the Testimonya in the Tent of Meeting, Aaron is to tend the lamps continually before the LORD from evening until morning. This is to be a permanent statute for the generations to come. 4He shall tend the lamps on the pure gold lampstand before the LORD continually.

Footnotes

  • a 24:3 The Testimony refers to the stone tablets in the ark of the covenant inscribed with the Ten Commandments.

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Leviticus 24:1

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
saidוַיְדַבֵּ֥רway·ḏab·bêrConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1696 speak
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmō·šehNoun - proper - masculine singularH4872 Moses

Leviticus 24:2

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Commandצַ֞וṣawVerb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singularH6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣יbə·nêNoun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
to bringוְיִקְח֨וּwə·yiq·ḥūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH3947 take
youאֵלֶ֜יךָ’ê·le·ḵāPreposition; second person masculine singularH413 motion to
pureזָ֛ךְzāḵAdjective - masculine singularH2134 pure, clean
oilשֶׁ֣מֶןše·menNoun - masculine singular constructH8081 fat, oil
of pressedכָּתִ֖יתkā·ṯîṯAdjective - masculine singularH3795 beaten
olivesזַ֥יִתza·yiṯNoun - masculine singularH2132 olive-tree, olive
for the lightלַמָּא֑וֹרlam·mā·’ō·wrPreposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singularH3974 luminary
to keep the lampsנֵ֖רnêrNoun - masculine singularH5216 lamp
burningלְהַעֲלֹ֥תlə·ha·‘ă·lōṯPreposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructH5927 go up, ascend, climb
continuallyתָּמִֽיד׃tā·mîḏAdverbH8548 continuity

Leviticus 24:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Outsideמִחוּץ֩mi·ḥūṣPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singular constructH2351 the outside
the veilלְפָרֹ֨כֶתlə·p̄ā·rō·ḵeṯPreposition-l; Noun - feminine singular constructH6532 curtain
of the Testimonyהָעֵדֻ֜תhā·‘ê·ḏuṯArticle; Noun - feminine singularH5715 testimony
in the Tentבְּאֹ֣הֶלbə·’ō·helPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH168 tent
of Meetingמוֹעֵ֗דmō·w·‘êḏNoun - masculine singularH4150 appointed time, place, meeting
Aaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן’a·hă·rōnNoun - proper - masculine singularH175 Aaron
is to tendיַעֲרֹךְ֩ya·‘ă·rōḵVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH6186 arrange or set in order
the lampsאֹת֨וֹ’ō·ṯōwDirect object marker; third person masculine singularH853 mark of the accusative
continuallyתָּמִ֑ידtā·mîḏAdverbH8548 continuity
beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlip̄·nêPreposition-l; Noun - common plural constructH6440 face, before
the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
from eveningמֵעֶ֧רֶבmê·‘e·reḇPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singularH6153 (sun)set, evening
untilעַד־‘aḏ-PrepositionH5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
morningבֹּ֛קֶרbō·qerNoun - masculine singularH1242 morning
This is to be a permanentעוֹלָ֖ם‘ō·w·lāmNoun - masculine singularH5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
statuteחֻקַּ֥תḥuq·qaṯNoun - feminine singular constructH2708 something prescribed, enactment, statute
for the generations to comeלְדֹרֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃lə·ḏō·rō·ṯê·ḵemPreposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine pluralH1755 period, generation, dwelling

Leviticus 24:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
He shall tendיַעֲרֹ֖ךְya·‘ă·rōḵVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH6186 arrange or set in order
the lampsהַנֵּר֑וֹתhan·nê·rō·wṯArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH5216 lamp
onעַ֚ל‘alPrepositionH5921 height
the pureהַטְּהֹרָ֔הhaṭ·ṭə·hō·rāhArticle; Adjective - feminine singularH2889 clean, pure
lampstandהַמְּנֹרָ֣הham·mə·nō·rāhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH4501 lampstand
beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlip̄·nêPreposition-l; Noun - common plural constructH6440 face, before
the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
continuallyתָּמִֽיד׃פtā·mîḏAdverbH8548 continuity

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Leviticus 24:2 2 Corinthians 4:6 · Ephesians 5:8–14 · Exodus 27:20–21 · John 8:12 · Ephesians 1:17–18 · Acts 26:18 · Philippians 2:15–16 · Isaiah 8:20 · Matthew 4:16 · John 1:4 · Psalm 119:130 · Luke 12:35

Leviticus 24:4 Exodus 31:8 · Exodus 39:37 · Exodus 37:17–24

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.