Leviticus

Leviticus 24:2–4

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 Testimony^a 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 24:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Command	צַ֞ו	ṣaw	Verb - Piel - Imperative - 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	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

Leviticus 24:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Outside	מִחוּץ֩	mi·ḥūṣ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2351 the outside
the veil	לְפָרֹ֨כֶת	lə·p̄ā·rō·ḵeṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct	H6532 curtain
of the Testimony	הָעֵדֻ֜ת	hā·‘ê·ḏuṯ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5715 testimony
in the Tent	בְּאֹ֣הֶל	bə·’ō·hel	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H168 tent
of Meeting	מוֹעֵ֗ד	mō·w·‘êḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H4150 appointed time, place, meeting
Aaron	אַהֲרֹ֜ן	’a·hă·rōn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H175 Aaron
is to tend	יַעֲרֹךְ֩	ya·‘ă·rōḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6186 arrange or set in order
the lamps	אֹת֨וֹ	’ō·ṯōw	Direct object marker; third person masculine singular	H853 mark of the accusative
continually	תָּמִ֑יד	tā·mîḏ	Adverb	H8548 continuity
before	לִפְנֵ֥י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
from evening	מֵעֶ֧רֶב	mê·‘e·reḇ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H6153 (sun)set, evening
until	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
morning	בֹּ֛קֶר	bō·qer	Noun - masculine singular	H1242 morning
This is to be a permanent	עוֹלָ֖ם	‘ō·w·lām	Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
statute	חֻקַּ֥ת	ḥuq·qaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H2708 something prescribed, enactment, statute
for the generations to come	לְדֹרֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃	lə·ḏō·rō·ṯê·ḵem	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H1755 period, generation, dwelling

Leviticus 24:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He shall tend	יַעֲרֹ֖ךְ	ya·‘ă·rōḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6186 arrange or set in order
the lamps	הַנֵּר֑וֹת	han·nê·rō·wṯ	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5216 lamp
on	עַ֚ל	‘al	Preposition	H5921 height
the pure	הַטְּהֹרָ֔ה	haṭ·ṭə·hō·rāh	Article; Adjective - feminine singular	H2889 clean, pure
lampstand	הַמְּנֹרָ֣ה	ham·mə·nō·rāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4501 lampstand
before	לִפְנֵ֥י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
continually	תָּמִֽיד׃פ	tā·mîḏ	Adverb	H8548 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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