Leviticus

Leviticus 24:2–8

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.

5You are also to take fine flour and bake twelve loaves, using two-tenths of an ephah for each loaf,b 6and set them in two rows — six per row — on the table of pure gold before the LORD. 7And you are to place pure frankincense near each row, so that it may serve as a memorial portion for the bread, a food offering to the LORD.

8Every Sabbath day the bread is to be set out before the LORD on behalf of the Israelites as a permanent covenant.

Footnotes

  • a 24:3 The Testimony refers to the stone tablets in the ark of the covenant inscribed with the Ten Commandments.
  • b 24:5 Two-tenths of an ephah is approximately 4 dry quarts or 4.4 liters (probably about 5.1 pounds or 2.3 kilograms of flour).

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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

Leviticus 24:5

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
You are also to takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֣wə·lā·qaḥ·tāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH3947 take
fine flourסֹ֔לֶתsō·leṯNoun - feminine singularH5560 fine flour
and bakeוְאָפִיתָ֣wə·’ā·p̄î·ṯāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH644 bake
twelveשְׁתֵּ֥יםšə·têmNumber - fdH8147 two
loavesחַלּ֑וֹתḥal·lō·wṯNoun - feminine pluralH2471 a kind of cake
usingיִהְיֶ֖הyih·yehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
two-tenths of an ephahשְׁנֵי֙šə·nêNumber - masculine dual constructH8147 two
for eachהָאֶחָֽת׃hā·’e·ḥāṯArticle; Number - feminine singularH259 one
loafהַֽחַלָּ֥הha·ḥal·lāhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH2471 a kind of cake

Leviticus 24:6

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
and setוְשַׂמְתָּ֥wə·śam·tāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH7760 put, place, set
themאוֹתָ֛ם’ō·w·ṯāmDirect object marker; third person masculine pluralH853 mark of the accusative
in twoשְׁתַּ֥יִםšə·ta·yimNumber - fdH8147 two
rowsמַֽעֲרָכ֖וֹתma·‘ă·rā·ḵō·wṯNoun - feminine pluralH4635 arrangement, pile
sixשֵׁ֣שׁšêšNumber - feminine singularH8337 six
per rowהַֽמַּעֲרָ֑כֶתham·ma·‘ă·rā·ḵeṯArticle; Noun - feminine singularH4635 arrangement, pile
onעַ֛ל‘alPrepositionH5921 height
the tableהַשֻּׁלְחָ֥ןhaš·šul·ḥānArticle; Noun - masculine singularH7979 table
of pure goldהַטָּהֹ֖רhaṭ·ṭā·hōrArticle; Adjective - masculine singularH2889 clean, pure
beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlip̄·nêPreposition-l; Noun - common plural constructH6440 face, before
the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh

Leviticus 24:7

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And you are to placeוְנָתַתָּ֥wə·nā·ṯa·tāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH5414 give, put, set
pureזַכָּ֑הzak·kāhAdjective - feminine singularH2134 pure, clean
frankincenseלְבֹנָ֣הlə·ḇō·nāhNoun - feminine singularH3828 frankincense
nearעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
each rowהַֽמַּעֲרֶ֖כֶתham·ma·‘ă·re·ḵeṯArticle; Noun - feminine singularH4635 arrangement, pile
so that it may serveוְהָיְתָ֤הwə·hā·yə·ṯāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
as a memorial portionלְאַזְכָּרָ֔הlə·’az·kā·rāhPreposition-l; Noun - feminine singularH234 memorial-offering
for the breadלַלֶּ֙חֶם֙lal·le·ḥemPreposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singularH3899 bread, food
a food offeringאִשֶּׁ֖ה’iš·šehNoun - masculine singularH801 an offering made by fire
to the LORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃Yah·wehPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh

Leviticus 24:8

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Every Sabbath dayבְּי֨וֹםbə·yō·wmPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH3117 day
the bread is to be set outיַֽעַרְכֶ֛נּוּya·‘ar·ḵen·nūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH6186 arrange or set in order
beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlip̄·nêPreposition-l; Noun - common plural constructH6440 face, before
the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
on behalf of the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
as a permanentעוֹלָֽם׃‘ō·w·lāmNoun - masculine singularH5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
covenantבְּרִ֥יתbə·rîṯNoun - feminine singular constructH1285 covenant

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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

Leviticus 24:5 Exodus 25:30 · 1 Kings 18:31 · 1 Samuel 21:4–5 · Exodus 40:23 · Acts 26:7 · James 1:1 · Matthew 12:4

Leviticus 24:6 1 Kings 7:48 · Exodus 25:23–24 · Hebrews 9:2 · 2 Chronicles 13:11 · Exodus 37:10–16 · 2 Chronicles 4:19

Leviticus 24:7 Leviticus 2:2 · Revelation 8:3–4

Leviticus 24:8 2 Chronicles 2:4 · Numbers 4:7 · 1 Chronicles 9:32

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.