Exodus 27:21

“In the tent of meeting, outside the veil that is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall set it in order from evening to morning before YHWH. It is a statute forever throughout their generations on the part of the sons of Israel.”

Exodus 27:21 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 27:21, word by word

In the tentאֹהֶלohel

tabernacle

Israel's portable sanctuary in the wilderness, where YHWH met with Moses.

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of meetingמוֹעֵדmoed

meeting

An appointment with God: the tent where he meets his people.

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outsideחוּץchuts

outside

What lies outside the house, the city or the camp.

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the veilפָּרֹכֶתparochet

veil

The veil: the curtain that separated the most holy place from the rest of the dwelling.

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the testimonyעֵדֻתedut

testimony

Testimony: the tablets of the covenant, which bear witness to what God commanded; "the ark of the testimony" holds them.

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Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon

Aaron

Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.

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and his sonsבָנָיvanay

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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shall set it in orderיַעֲרֹךְyaaroch

arrange

To set things in a row and in order, like bread on the table.

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from eveningעֶרֶבerev

evening

Evening, when the sun goes down. Each day of Genesis 1 is counted "evening and morning"; so in Israel the day begins at sunset.

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morningבֹּקֶרboker

morning

Morning, dawn.

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beforeפְנֵיfene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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It is a statuteחֻקַּתchukat

statute

Statute: a fixed rule, laid down to be kept always.

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foreverעוֹלָםolam

forever

Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.

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throughout their generationsדֹרֹתָdorota

generation

The people of the same time.

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of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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Translation note

“The testimony” is the tablets kept in the ark; the lamp burned outside the veil, in the Holy Place (Leviticus 24:1-4).

The context

20And you shall command the sons of Israel that they bring you pure olive oil, beaten, for the light, to make burn a lamp continually.

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