In the tentבְּאֹהֶלof meeting,מוֹעֵדoutsideמִחוּץthe veilלַפָּרֹכֶתthatאֲשֶׁרis beforeעַלthe testimony,הָעֵדֻתAaronאַהֲרֹןand his sonsוּבָנָיוshall set it in orderיַעֲרֹךְ אֹתוֹfrom eveningמֵעֶרֶבtoעַדmorningבֹּקֶרbeforeלִפְנֵיYHWH.יְהוָהIt is a statuteחֻקַּתforeverעוֹלָםthroughout their generationsלְדֹרֹתָםon the part ofמֵאֵתthe sonsבְּנֵיof Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵל
Exodus 27:21
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 27:21, word by word
- In the tentאֹהֶלohel
tabernacle
Israel's portable sanctuary in the wilderness, where YHWH met with Moses.
Where else “ohel” appears- of meetingמוֹעֵדmoed
meeting
An appointment with God: the tent where he meets his people.
Where else “moed” appears- outsideחוּץchuts
outside
What lies outside the house, the city or the camp.
Where else “chuts” appears- the veilפָּרֹכֶתparochet
veil
The veil: the curtain that separated the most holy place from the rest of the dwelling.
Where else “parochet” appears- the testimonyעֵדֻתedut
testimony
Testimony: the tablets of the covenant, which bear witness to what God commanded; "the ark of the testimony" holds them.
Where else “edut” appears- Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon
Aaron
Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.
Where else “aharon” appears- and his sonsבָנָיvanay
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “vanay” appears- shall set it in orderיַעֲרֹךְyaaroch
arrange
To set things in a row and in order, like bread on the table.
Where else “yaaroch” appears- 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.
Where else “erev” appears- morningבֹּקֶרboker
morning
Morning, dawn.
Where else “boker” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- 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.
Where else “yehva” appears- It is a statuteחֻקַּתchukat
statute
Statute: a fixed rule, laid down to be kept always.
Where else “chukat” appears- foreverעוֹלָםolam
forever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appears- throughout their generationsדֹרֹתָdorota
generation
The people of the same time.
Where else “dorota” appears- 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.
Where else “yisrael” appears
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.
21 · This verse (above)