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“Commandצַוthe sonsאֶת בְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלto bringוְיִקְחוּyouאֵלֶיךָpureזָךְoilשֶׁמֶןof olives,זַיִתbeaten,כָּתִיתfor the light,לַמָּאוֹרto makeלְהַעֲלֹתa lampנֵרburn continually.תָּמִיד
Leviticus 24:2
Study it in the app““Command the sons of Israel to bring you pure oil of olives, beaten, for the light, to make a lamp burn continually.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 24:2, word by word
- “Commandצַוtsav
command
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “tsav” appears- the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” 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- to bringיִקְחוּyikchu
fetch
To take someone along, or go and fetch something.
Where else “yikchu” appears- pureזָךְzach
pure
Pure, clean, unmixed.
Where else “zach” appears- oilשֶׁמֶןshemen
oil
The fat pressed from olives, for eating, lighting or anointing.
Where else “shemen” appears- of olivesזַיִתzayit
olive
The small fruit of that tree, from which oil is pressed.
Where else “zayit” appears- beatenכָּתִיתkatit
beaten (oil)
Beaten: oil made by pounding olives in a mortar, the purest kind.
Where else “katit” appears- for the lightמָּאוֹרmaor
lamplight
The glow of the sanctuary lamp.
Where else “maor” appears- to makeהַעֲלֹתhaalot
go up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “haalot” appears- a lampנֵרner
lamp
Lamp: a vessel with oil and a wick; also light.
Where else “ner” appears- burn continuallyתָּמִידtamid
continually
Continually, always; what is done regularly and without interruption. As a noun, the regular daily offering.
Where else “tamid” appears
The context
1And YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,
2 · This verse (above)
3Outside the veil of the testimony, in the tent of meeting, Aaron shall arrange it from evening to morning before YHWH continually; it is a statute forever throughout your generations.