Exodus 27:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsExodus 27:20 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְאַתָּ֞ה
ʼattâh
H859
you
תְּצַוֶּ֣ה
tsâvâh
H6680
to command
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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בְּנֵ֣י
bên
H1121
son
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
וְיִקְח֨וּ
lâqach
H3947
to take
אֵלֶ֜יךָ
ʼêl
H413
to
שֶׁ֣מֶן
shemen
H8081
fat
זַ֥יִת
zayith
H2132
olive
זָ֛ךְ
zak
H2134
clean
כָּתִ֖ית
kâthîyth
H3795
pure
לַמָּא֑וֹר
mâʼôwr
H3974
light
לְהַעֲלֹ֥ת
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
נֵ֖ר
nîyr
H5216
lamp
תָּמִֽיד
tâmîyd
H8548
continually
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World English Bible Public Domain
"You shall command the children of Israel, that they bring to you pure olive oil beaten for the light, to cause a lamp to burn continually.
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King James Version Public Domain
And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamp to burn always.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And you shall command the sons of Israel and they shall bring pure pressed oil of olive to you for the lamp, to cause the lamp to burn continually.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).