Exodus 40:15 — compare English translations
Compare translationsExodus 40:15 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 →
וּמָשַׁחְתָּ֣
mâshach
H4886
to anoint
אֹתָ֗ם
ʼêth
H853
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כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
מָשַׁ֨חְתָּ֙
mâshach
H4886
to anoint
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אֲבִיהֶ֔ם
ʼâb
H1
father
וְכִהֲנ֖וּ
kâhan
H3547
to serve as priest
לִ֑י
וְ֠הָיְתָה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לִהְיֹ֨ת
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לָהֶ֧ם
מָשְׁחָתָ֛ם
mishchâh
H4888
anointing oil
לִכְהֻנַּ֥ת
kᵉhunnâh
H3550
priesthood
עוֹלָ֖ם
ʻôwlâm
H5769
forever
לְדֹרֹתָֽם
dôwr
H1755
generation
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World English Bible Public Domain
You shall anoint them, as you anointed their father, that they may minister to me in the priest's office. Their anointing shall be to them for an everlasting priesthood throughout their generations.
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King James Version Public Domain
And thou shalt anoint them, as thou didst anoint their father, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office: for their anointing shall surely be an everlasting priesthood throughout their generations.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And you shall anoint them just as you anointed their father, and they will serve as priests to me. And their anointing will cause them to be a priesthood forever throughout their generations.”
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