Numbers 8:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNumbers 8:2 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 →
דַּבֵּר֙
dâbar
H1696
to speak
אֶֽל
ʼêl
H413
to
אַהֲרֹ֔ן
ʼAhărôwn
H175
Aaron
וְאָמַרְתָּ֖
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵלָ֑יו
ʼêl
H413
to
בְּהַעֲלֹֽתְךָ֙
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַנֵּרֹ֔ת
nîyr
H5216
lamp
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
מוּל֙
mûwl
H4136
front
פְּנֵ֣י
pânîym
H6440
face
הַמְּנוֹרָ֔ה
mᵉnôwrâh
H4501
lampstand
יָאִ֖ירוּ
ʼôwr
H215
to shine
שִׁבְעַ֥ת
shebaʻ
H7651
seven
הַנֵּרֽוֹת
nîyr
H5216
lamp
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World English Bible Public Domain
"Speak to Aaron, and tell him, 'When you light the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the lampstand.'"
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King James Version Public Domain
Speak unto Aaron and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light over against the candlestick.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
“Speak to Aaron and say to him, ‘When you lift up the lamps, the seven lamps shall shine to the front of the face of the lampstand.’”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).