Exodus 40:15 Go deeper
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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. (KJV)
Hebrew words tap a word
וּמָשַׁחְתָּ֣u.ma.shach.Taand you will anoint
Lemma: מָשַׁח (ma.shach) · Strong's: H4886
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqq2ms)
Meaning: to anoint
Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 31:13, Exodus 28:41, Exodus 29:2, Exodus 29:7, Exodus 29:36, Exodus 30:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4886; TAHOT Exodus 40:15 word 1
אֹתָ֗ם'o.Tam<obj.> them
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Exodus 40:15 word 2
כַּאֲשֶׁ֤רka.'a.Sherjust as
Lemma: כַּאֲשֶׁר (ka.a.sher) · Strong's: H0834D
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: as which
Used 511 times. Also: Genesis 7:9, Genesis 7:16, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834D; TAHOT Exodus 40:15 word 3
מָשַׁ֙חְתָּ֙ma.Shach.tayou anointed
Lemma: מָשַׁח (ma.shach) · Strong's: H4886
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqp2ms)
Meaning: to anoint
Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 31:13, Exodus 28:41, Exodus 29:2, Exodus 29:7, Exodus 29:36, Exodus 30:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4886; TAHOT Exodus 40:15 word 4
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Exodus 40:15 word 5
אֲבִיהֶ֔ם'a.vi.Hemfather their
Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: father
Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT Exodus 40:15 word 6
וְכִהֲנ֖וּve.khi.ha.Nuand they will serve as priests
Lemma: כָּהַן (ka.han) · Strong's: H3547
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVpq3cp)
Meaning: to minister
Used 23 times. Also: Exodus 28:1, Exodus 28:3, Exodus 28:4, Exodus 28:41, Exodus 29:1, Exodus 29:44 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3547; TAHOT Exodus 40:15 word 7
וְ֠הָיְתָהVe.ha.ye.tahand it will become
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqq3fs)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Exodus 40:15 word 8
לִהְיֹ֨תlih.Yotto be
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Exodus 40:15 word 9
מָשְׁחָתָ֛םma.she.cha.Tamanointing their
Lemma: מִשְׁחָה (mish.chah) · Strong's: H4888A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: anointing
Used 25 times. Also: Exodus 25:6, Exodus 29:7, Exodus 29:21, Exodus 29:29, Exodus 30:25, Exodus 30:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4888A; TAHOT Exodus 40:15 word 10
לִכְהֻנַּ֥תlikh.hu.Nat<into> a priesthood of
Lemma: כְּהֻנָּה (ke.hun.nah) · Strong's: H3550
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: priesthood
Used 14 times. Also: Exodus 29:9, Numbers 3:10, Numbers 16:10, Numbers 18:1, Numbers 18:7, Numbers 25:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3550; TAHOT Exodus 40:15 word 11
עוֹלָ֖םo.Lamperpetuity
Lemma: עוֹלָם (o.lam) · Strong's: H5769G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: forever: enduring
Used 388 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:16, Genesis 13:15, Genesis 17:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5769G; TAHOT Exodus 40:15 word 12
לְדֹרֹתָֽם\׃le.do.ro.Tamto generations their
Lemma: דּוֹר (dor) · Strong's: H1755
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: generation
Used 166 times. Also: Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 15:16, Genesis 17:7, Genesis 17:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1755; TAHOT Exodus 40:15 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Anoint | → | מָשַׁח H4886 to anoint |
| them | → | אֵת H0853 [Obj.] |
| just as | → | כַּאֲשֶׁר H0834D as which |
| you anointed | → | מָשַׁח H4886 to anoint |
| their father | → | אָב H0001G father |
| so that they may also serve Me as priests | → | כָּהַן H3547 to minister |
| Their anointing | → | מִשְׁחָה H4888A anointing |
| will qualify | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| them | → | |
| for a permanent | → | עוֹלָם H5769G forever: enduring |
| priesthood | → | כְּהֻנָּה H3550 priesthood |
| throughout their generations | → | דּוֹר H1755 generation |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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