Exodus 40:27 Go deeper
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And he burnt sweet incense thereon; as the LORD commanded Moses. (KJV)
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וַיַּקְטֵ֥רvai.yak.Terand he made smoke
Lemma: קָטַר (qa.tar) · Strong's: H6999A
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)
Meaning: to offer: burn
Used 59 times. Also: Exodus 29:13, Exodus 29:18, Exodus 29:25, Exodus 30:7, Exodus 30:8, Exodus 30:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6999A; TAHOT Exodus 40:27 word 1
עָלָ֖יו'a.Lavon it
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Exodus 40:27 word 2
קְטֹ֣רֶתke.To.retincense of
Lemma: קְטֹ֫רֶת (qe.to.ret) · Strong's: H7004
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: incense
Used 60 times. Also: Exodus 25:6, Exodus 30:1, Exodus 30:7, Exodus 30:8, Exodus 30:9, Exodus 30:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7004; TAHOT Exodus 40:27 word 3
סַמִּ֑יםsa.Mimperfume<s>
Lemma: סַם (sam) · Strong's: H5561
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: spice
Used 16 times. Also: Exodus 25:6, Exodus 30:7, Exodus 30:34, Exodus 31:11, Exodus 35:8, Exodus 35:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5561; TAHOT Exodus 40:27 word 4
כַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'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 40:27 word 5
צִוָּ֥הtzi.Vahhe had commanded
Lemma: צָוָה (tsa.vah) · Strong's: H6680
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)
Meaning: to command
Used 491 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 6:22, Genesis 7:5, Genesis 7:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6680; TAHOT Exodus 40:27 word 6
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Exodus 40:27 word 7
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 40:27 word 8
מֹשֶֽׁה\׃\ \פmo.ShehMoses
Lemma: מֹשֶׁה (mo.sheh) · Strong's: H4872
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Moses
Used 766 times. Also: Exodus 2:10, Exodus 2:11, Exodus 2:14, Exodus 2:15, Exodus 2:17, Exodus 2:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4872; TAHOT Exodus 40:27 word 9
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| and he burned | → | קָטַר H6999A to offer: burn |
| fragrant | → | סַם H5561 spice |
| incense | → | קְטֹ֫רֶת H7004 incense |
| on it | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| just as | → | כַּאֲשֶׁר H0834D as which |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| had commanded | → | צָוָה H6680 to command |
| him | → | מֹשֶׁה H4872 Moses |
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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