Deuteronomy 18:3 — King James Version← Study notes
“And this shall be the priest’s due from the people, from them that offer a sacrifice, whether it be ox or sheep; and they shall give unto the priest the shoulder, and the two cheeks, and the maw.”
Deuteronomy 18:3 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Deuteronomy 18:318 words
וְזֶהwəzehAnd this
יִהְיֶהyihəyehExist
מִשְׁפַּטmišəpaṭVerdict
הַכֹּהֲנִיםhakōhănîmThe officiating
מֵאֵתmēʾētFrom nearness
הָעָםhāʿāmThe people
מֵאֵתmēʾētFrom nearness
זֹבְחֵיzōvəḥêSlaughter
הַזֶּבַחhazevaḥThe slaughter
אִםʾimLo!
שׁוֹרšwōrBullock
אִםʾimLo!
שֶׂהśehSheep
וְנָתַןwənātanAnd give
לַכֹּהֵןlakōhēnTo officiating
הַזְּרֹעַhazərōʿaThe arm
וְהַלְּחָיַיִםwəhaləḥāyayimAnd the cheek
וְהַקֵּבָהwəhaqēvāhAnd the paunch
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