Leviticus 1:11 — King James Version← Study notes

“And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before the Lord: and the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall sprinkle his blood round about upon the altar.”

Leviticus 1:11 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Leviticus 1:1117 words

וְשָׁחַטwəšāḥaṭAnd slaughter

אֹתוֹʾōtwō—

עַלʿalAbove

יֶרֶךְyereḵəThigh

הַמִּזְבֵּחַhamizəbēḥaThe altar

צָפֹנָהṣāp̄ōnāhHidden

לִפְנֵיlip̄ənêTo face

יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD

וְזָרְקוּwəzārəqûAnd sprinkle

בְּנֵיbənêSon

אַהֲרֹןʾahărōnAaron

הַכֹּהֲנִיםhakōhănîmThe officiating

אֶתʾet—

דָּמוֹdāmwōBlood

עַלʿalAbove

הַמִּזְבֵּחַhamizəbēḥaThe altar

סָבִיבsāvîvCircle

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וְשָׁחַטwəšāḥaṭAnd slaughter

אֹתוֹʾōtwōdirect object marker (no translation)

עַלʿalAbove

יֶרֶךְyereḵəThigh

הַמִּזְבֵּחַhamizəbēḥaThe altar

צָפֹנָהṣāp̄ōnāhHidden

לִפְנֵיlip̄ənêTo face

יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD

וְזָרְקוּwəzārəqûAnd sprinkle

בְּנֵיbənêSon

אַהֲרֹןʾahărōnAaron

הַכֹּהֲנִיםhakōhănîmThe officiating

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

דָּמוֹdāmwōBlood

עַלʿalAbove

הַמִּזְבֵּחַhamizəbēḥaThe altar

סָבִיבsāvîvCircle

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