Leviticus 1:15 — King James Version← Study notes

“And the priest shall bring it unto the altar, and wring off his head, and burn it on the altar; and the blood thereof shall be wrung out at the side of the altar:”

Leviticus 1:15 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Leviticus 1:1514 words

וְהִקְרִיבוֹwəhiqərîvwōAnd approach

הַכֹּהֵןhakōhēnThe officiating

אֶלʾelNear

הַמִּזְבֵּחַhamizəbēḥaThe altar

וּמָלַקûmālaqAnd crack a joint

אֶתʾet—

רֹאשׁוֹrōʾšwōHead

וְהִקְטִירwəhiqəṭîrAnd smoke

הַמִּזְבֵּחָהhamizəbēḥāhThe altar

וְנִמְצָהwəniməṣāhAnd suck

דָמוֹdāmwōBlood

עַלʿalAbove

קִירqîrWall

הַמִּזְבֵּחַhamizəbēḥaThe altar

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

Word-by-word meanings

וְהִקְרִיבוֹwəhiqərîvwōAnd approach

הַכֹּהֵןhakōhēnThe officiating

אֶלʾelNear

הַמִּזְבֵּחַhamizəbēḥaThe altar

וּמָלַקûmālaqAnd crack a joint

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

רֹאשׁוֹrōʾšwōHead

וְהִקְטִירwəhiqəṭîrAnd smoke

הַמִּזְבֵּחָהhamizəbēḥāhThe altar

וְנִמְצָהwəniməṣāhAnd suck

דָמוֹdāmwōBlood

עַלʿalAbove

קִירqîrWall

הַמִּזְבֵּחַhamizəbēḥaThe altar

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