Leviticus 1:17 — King James Version← Study notes
“And he shall cleave it with the wings thereof, but shall not divide it asunder: and the priest shall burn it upon the altar, upon the wood that is upon the fire: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord.”
Leviticus 1:17 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Leviticus 1:1720 words
וְשִׁסַּעwəšisaʿAnd split
אֹתוֹʾōtwō—
בִכְנָפָיוviḵənāp̄āywIn edge
לֹאlōʾNot
יַבְדִּילyavədîlDivide
וְהִקְטִירwəhiqəṭîrAnd smoke
אֹתוֹʾōtwō—
הַכֹּהֵןhakōhēnThe officiating
הַמִּזְבֵּחָהhamizəbēḥāhThe altar
עַלʿalAbove
הָעֵצִיםhāʿēṣîmThe tree
אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho
עַלʿalAbove
הָאֵשׁhāʾēšThe fire
עֹלָהʿōlāhStep
הוּאhûʾHe
אִשֵּׁהʾišēhBurnt-offering
רֵיחַrêḥaOdor
נִיחֹחַnîḥōḥaRestful
לַיהוָהlayhwāhTo LORD
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