Leviticus 14:16 — King James Version← Study notes

“And the priest shall dip his right finger in the oil that is in his left hand, and shall sprinkle of the oil with his finger seven times before the Lord:”

Leviticus 14:16 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Leviticus 14:1619 words

וְטָבַלwəṭāvalAnd dip

הַכֹּהֵןhakōhēnThe officiating

אֶתʾet—

אֶצְבָּעוֹʾeṣəbāʿwōSieze

הַיְמָנִיתhayəmānîtThe right

מִןminPart

הַשֶּׁמֶןhašemenThe grease

אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho

עַלʿalAbove

כַּפּוֹkapwōHollow hand

הַשְּׂמָאלִיתhaśəmāʾlîtThe left

וְהִזָּהwəhizāhAnd spirt

מִןminPart

הַשֶּׁמֶןhašemenThe grease

בְּאֶצְבָּעוֹbəʾeṣəbāʿwōIn sieze

שֶׁבַעševaʿSeven

פְּעָמִיםpəʿāmîmStroke

לִפְנֵיlip̄ənêTo face

יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD

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

Word-by-word meanings

וְטָבַלwəṭāvalAnd dip

הַכֹּהֵןhakōhēnThe officiating

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

אֶצְבָּעוֹʾeṣəbāʿwōSieze

הַיְמָנִיתhayəmānîtThe right

מִןminPart

הַשֶּׁמֶןhašemenThe grease

אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho

עַלʿalAbove

כַּפּוֹkapwōHollow hand

הַשְּׂמָאלִיתhaśəmāʾlîtThe left

וְהִזָּהwəhizāhAnd spirt

מִןminPart

הַשֶּׁמֶןhašemenThe grease

בְּאֶצְבָּעוֹbəʾeṣəbāʿwōIn sieze

שֶׁבַעševaʿSeven

פְּעָמִיםpəʿāmîmStroke

לִפְנֵיlip̄ənêTo face

יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD

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