Leviticus 14:5 — King James Version← Study notes
“And the priest shall command that one of the birds be killed in an earthen vessel over running water:”
Leviticus 14:5 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Leviticus 14:512 words
וְצִוָּהwəṣiûhAnd constitute
הַכֹּהֵןhakōhēnThe officiating
וְשָׁחַטwəšāḥaṭAnd slaughter
אֶתʾet—
הַצִּפּוֹרhaṣipwōrThe little bird
הָאֶחָתhāʾeḥātThe united
אֶלʾelNear
כְּלִיkəlîPrepared
חֶרֶשׂḥereśPottery
עַלʿalAbove
מַיִםmayimWaters
חַיִּיםḥayîmLiving
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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