Leviticus 16:12 — King James Version← Study notes
“And he shall take a censer full of burning coals of fire from off the altar before the Lord, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the vail:”
Leviticus 16:12 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Leviticus 16:1217 words
וְלָקַחwəlāqaḥAnd take
מְלֹאməlōʾFulness
הַמַּחְתָּהhamaḥətāhThe pan
גַּחֲלֵיgaḥălêEmber
אֵשׁʾēšFire
מֵעַלmēʿalFrom above
הַמִּזְבֵּחַhamizəbēḥaThe altar
מִלִּפְנֵיmilip̄ənêFrom to face
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
וּמְלֹאûməlōʾAnd fulness
חָפְנָיוḥāp̄ənāywFist
קְטֹרֶתqəṭōretFumigation
סַמִּיםsamîmAroma
דַּקָּהdaqāhCrushed
וְהֵבִיאwəhēvîʾAnd go
מִבֵּיתmibêtFrom a house
לַפָּרֹכֶתlapārōḵetTo separatrix
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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