Leviticus 2:12 — King James Version← Study notes

“As for the oblation of the firstfruits, ye shall offer them unto the Lord: but they shall not be burnt on the altar for a sweet savour.”

Leviticus 2:12 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Leviticus 2:1211 words

קָרְבַּןqārəbanBrought near

רֵאשִׁיתrēʾšîtBeginning

תַּקְרִיבוּtaqərîvûApproach

אֹתָםʾōtām—

לַיהוָהlayhwāhTo LORD

וְאֶלwəʾelAnd near

הַמִּזְבֵּחַhamizəbēḥaThe altar

לֹאlōʾNot

יַעֲלוּyaʿălûAscend

לְרֵיחַlərêḥaTo odor

נִיחֹחַnîḥōḥaRestful

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

Word-by-word meanings

קָרְבַּןqārəbanBrought near

רֵאשִׁיתrēʾšîtBeginning

תַּקְרִיבוּtaqərîvûApproach

אֹתָםʾōtāmdirect object marker (no translation)

לַיהוָהlayhwāhTo LORD

וְאֶלwəʾelAnd near

הַמִּזְבֵּחַhamizəbēḥaThe altar

לֹאlōʾNot

יַעֲלוּyaʿălûAscend

לְרֵיחַlərêḥaTo odor

נִיחֹחַnîḥōḥaRestful

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