Leviticus 21:10 — King James Version← Study notes

“And he that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil was poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not uncover his head, nor rend his clothes;”

Leviticus 21:10 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Leviticus 21:1022 words

וְהַכֹּהֵןwəhakōhēnAnd the officiating

הַגָּדוֹלhagādwōlThe great

מֵאֶחָיוmēʾeḥāywFrom brother

אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho

יוּצַקyûṣaqPour out

עַלʿalAbove

רֹאשׁוֹrōʾšwōHead

שֶׁמֶןšemenGrease

הַמִּשְׁחָהhamišəḥāhThe unction

וּמִלֵּאûmilēʾAnd fill

אֶתʾet—

יָדוֹyādwōHand

לִלְבֹּשׁliləbōšTo wrap around

אֶתʾet—

הַבְּגָדִיםhabəgādîmThe covering

אֶתʾet—

רֹאשׁוֹrōʾšwōHead

לֹאlōʾNot

יִפְרָעyip̄ərāʿLoosen

וּבְגָדָיוûvəgādāywAnd covering

לֹאlōʾNot

יִפְרֹםyip̄ərōmTear

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

Word-by-word meanings

וְהַכֹּהֵןwəhakōhēnAnd the officiating

הַגָּדוֹלhagādwōlThe great

מֵאֶחָיוmēʾeḥāywFrom brother

אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho

יוּצַקyûṣaqPour out

עַלʿalAbove

רֹאשׁוֹrōʾšwōHead

שֶׁמֶןšemenGrease

הַמִּשְׁחָהhamišəḥāhThe unction

וּמִלֵּאûmilēʾAnd fill

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

יָדוֹyādwōHand

לִלְבֹּשׁliləbōšTo wrap around

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

הַבְּגָדִיםhabəgādîmThe covering

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

רֹאשׁוֹrōʾšwōHead

לֹאlōʾNot

יִפְרָעyip̄ərāʿLoosen

וּבְגָדָיוûvəgādāywAnd covering

לֹאlōʾNot

יִפְרֹםyip̄ərōmTear

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