Leviticus 21:8 — King James Version← Study notes

“Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God: he shall be holy unto thee: for I the Lord, which sanctify you, am holy.”

Leviticus 21:8 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Leviticus 21:815 words

HebrewMeaning

וְ/קִדַּשְׁתּ֔/וֹwəqidašətwō

and you will set apart as holy himconjH6942

bid · consecrate · dedicate · defile ···

כִּֽיkiy

forconjH3588

+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···

אֶתʾet

(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853

לֶ֥חֶםleḥem

the food ofnounH3899

eat · food · fruit · loaf ···

אֱלֹהֶ֖י/ךָʾĕlōheykā

God yournounH430

exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···

ה֣וּאhwʾ

heprepH1931

as for her · him · it · the same ···

מַקְרִ֑יבmaqəriyb

is presentingverbH7126

bring (forth · near) · come (near · nigh) ···

קָדֹשׁ֙qādōš

holyadjH6918

saint

יִֽהְיֶהyihəyeh

he will beverbH1961

altogether · be · accomplished · committed ···

לָּ֔/ךְlākə

pron

כִּ֣יkiy

forconjH3588

+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···

קָד֔וֹשׁqādwōš

am holyadjH6918

saint

אֲנִ֥יʾăniy

IprepH589

me · mine · myself · we ···

יְהוָ֖הyəhwāh

YahwehnounH3068

the Lord. Compare

מְקַדִּשְׁ/כֶֽםməqadišəkem

who sets apart as holy youverbH6942

bid · consecrate · dedicate · defile ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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