Leviticus 3:13 — King James Version← Study notes

“And he shall lay his hand upon the head of it, and kill it before the tabernacle of the congregation: and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle the blood thereof upon the altar round about.”

Leviticus 3:13 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Leviticus 3:1318 words

וְסָמַךְwəsāmaḵəAnd prop

אֶתʾet—

יָדוֹyādwōHand

עַלʿalAbove

רֹאשׁוֹrōʾšwōHead

וְשָׁחַטwəšāḥaṭAnd slaughter

אֹתוֹʾōtwō—

לִפְנֵיlip̄ənêTo face

אֹהֶלʾōhelTent

מוֹעֵדmwōʿēdAppointment

וְזָרְקוּwəzārəqûAnd sprinkle

בְּנֵיbənêSon

אַהֲרֹןʾahărōnAaron

אֶתʾet—

דָּמוֹdāmwōBlood

עַלʿalAbove

הַמִּזְבֵּחַhamizəbēḥaThe altar

סָבִיבsāvîvCircle

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

Word-by-word meanings

וְסָמַךְwəsāmaḵəAnd prop

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

יָדוֹyādwōHand

עַלʿalAbove

רֹאשׁוֹrōʾšwōHead

וְשָׁחַטwəšāḥaṭAnd slaughter

אֹתוֹʾōtwōdirect object marker (no translation)

לִפְנֵיlip̄ənêTo face

אֹהֶלʾōhelTent

מוֹעֵדmwōʿēdAppointment

וְזָרְקוּwəzārəqûAnd sprinkle

בְּנֵיbənêSon

אַהֲרֹןʾahărōnAaron

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

דָּמוֹdāmwōBlood

עַלʿalAbove

הַמִּזְבֵּחַhamizəbēḥaThe altar

סָבִיבsāvîvCircle

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