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Leviticus 3:16 — King James Version← Study notes

And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savour: all the fat is the Lord’s.


Leviticus 3:16Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Leviticus 3:1610 words
וְהִקְטִירָםwəhiqəṭîrāmAnd smoke
הַכֹּהֵןhakōhēnThe officiating
הַמִּזְבֵּחָהhamizəbēḥāhThe altar
לֶחֶםleḥemFood
אִשֶּׁהʾišehBurnt-offering
לְרֵיחַlərêḥaTo odor
נִיחֹחַnîḥōḥaRestful
כָּלkālWhole
חֵלֶבḥēlevFat
לַיהוָהlayhwāhTo LORD
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וְהִקְטִירָםwəhiqəṭîrāmAnd smoke
הַכֹּהֵןhakōhēnThe officiating
הַמִּזְבֵּחָהhamizəbēḥāhThe altar
לֶחֶםleḥemFood
אִשֶּׁהʾišehBurnt-offering
לְרֵיחַlərêḥaTo odor
נִיחֹחַnîḥōḥaRestful
כָּלkālWhole
חֵלֶבḥēlevFat
לַיהוָהlayhwāhTo LORD

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