Leviticus 4:31 — King James Version← Study notes

“And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat is taken away from off the sacrifice of peace offerings; and the priest shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour unto the Lord; and the priest shall make an atonement for him, and it shall be forgiven him.”

Leviticus 4:31 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Leviticus 4:3121 words

וְאֶתwəʾet—

כָּלkālWhole

חֶלְבָּהּḥeləbāhFat

יָסִירyāsîrTurn

כַּאֲשֶׁרkaʾăšerLike who

הוּסַרhûsarTurn

חֵלֶבḥēlevFat

מֵעַלmēʿalFrom above

זֶבַחzevaḥSlaughter

הַשְּׁלָמִיםhašəlāmîmThe requital

וְהִקְטִירwəhiqəṭîrAnd smoke

הַכֹּהֵןhakōhēnThe officiating

הַמִּזְבֵּחָהhamizəbēḥāhThe altar

לְרֵיחַlərêḥaTo odor

נִיחֹחַnîḥōḥaRestful

לַיהוָהlayhwāhTo LORD

וְכִפֶּרwəḵiperAnd cover

עָלָיוʿālāywAbove

הַכֹּהֵןhakōhēnThe officiating

וְנִסְלַחwənisəlaḥAnd forgive

לוֹlwōTo

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

Word-by-word meanings

וְאֶתwəʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

כָּלkālWhole

חֶלְבָּהּḥeləbāhFat

יָסִירyāsîrTurn

כַּאֲשֶׁרkaʾăšerLike who

הוּסַרhûsarTurn

חֵלֶבḥēlevFat

מֵעַלmēʿalFrom above

זֶבַחzevaḥSlaughter

הַשְּׁלָמִיםhašəlāmîmThe requital

וְהִקְטִירwəhiqəṭîrAnd smoke

הַכֹּהֵןhakōhēnThe officiating

הַמִּזְבֵּחָהhamizəbēḥāhThe altar

לְרֵיחַlərêḥaTo odor

נִיחֹחַnîḥōḥaRestful

לַיהוָהlayhwāhTo LORD

וְכִפֶּרwəḵiperAnd cover

עָלָיוʿālāywAbove

הַכֹּהֵןhakōhēnThe officiating

וְנִסְלַחwənisəlaḥAnd forgive

לוֹlwōTo

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