Numbers 18:17 — King James Version← Study notes
“But the firstling of a cow, or the firstling of a sheep, or the firstling of a goat, thou shalt not redeem; they are holy: thou shalt sprinkle their blood upon the altar, and shalt burn their fat for an offering made by fire, for a sweet savour unto the Lord.”
Numbers 18:17 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Numbers 18:1725 words
אַךְʾaḵəAffirmation
בְּכוֹרbəḵwōrFirst-born
שׁוֹרšwōrBullock
אוֹʾwōDesire
בְכוֹרvəḵwōrFirst-born
כֶּשֶׂבkeśevYoung sheep
אוֹʾwōDesire
בְכוֹרvəḵwōrFirst-born
עֵזʿēzShe-goat
לֹאlōʾNot
תִפְדֶּהtip̄ədehSever
קֹדֶשׁqōdešSacred
הֵםhēmThey
אֶתʾet—
דָּמָםdāmāmBlood
תִּזְרֹקtizərōqSprinkle
עַלʿalAbove
הַמִּזְבֵּחַhamizəbēḥaThe altar
וְאֶתwəʾet—
חֶלְבָּםḥeləbāmFat
תַּקְטִירtaqəṭîrSmoke
אִשֶּׁהʾišehBurnt-offering
לְרֵיחַlərêḥaTo odor
נִיחֹחַnîḥōḥaRestful
לַיהוָהlayhwāhTo LORD
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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