Leviticus
Leviticus 1:17
17He shall tear it open by its wings, without dividing the bird completely. And the priest is to burn it on the altar atop the burning wood. It is a burnt offering, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.’’
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He shall tear it open | וְשִׁסַּ֨ע | wə·šis·sa‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H8156 divide, cleave |
| by its wings | בִכְנָפָיו֮ | ḇiḵ·nā·p̄āw | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H3671 wing, extremity |
| without | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| dividing | יַבְדִּיל֒ | yaḇ·dîl | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H914 be divided, separate |
| And the priest | הַכֹּהֵן֙ | hak·kō·hên | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3548 priest |
| is to burn | וְהִקְטִ֨יר | wə·hiq·ṭîr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H6999 make sacrifices smoke, send them up in smoke |
| it | אֹת֤וֹ | ’ō·ṯōw | Direct object marker; third person masculine singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
| on the altar | הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חָה | ham·miz·bê·ḥāh | Article; Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H4196 altar |
| atop | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the burning | הָאֵ֑שׁ | hā·’êš | Article; Noun - common singular | H784 fire |
| wood | הָעֵצִ֖ים | hā·‘ê·ṣîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H6086 tree, trees, wood |
| It | ה֗וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| is a burnt offering | עֹלָ֣ה | ‘ō·lāh | Noun - feminine singular | H5930 whole burnt-offering |
| a food offering | אִשֵּׁ֛ה | ’iš·šêh | Noun - masculine singular construct | H801 an offering made by fire |
| a pleasing | נִיחֹ֖חַ | nî·ḥō·aḥ | Noun - masculine singular | H5207 a quieting, soothing, tranquillizing |
| aroma | רֵ֥יחַ | rê·aḥ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H7381 scent, odour |
| to the LORD | לַיהוָֽה׃ס | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
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