Leviticus

Leviticus 16:13

13He is to put the incense on the fire before the LORD, and the cloud of incense will cover the mercy seat above the Testimony,d so that he will not die.

Footnotes

  • d 16:13 The Testimony refers to the stone tablets in the ark of the covenant inscribed with the Ten Commandments.

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Word by word

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
He is to putוְנָתַ֧ןwə·nā·ṯanConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH5414 give, put, set
the incenseהַקְּטֹ֛רֶתhaq·qə·ṭō·reṯArticle; Noun - feminine singularH7004 smoke, odour of (burning) sacrifice, incense
onעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
the fireהָאֵ֖שׁhā·’êšArticle; Noun - common singularH784 fire
beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlip̄·nêPreposition-l; Noun - common plural constructH6440 face, before
the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
and the cloudעֲנַ֣ן‘ă·nanNoun - masculine singular constructH6051 cloud-mass, cloud
of incenseהַקְּטֹ֗רֶתhaq·qə·ṭō·reṯArticle; Noun - feminine singularH7004 smoke, odour of (burning) sacrifice, incense
will coverוְכִסָּ֣ה׀wə·ḵis·sāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH3680 cover
the mercy seatהַכַּפֹּ֛רֶתhak·kap·pō·reṯArticle; Noun - feminine singularH3727 propitiatory
aboveעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
the Testimonyהָעֵד֖וּתhā·‘ê·ḏūṯArticle; Noun - feminine singularH5715 testimony
so that he will notוְלֹ֥אwə·lōConjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
dieיָמֽוּת׃yā·mūṯVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH4191 die

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Exodus 25:21 · 1 John 2:1–2 · Exodus 30:1 · Exodus 30:7–8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.