Leviticus
Leviticus 17:8–9
8Tell them that if anyone from the house of Israel or any foreigner living among them offers a burnt offering or a sacrifice 9but does not bring it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting to sacrifice it to the LORD, that man must be cut off from his people.
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Leviticus 17:8
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tell | תֹּאמַ֔ר | tō·mar | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| them | וַאֲלֵהֶ֣ם | wa·’ă·lê·hem | Conjunctive waw; Preposition; third person masculine plural | H413 motion to |
| that if anyone | אִ֥ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| from | וּמִן־ | ū·min- | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| the house | מִבֵּ֣ית | mib·bêṯ | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| or any foreigner | הַגֵּ֖ר | hag·gêr | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1616 sojourner |
| living | יָג֣וּר | yā·ḡūr | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1481 sojourn |
| among them | בְּתוֹכָ֑ם | bə·ṯō·w·ḵām | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H8432 midst |
| offers | יַעֲלֶ֥ה | ya·‘ă·leh | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| a burnt offering | עֹלָ֖ה | ‘ō·lāh | Noun - feminine singular | H5930 whole burnt-offering |
| or | אוֹ־ | ’ōw- | Conjunction | H176 or |
| a sacrifice | זָֽבַח׃ | zā·ḇaḥ | Noun - masculine singular | H2077 sacrifice |
Leviticus 17:9
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| but does not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| bring | יְבִיאֶ֔נּוּ | yə·ḇî·’en·nū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| it to | וְאֶל־ | wə·’el- | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the entrance | פֶּ֜תַח | pe·ṯaḥ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6607 opening, doorway, entrance |
| to the Tent | אֹ֤הֶל | ’ō·hel | Noun - masculine singular | H168 tent |
| of Meeting | מוֹעֵד֙ | mō·w·‘êḏ | Noun - masculine singular | H4150 appointed time, place, meeting |
| to sacrifice | לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת | la·‘ă·śō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H6213 do, make |
| it | אֹת֖וֹ | ’ō·ṯōw | Direct object marker; third person masculine singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
| to the LORD | לַיהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| that | הַה֖וּא | ha·hū | Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| man | הָאִ֥ישׁ | hā·’îš | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| must be cut off | וְנִכְרַ֛ת | wə·niḵ·raṯ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H3772 cut off, cut down |
| from his people | מֵעַמָּֽיו׃ | mê·‘am·māw | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H5971 people |
Cross-references
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Leviticus 17:8 Leviticus 1:2–3
Leviticus 17:9 Leviticus 17:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.