Leviticus
Leviticus 26:31
31I will reduce your cities to rubble and lay waste your sanctuaries, and I will refuse to smell the pleasing aroma of your sacrifices.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I will reduce | וְנָתַתִּ֤י | wə·nā·ṯat·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| your cities | עָֽרֵיכֶם֙ | ‘ā·rê·ḵem | Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H5892 excitement |
| to rubble | חָרְבָּ֔ה | ḥā·rə·bāh | Noun - feminine singular | H2723 waste, desolation, ruin |
| and lay waste | וַהֲשִׁמּוֹתִ֖י | wa·hă·šim·mō·w·ṯî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H8074 be desoleted, appalled |
| your sanctuaries | מִקְדְּשֵׁיכֶ֑ם | miq·də·šê·ḵem | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H4720 sacred place, sanctuary |
| and I will refuse | וְלֹ֣א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| to smell | אָרִ֔יחַ | ’ā·rî·aḥ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | H7306 smell, perceive odour |
| the pleasing | נִיחֹֽחֲכֶֽם׃ | nî·ḥō·ḥă·ḵem | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural | H5207 a quieting, soothing, tranquillizing |
| aroma of your sacrifices | בְּרֵ֖יחַ | bə·rê·aḥ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H7381 scent, odour |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Nehemiah 2:3 · Psalm 74:3–8 · Lamentations 2:7 · 2 Kings 25:4–10 · Ezekiel 9:6 · Jeremiah 4:7 · Genesis 8:21 · Lamentations 1:10 · Isaiah 1:11–14 · Hebrews 10:26 · Amos 5:21–23
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.