Leviticus
Leviticus 3:16–17
16Then the priest is to burn the food on the altar as a food offering, a pleasing aroma. All the fat is the LORD’s.
17This is a permanent statute for the generations to come, wherever you live: You must not eat any fat or any blood.”
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Leviticus 3:16
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then the priest | הַכֹּהֵ֖ן | hak·kō·hên | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3548 priest |
| is to burn | וְהִקְטִירָ֥ם | wə·hiq·ṭî·rām | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H6999 make sacrifices smoke, send them up in smoke |
| the food | לֶ֤חֶם | le·ḥem | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3899 bread, food |
| on the altar | הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חָה | ham·miz·bê·ḥāh | Article; Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H4196 altar |
| as a food offering | אִשֶּׁה֙ | ’iš·šeh | Noun - masculine singular | H801 an offering made by fire |
| a pleasing | נִיחֹ֔חַ | nî·ḥō·aḥ | Noun - masculine singular | H5207 a quieting, soothing, tranquillizing |
| aroma | לְרֵ֣יחַ | lə·rê·aḥ | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H7381 scent, odour |
| All | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the fat | חֵ֖לֶב | ḥê·leḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H2459 fat |
| the LORD’s | לַיהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Leviticus 3:17
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This is a permanent | עוֹלָם֙ | ‘ō·w·lām | Noun - masculine singular | H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity |
| statute | חֻקַּ֤ת | ḥuq·qaṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H2708 something prescribed, enactment, statute |
| for the generations to come | לְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם | lə·ḏō·rō·ṯê·ḵem | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H1755 period, generation, dwelling |
| wherever | בְּכֹ֖ל | bə·ḵōl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| you live | מֽוֹשְׁבֹתֵיכֶ֑ם | mō·wō·šə·ḇō·ṯê·ḵem | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H4186 seat, assembly, dwelling-place, dwelling, dwellers |
| You must not | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| eat | תֹאכֵֽלוּ׃פ | ṯō·ḵê·lū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H398 eat |
| any | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| fat | חֵ֥לֶב | ḥê·leḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H2459 fat |
| or any | וְכָל־ | wə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| blood | דָּ֖ם | dām | Noun - masculine singular | H1818 blood |
Cross-references
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Leviticus 3:16 Leviticus 7:23–25 · Leviticus 4:31 · Leviticus 3:9–11 · Leviticus 4:8–19 · Exodus 29:13 · 1 Samuel 2:15–16 · Isaiah 53:10 · Matthew 22:37 · Leviticus 4:26 · Leviticus 3:3–5 · Exodus 29:22 · Leviticus 3:14–15
Leviticus 3:17 Genesis 9:4 · Matthew 26:28 · Deuteronomy 15:23 · Leviticus 7:23 · Deuteronomy 12:23 · Leviticus 3:16 · Deuteronomy 12:16 · Leviticus 17:7 · Leviticus 6:18 · Ephesians 5:26 · Ezekiel 33:25 · Deuteronomy 32:14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.