Leviticus
Leviticus 3:5
5Then Aaron’s sons are to burn it on the altar atop the burnt offering that is on the burning wood, as a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then Aaron’s | אַהֲרֹן֙ | ’a·hă·rōn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H175 Aaron |
| sons | בְנֵֽי־ | ḇə·nê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| are to burn | וְהִקְטִ֨ירוּ | wə·hiq·ṭî·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | 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 burnt offering | הָ֣עֹלָ֔ה | hā·‘ō·lāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5930 whole burnt-offering |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| is on | 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 |
| as 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 | לַֽיהוָֽה׃פ | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.