Leviticus
Leviticus 8:15
15Moses slaughtered the bull, took some of the blood, and applied it with his finger to all four horns of the altar, purifying the altar. He poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar and consecrated it so that atonement could be made on it.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moses | מֹשֶׁ֤ה | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
| slaughtered | וַיִּשְׁחָ֗ט | way·yiš·ḥāṭ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7819 slaughter, beat |
| took | וַיִּקַּ֨ח | way·yiq·qaḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3947 take |
| some of the blood | הַדָּם֙ | had·dām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1818 blood |
| and applied | וַ֠יִּתֵּן | way·yit·tên | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| it with his finger | בְּאֶצְבָּע֔וֹ | bə·’eṣ·bā·‘ōw | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H676 finger |
| to | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| all | סָבִיב֙ | sā·ḇîḇ | Adverb | H5439 circuit, round about |
| horns | קַרְנ֨וֹת | qar·nō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural construct | H7161 horn |
| of the altar | הַמִּזְבֵּ֤חַ | ham·miz·bê·aḥ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4196 altar |
| purifying | וַיְחַטֵּ֖א | way·ḥaṭ·ṭê | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2398 miss |
| the altar | הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ | ham·miz·bê·aḥ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4196 altar |
| He poured out | יָצַק֙ | yā·ṣaq | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3332 pour, cast, flow |
| the rest of the blood | הַדָּ֗ם | had·dām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1818 blood |
| at | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the base | יְס֣וֹד | yə·sō·wḏ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3247 foundation, base |
| of the altar | הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ | ham·miz·bê·aḥ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4196 altar |
| and consecrated it | וַֽיְקַדְּשֵׁ֖הוּ | way·qad·də·šê·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H6942 be set apart, consecrated |
| so that atonement could be made | לְכַפֵּ֥ר | lə·ḵap·pêr | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H3722 cover over (figurative), pacify, make propitiation |
| on it | עָלָֽיו׃ | ‘ā·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H5921 height |
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