Numbers

Numbers 18:17–18

¹⁷But you must not redeem the firstborn of an ox, a sheep, or a goat; they are holy. You are to splatter their blood on the altar and burn their fat as a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. ¹⁸And their meat belongs to you, just as the breast and right thigh of the wave offering belong to you.

Read all of Numbers 18

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

Numbers 18:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	אַ֣ךְ	’aḵ	Adverb	H389 surely
you must not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
redeem	תִפְדֶּ֖ה	ṯip̄·deh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H6299 ransom
the firstborn	בְּֽכוֹר־	bə·ḵō·wr-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1060 first-born
of an ox	שׁ֡וֹר	šō·wr	Noun - masculine singular	H7794 head of cattle
a sheep	כֶּ֜שֶׂב	ke·śeḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H3775 lamb
or	אֽוֹ־	’ōw-	Conjunction	H176 or
a goat	עֵ֛ז	‘êz	Noun - feminine singular	H5795 she-goat
they	הֵ֑ם	hêm	Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
are holy	קֹ֣דֶשׁ	qō·ḏeš	Noun - masculine singular	H6944 sacred, sanctity
You are to splatter	תִּזְרֹ֤ק	tiz·rōq	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H2236 to toss or throw
their blood	דָּמָ֞ם	dā·mām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H1818 blood
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the altar	הַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙	ham·miz·bê·aḥ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4196 altar
and burn	תַּקְטִ֔יר	taq·ṭîr	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H6999 make sacrifices smoke, send them up in smoke
their fat	חֶלְבָּ֣ם	ḥel·bām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H2459 fat
as a food offering	אִשֶּׁ֛ה	’iš·šeh	Noun - masculine singular	H801 an offering made by fire
a pleasing	נִיחֹ֖חַ	nî·ḥō·aḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H5207 a quieting, soothing, tranquillizing
aroma	לְרֵ֥יחַ	lə·rê·aḥ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7381 scent, odour
to the LORD	לַֽיהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

Numbers 18:18

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And their meat	וּבְשָׂרָ֖ם	ū·ḇə·śā·rām	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H1320 flesh
belongs	יִהְיֶה־	yih·yeh-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
to you	לָּ֑ךְ	lāḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular
just as the breast	כַּחֲזֵ֧ה	ka·ḥă·zêh	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2373 breast
and right	הַיָּמִ֖ין	hay·yā·mîn	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H3225 right hand
thigh	וּכְשׁ֥וֹק	ū·ḵə·šō·wq	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular construct	H7785 leg
of the wave offering	הַתְּנוּפָ֛ה	hat·tə·nū·p̄āh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8573 a swinging, waving, wave-offering, offering
belong	יִהְיֶֽה׃	yih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
to you	לְךָ֥	lə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Numbers 18:17 Leviticus 3:2–5 · Deuteronomy 15:19–22

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.