Numbers
Numbers 18:17
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.
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Leviticus 3:2–5 · Deuteronomy 15:19–22
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.