Numbers

Numbers 6:11

11And the priest is to offer one as a sin offeringb and the other as a burnt offering to make atonement for him, because he has sinned by being in the presence of the dead body. On that day he must consecrate his head again.

Footnotes

  • b 6:11 Or purification offering; here and throughout Numbers

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And the priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןhak·kō·hênArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3548 priest
is to offerוְעָשָׂ֣הwə·‘ā·śāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH6213 do, make
oneאֶחָ֤ד’e·ḥāḏNumber - masculine singularH259 one
as a sin offeringלְחַטָּאת֙lə·ḥaṭ·ṭāṯPreposition-l; Noun - feminine singularH2403 offence, penalty, occasion
and the otherוְאֶחָ֣דwə·’e·ḥāḏConjunctive waw; Number - masculine singularH259 one
as a burnt offeringלְעֹלָ֔הlə·‘ō·lāhPreposition-l; Noun - feminine singularH5930 whole burnt-offering
to make atonementוְכִפֶּ֣רwə·ḵip·perConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH3722 cover over (figurative), pacify, make propitiation
for himעָלָ֔יו‘ā·lāwPreposition; third person masculine singularH5921 height
becauseמֵאֲשֶׁ֥רmê·’ă·šerPreposition-m; Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
he has sinnedחָטָ֖אḥā·ṭāVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH2398 miss
by being in the presenceעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
of the dead bodyהַנָּ֑פֶשׁhan·nā·p̄ešArticle; Noun - feminine singularH5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
On thatהַהֽוּא׃ha·hūArticle; Pronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbay·yō·wmPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH3117 day
he must consecrateוְקִדַּ֥שׁwə·qid·dašConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH6942 be set apart, consecrated
his head againרֹאשׁ֖וֹrō·šōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH7218 head

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.