Numbers

Numbers 8:12

12And the Levites are to lay their hands on the heads of the bulls, and offer to the LORD one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering, to make atonement for the Levites.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּם֙wə·hal·wî·yimConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine pluralH3881 Levite
are to layיִסְמְכ֣וּyis·mə·ḵūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH5564 lean, lay, rest, support
their handsיְדֵיהֶ֔םyə·ḏê·hemNoun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine pluralH3027 hand
onעַ֖ל‘alPrepositionH5921 height
the headsרֹ֣אשׁrōšNoun - masculine singular constructH7218 head
of the bullsהַפָּרִ֑יםhap·pā·rîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH6499 young bull, steer
and offerוַ֠עֲשֵׂהwa·‘ă·śêhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH6213 do, make
to the LORDלַֽיהוָ֔הYah·wehPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
oneהָאֶחָ֨דhā·’e·ḥāḏArticle; Number - masculine singularH259 one
as a sin offeringחַטָּ֜אתḥaṭ·ṭāṯNoun - feminine singularH2403 offence, penalty, occasion
and the otherהָאֶחָ֤דhā·’e·ḥāḏArticle; Number - masculine singularH259 one
as a burnt offeringעֹלָה֙‘ō·lāhNoun - feminine singularH5930 whole burnt-offering
to make atonementלְכַפֵּ֖רlə·ḵap·pêrPreposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive constructH3722 cover over (figurative), pacify, make propitiation
forעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
the Levitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal·wî·yimArticle; Noun - proper - masculine pluralH3881 Levite

Cross-references

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Hebrews 10:4–10 · Hebrews 9:22 · Exodus 29:10 · Leviticus 8:14 · Leviticus 1:4 · Numbers 8:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.