Exodus 29:1

“This is the thing that you shall do to them to consecrate them to serve as priests for me: take one young bull and two rams without defect,”

Exodus 29:1 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 29:1, word by word

is the thingדָּבָרdavar

thing

A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.

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you shall doתַּעֲשֶׂהtaase

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

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to consecrateקַדֵּשׁkadesh

consecrate

To set apart people, things or a day for God.

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to serve as priestsכַהֵןchahen

serve as priest

Serve as a priest.

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takeלְקַחlekach

take

To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.

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oneאֶחָדechad

one

The number one; just one and no more.

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youngבֶּןben

young

An animal's offspring, its little one.

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bullפַּרpar

bull

Young bull, bullock.

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bullבָּקָרbakar

cattle, herd

Cattle: cows, oxen, bulls; a herd.

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and twoשְׁנַיִםshenayim

two

A pair, a quantity of two.

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ramsאֵילִםelim

ram

A full-grown male sheep, used as an offering.

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without defectתְּמִימִםtemimim

without defect

Without defect, whole.

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Translation note

This rite of consecration is carried out in Leviticus 8.

The context

1 · This verse (above)

2and unleavened bread, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers smeared with oil; of fine wheat flour you shall make them.

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