You shall bring nearוְהִקְרַבְתָּthe bullאֶת הַפָּרbeforeלִפְנֵיthe tentאֹהֶלof meeting,מוֹעֵדand Aaronוְ אַהֲרֹןand his sonsוּבָנָיוshall layסָמַךְtheir handsאֶת יְדֵיהֶםonעַלthe headרֹאשׁof the bull.הַפָּר
Exodus 29:10
Study it in the app“You shall bring near the bull before the tent of meeting, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on the head of the bull.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 29:10, word by word
- You shall bring nearהִקְרַבְתָּhikravta
bring near
To bring something, or offer a gift to YHWH.
Where else “hikravta” appears- the bullפָּרpar
bull
Young bull, bullock.
Where else “par” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- the tentאֹהֶלohel
tabernacle
Israel's portable sanctuary in the wilderness, where YHWH met with Moses.
Where else “ohel” appears- of meetingמוֹעֵדmoed
meeting
An appointment with God: the tent where he meets his people.
Where else “moed” appears- and Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon
Aaron
Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.
Where else “aharon” appears- and his sonsבָנָיvanay
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “vanay” appears- shall layסָמַךְsamach
lay on
To rest a hand on an animal or person.
Where else “samach” appears- their handsיְדֵיyede
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yede” appears- the headרֹאשׁrosh
head
The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “rosh” appears
Translation note
Leviticus 1:4 says that when one lays his hand on the head of the burnt offering, it will be accepted for him to make expiation for him.
The context
9You shall gird them with sashes, Aaron and his sons, and bind caps on them, and the priesthood shall be theirs by a statute forever. So you shall ordain Aaron and his sons.
10 · This verse (above)
11You shall slaughter the bull before YHWH at the entrance of the tent of meeting,