You shall slaughterוְשָׁחַטְתָּthe ramאֶת הָאַיִלand takeוְלָקַחְתָּsome of its bloodמִדָּמוֹand put itוְנָתַתָּהonעַלthe lobeתְּנוּךְof the rightהַיְמָנִיתearאֹזֶןof Aaronאַהֲרֹןand onוְעַלthe lobeתְּנוּךְof the earאֹזֶןof his sons,בָּנָיוand onוְעַלthe thumbבֹּהֶןof their rightהַיְמָנִיתhandיָדָםand onוְעַלthe big toeבֹּהֶןof their rightהַיְמָנִיתfoot,רַגְלָםand splashוְזָרַקְתָּthe bloodאֶת הַדָּםonעַלthe altarהַמִּזְבֵּחַall around.סָבִיב
Exodus 29:20
Study it in the app“You shall slaughter the ram and take some of its blood and put it on the lobe of the right ear of Aaron and on the lobe of the ear of his sons, and on the thumb of their right hand and on the big toe of their right foot, and splash the blood on the altar all around.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 29:20, word by word
- You shall slaughterשָׁחַטְתָּshachatta
slaughter
To kill an animal by cutting its throat, to sacrifice it or to eat.
Where else “shachatta” appears- the ramאַיִלayil
ram
A full-grown male sheep, used as an offering.
Where else “ayil” appears- and takeלָקַחְתָּlakachta
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “lakachta” appears- some of its bloodדָּמdam
blood
The red fluid that runs through the body and carries the life of people and animals.
Where else “dam” appears- and put itנָתַתָּהnatata
put
To place something somewhere.
Where else “natata” appears- the lobeתְּנוּךְtenuch
lobe (of the ear)
Lobe: the soft tip of the ear.
Where else “tenuch” appears- of the rightיְמָנִיתyemanit
right (side)
Right, on the right-hand side.
Where else “yemanit” appears- earאֹזֶןozen
ear
The part of the head we hear with; where earrings were worn or a servant was marked.
Where else “ozen” appears- of Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon
Aaron
Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.
Where else “aharon” appears- of his sonsבָּנָיbanay
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “banay” appears- the thumbבֹּהֶןbohen
thumb, big toe
The thumb of the hand or the big toe of the foot.
Where else “bohen” appears- handיָדָyada
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yada” appears- footרַגְלָragla
foot
The part of the body that supports and makes one walk.
Where else “ragla” appears- and splashזָרַקְתָּzarakta
sprinkle, dash
Sprinkle, dash, throw (blood against the altar, water, dust); scatter.
Where else “zarakta” appears- the altarמִּזְבֵּחַmizbeach
altar
Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.
Where else “mizbeach” appears- all aroundסָבִיבsaviv
around
In a circle or on every side of something: the camp, the city, the altar.
Where else “saviv” appears
The context
19You shall take the other ram, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on the head of the ram.
20 · This verse (above)
21You shall take some of the blood that is on the altar and some of the oil of anointing and sprinkle it on Aaron and on his garments, and on his sons and on the garments of his sons with him; and he shall be holy, and his garments, and his sons and the garments of his sons with him.