Then you shall takeוְלָקַחְתָּthemאֹתָםfrom their handsמִיָּדָםand offer them up in smokeוְהִקְטַרְתָּon the altar,הַמִּזְבֵּחָהon top ofעַלthe burnt offering,הָעֹלָהas a pleasingלְ נִיחוֹחַaromaרֵיחַbeforeלִפְנֵיYHWH;יְהוָהitהוּאis a fire offeringאִשֶּׁהto YHWH.לַיהוָה
Exodus 29:25
Study it in the app“Then you shall take them from their hands and offer them up in smoke on the altar, on top of the burnt offering, as a pleasing aroma before YHWH; it is a fire offering to YHWH.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 29:25, word by word
- Then you shall takeלָקַחְתָּlakachta
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “lakachta” appears- from their handsיָּדָyada
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yada” appears- and offer them up in smokeהִקְטַרְתָּhiktarta
burn up
To send up the sacrifice as smoke on the altar.
Where else “hiktarta” appears- on the altarמִּזְבֵּחָmizbeach
altar
Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.
Where else “mizbeach” appears- the burnt offeringעֹלָהola
burnt offering
A sacrifice burned whole on the altar.
Where else “ola” appears- as a pleasingנִיחוֹחַnichoach
pleasing, soothing
Pleasing, soothing. "A pleasing aroma" is the way of saying that God receives a sacrifice with favor.
Where else “nichoach” appears- aromaרֵיחַreach
aroma, smell
Smell, scent, aroma; "pleasing aroma" is said of offerings accepted by God.
Where else “reach” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- is a fire offeringאִשֶּׁהishe
fire offering
Fire offering: an offering burned on the altar for God; sometimes any sacrifice.
Where else “ishe” appears
The context
24You shall put all of it on the palms of Aaron and on the palms of his sons, and wave them as a wave offering before YHWH.
25 · This verse (above)
26You shall take the breast from the ram of ordination that is for Aaron and wave it as a wave offering before YHWH, and it shall be yours as a portion.