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He shall cutוְנִתַּחitאֹתוֹinto its pieces,לִנְתָחָיוwith its headוְ רֹאשׁוֹand its suet,וְ פִּדְרוֹand the priestהַכֹּהֵןshall arrangeוְעָרַךְthemאֹתָםonעַלthe woodהָעֵצִיםthat isאֲשֶׁרonעַלthe fireהָאֵשׁthat isאֲשֶׁרonעַלthe altar.הַמִּזְבֵּחַ
Leviticus 1:12
Study it in the app“He shall cut it into its pieces, with its head and its suet, and the priest shall arrange them on the wood that is on the fire that is on the altar.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 1:12, word by word
- He shall cutנִתַּחnitach
cut in pieces
Cut into pieces, cut up an animal.
Where else “nitach” appears- into its piecesנְתָחָיnetachay
piece
A piece, a cut of meat.
Where else “netachay” appears- with its headרֹאשׁrosh
head
The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “rosh” appears- and its suetפִּדְרpidr
suet
Suet: the hard fat around the inner parts of an animal.
Where else “pidr” appears- and the priestכֹּהֵןkohen
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohen” appears- shall arrangeעָרַךְarach
arrange
To set things in a row and in order, like bread on the table.
Where else “arach” appears- the woodעֵצִיםetsim
wood
What is taken from a cut tree: firewood, board, rod or timber.
Where else “etsim” appears- the fireאֵשׁesh
fire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appears- the altarמִּזְבֵּחַmizbeach
altar
Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.
Where else “mizbeach” appears
The context
11He shall slaughter it on the side of the altar northward before YHWH, and the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall splash its blood against the altar all around.
12 · This verse (above)
13The entrails and the legs he shall wash in water, and the priest shall present all of it and offer it up in smoke on the altar; it is a burnt offering, a fire offering, a pleasing aroma to YHWH.