“Speakדַּבֵּרto the sonsאֶל בְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלand sayוְאָמַרְתָּto them:אֲלֵהֶםWhenכִּיanyoneאָדָםof youמִכֶּםpresentsיַקְרִיבan offeringקָרְבָּןto YHWH,לַיהוָהfrom the beasts,מִן הַבְּהֵמָהfrom the herdמִן הַבָּקָרor from the flockוּמִן הַצֹּאןyou shall presentתַּקְרִיבוּyour offering.קָרְבַּנְכֶם
Leviticus 1:2
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With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 1:2, word by word
- “Speakדַּבֵּרdaber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “daber” appears- to the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- and sayאָמַרְתָּamarta
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amarta” appears- anyoneאָדָםadam
anyone
A person; with "not", no one.
Where else “adam” appears- presentsיַקְרִיבyakriv
bring near
To bring something, or offer a gift to YHWH.
Where else “yakriv” appears- an offeringקָרְבָּןkarban
offering
Offering (qorban): what is "brought near" to God. It comes from the verb "bring near" and is the general word for any offering; Jesus mentions it in Mark 7:11.
Where else “karban” appears- to YHWHיהוָהyhva
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 “yhva” appears- from the beastsבְּהֵמָהbehema
beast
Animals in general.
Where else “behema” appears- from the herdבָּקָרbakar
cattle, herd
Cattle: cows, oxen, bulls; a herd.
Where else “bakar” appears- or from the flockצֹּאןtson
flock
A flock of sheep and goats.
Where else “tson” appears
Translation note
“Offering” translates qorban here: what is “brought near” to God. “The flock” means the sheep and the goats.
The context
1YHWH called to Moses and spoke to him from the tent of meeting, saying,
2 · This verse (above)
3If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he shall present a male without defect; at the entrance of the tent of meeting he shall present it, for his acceptance before YHWH.