Leviticus 1:8

“The sons of Aaron, the priests, shall arrange the pieces, the head and the suet, on the wood that is on the fire that is on the altar.”

Leviticus 1:8 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 1:8, word by word

The sonsבְּנֵיbene

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

Where else “bene” 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
the priestsכֹּהֲנִיםkohanim

priest

One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.

Where else “kohanim” appears
shall arrangeעָרְכוּarchu

arrange

To set things in a row and in order, like bread on the table.

Where else “archu” appears
the piecesנְּתָחִיםnetachim

piece

A piece, a cut of meat.

Where else “netachim” appears
the headרֹאשׁrosh

head

The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.

Where else “rosh” appears
and the suetפָּדֶרpader

suet

Suet: the hard fat around the inner parts of an animal.

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the woodעֵצִיםetsim

wood

What is taken from a cut tree: firewood, board, rod or timber.

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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

7The sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire on the altar and arrange wood on the fire.

8 · This verse (above)

9Its entrails and its legs he shall wash in water, and the priest shall offer up in smoke all of it on the altar as a burnt offering, a fire offering, a pleasing aroma to YHWH.

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