Leviticus 1:9

“Its 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.”

Leviticus 1:9 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 1:9, word by word

Its entrailsקִרְבּkirb

entrails

The organs inside the animal, its guts.

Where else “kirb” appears
and its legsכְרָעָיcheraay

legs

Legs (of an animal or of a locust), the lower part of the leg.

Where else “cheraay” appears
he shall washיִרְחַץyirchats

wash

Wash; wash oneself, bathe.

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in waterמָּיִםmayim

water

Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.

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and the priestכֹּהֵןkohen

priest

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

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shall offer up in smokeהִקְטִירhiktir

burn up

To send up the sacrifice as smoke on the altar.

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on the altarמִּזְבֵּחָmizbeach

altar

Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.

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as a burnt offeringעֹלָהola

burnt offering

A sacrifice burned whole on the altar.

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a fire offeringאִשֵּׁהishe

fire offering

Fire offering: an offering burned on the altar for God; sometimes any sacrifice.

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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
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.

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Translation note

“Pleasing aroma” translates reach nichoach, the same phrase as in Genesis 8:21. Paul calls Jesus’ giving of himself a “pleasing aroma” (osmē euōdias) in Ephesians 5:2.

The context

8The 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.

9 · This verse (above)

10And if his offering is from the flock, from the lambs or from the goats, for a burnt offering, he shall present a male without defect.

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