Its entrailsוְקִרְבּוֹand its legsוּכְרָעָיוhe shall washיִרְחַץin water,בַּמָּיִםand the priestהַכֹּהֵןshall offer up in smokeוְהִקְטִירall of itהַכֹּלon the altarהַמִּזְבֵּחָהas a burnt offering,עֹלָהa fire offering,אִשֵּׁהa pleasingנִיחוֹחַaromaרֵיחַto YHWH.לַיהוָה
Leviticus 1:9
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.
Where else “yirchats” appears- in waterמָּיִםmayim
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appears- and the priestכֹּהֵןkohen
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohen” appears- shall offer up in smokeהִקְטִירhiktir
burn up
To send up the sacrifice as smoke on the altar.
Where else “hiktir” appears- on the altarמִּזְבֵּחָmizbeach
altar
Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.
Where else “mizbeach” appears- as a burnt offeringעֹלָהola
burnt offering
A sacrifice burned whole on the altar.
Where else “ola” appears- a fire offeringאִשֵּׁהishe
fire offering
Fire offering: an offering burned on the altar for God; sometimes any sacrifice.
Where else “ishe” appears- 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.
Where else “yhva” appears
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.