Leviticus 14:13

“He shall slaughter the lamb in the place where one slaughters the sin offering and the burnt offering, in the holy place; for like the sin offering, the guilt offering —it belongs to the priest; it is a most holy thing.”

Leviticus 14:13 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 14:13, word by word

He shall slaughterשָׁחַטshachat

slaughter

To kill an animal by cutting its throat, to sacrifice it or to eat.

Where else “shachat” appears
the lambכֶּבֶשׂkeves

lamb

Lamb: a young sheep, male (a young ram).

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in the placeמְקוֹםmekom

place

A place, a spot.

Where else “mekom” appears
the sin offeringחַטָּאתchatat

sin

Failing God, not doing what he asks.

Where else “chatat” appears
and the burnt offeringעֹלָהola

burnt offering

A sacrifice burned whole on the altar.

Where else “ola” appears
in the holyקֹּדֶשׁkodesh

holy thing

Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.

Where else “kodesh” appears
the guilt offeringאָשָׁםasham

guilt offering

The sacrifice to make amends.

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to the priestכֹּהֵןkohen

priest

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

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The context

12The priest shall take the one lamb and present it as a guilt offering, with the log of oil, and wave them as a wave offering before YHWH.

13 · This verse (above)

14The priest shall take some of the blood of the guilt offering, and the priest shall put it on the lobe of the right ear of the one being purified, and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.

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