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The priestהַכֹּהֵןshall takeוְלָקַחsome of the logמִלֹּגof oilהַשָּׁמֶןand pour itוְיָצַקonעַלthe priest’sהַכֹּהֵןown leftהַשְּׂמָאלִיתpalm.כַּף
Leviticus 14:15
Study it in the app“The priest shall take some of the log of oil and pour it on the priest’s own left palm.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 14:15, word by word
- The priestכֹּהֵןkohen
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohen” appears- shall takeלָקַחlakach
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “lakach” appears- some of the logלֹּגlog
log
Log: a small measure for liquids, about a third of a liter.
Where else “log” appears- of oilשָּׁמֶןshamen
oil
The fat pressed from olives, for eating, lighting or anointing.
Where else “shamen” appears- and pour itיָצַקyatsak
pour
To pour a liquid over something or into something.
Where else “yatsak” appears- own leftשְּׂמָאלִיתsemalit
left (side)
Left, on the left-hand side.
Where else “semalit” appears- palmכַּףkaf
palm
The flat, hollow part of the hand; also what someone does or can do with it.
Where else “kaf” appears
The context
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.
15 · This verse (above)
16The priest shall dip his right finger in the oil that is in his left palm and sprinkle some of the oil with his finger seven times before YHWH.