And on the eighth dayוּבַיּוֹם הַשְּׁמִינִיhe shall takeיִקַּחfor himselfלוֹtwoשְׁתֵּיturtledovesתֹרִיםorאוֹtwoשְׁנֵיyoungבְּנֵיpigeons,יוֹנָהand comeוּבָאbeforeלִפְנֵיYHWHיְהוָהtoאֶלthe entranceפֶּתַחof the tentאֹהֶלof meetingמוֹעֵדand giveוּנְתָנָthemםtoאֶלthe priest.הַכֹּהֵן
Leviticus 15:14
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Leviticus 15:14, word by word
- And on the eighth dayיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- And on the eighth dayשְּׁמִינִיshemini
eighth
Eighth.
Where else “shemini” appears- he shall takeיִקַּחyikach
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “yikach” appears- twoשְׁתֵּיshete
two
A pair, a quantity of two.
Where else “shete” appears- turtledovesתֹרִיםtorim
turtledove
Turtledove.
Where else “torim” appears- youngבְּנֵיbene
young
An animal's offspring, its little one.
Where else “bene” appears- pigeonsיוֹנָהyona
young pigeon
A young pigeon for sacrifice.
Where else “yona” appears- and comeבָאva
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “va” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
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 “yehva” appears- the entranceפֶּתַחpetach
entrance, door
Entrance, doorway, door, opening.
Where else “petach” appears- of the tentאֹהֶלohel
tabernacle
Israel's portable sanctuary in the wilderness, where YHWH met with Moses.
Where else “ohel” appears- of meetingמוֹעֵדmoed
meeting
An appointment with God: the tent where he meets his people.
Where else “moed” appears- and giveנְתָנָnetana
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “netana” appears- the priestכֹּהֵןkohen
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohen” appears
The context
13And when the man with the discharge becomes clean from his discharge, he shall count for himself seven days for his cleansing, and wash his garments and bathe his body in living water, and he shall be clean.
14 · This verse (above)
15And the priest shall offer them, one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering; and the priest shall make expiation for him before YHWH for his discharge.