Leviticus 16:12

“And he shall take a full censer of coals of fire from the altar before YHWH, and two handfuls of fine fragrant incense, and bring it inside the veil.”

Leviticus 16:12 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 16:12, word by word

And he shall takeלָקַחlakach

take

To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.

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a fullמְלֹאmelo

handful

What fits at once: a handful, or a house full.

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censerמַּחְתָּהmachta

firepan

A pan for coals or incense.

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of coalsגַּחֲלֵיgachale

coal, ember

A coal: a burning piece of wood or charcoal.

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of fireאֵשׁesh

fire

Fire that burns or cooks.

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the altarמִּזְבֵּחַmizbeach

altar

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

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beforeפְנֵיfene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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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.

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and two handfulsחָפְנָיchafnay

two handfuls

Both fists full: what fits in the two hands together.

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of fineדַּקָּהdaka

fine

Reduced to loose tiny grains, without weight.

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fragrantסַמִּיםsamim

fragrant spices

Fragrant spices from which the incense was made.

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incenseקְטֹרֶתketoret

incense

Incense: a mixture of spices burned to give sweet-smelling smoke; also the smoke of a burned sacrifice.

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and bring itהֵבִיאhevi

bring

To bring something or someone.

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insideבֵּיתbet

inside

Literally "the house": the inner part of something.

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the veilפָּרֹכֶתparochet

veil

The veil: the curtain that separated the most holy place from the rest of the dwelling.

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The context

11And Aaron shall present the bull of the sin offering that is for himself and make expiation for himself and for his house, and he shall slaughter the bull of the sin offering that is for himself.

12 · This verse (above)

13And he shall put the incense on the fire before YHWH, and the cloud of the incense shall cover the cover of expiation that is over the testimony, so that he does not die.

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