And any manוְאִישׁ אִישׁof the sonsמִבְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלorוּofמִןthe resident aliensהַגֵּרwho resideהַגָּרamong them,בְּתוֹכָםwhoאֲשֶׁרhuntsיָצוּדgame,צֵידan animalחַיָּהorאוֹa birdעוֹףthatאֲשֶׁרmay be eaten,יֵאָכֵלshall pour outוְשָׁפַךְits bloodאֶת דָּמוֹand coverוְכִסָּitהוּwith dust.בֶּעָפָר
Leviticus 17:13
Study it in the app“And any man of the sons of Israel or of the resident aliens who reside among them, who hunts game, an animal or a bird that may be eaten, shall pour out its blood and cover it with dust.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 17:13, word by word
- And any manאִישׁish
each
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appears- of the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- the resident aliensגֵּרger
resident alien
Foreigner who lives in a land that is not his own, without the rights of those who belong to the place.
Where else “ger” appears- who resideגָּרgar
sojourn
To live in a place that is not your own.
Where else “gar” appears- among themתוֹכָtocha
midst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “tocha” appears- huntsיָצוּדyatsud
hunt
To track down animals, or pursue someone.
Where else “yatsud” appears- gameצֵידtsed
game
What is hunted.
Where else “tsed” appears- an animalחַיָּהchaya
beast
Literally "living thing": a creature, especially a wild one.
Where else “chaya” appears- a birdעוֹףof
bird
The animals with wings and feathers that fly through the sky: doves, eagles, ravens.
Where else “of” appears- may be eatenיֵאָכֵלyeachel
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “yeachel” appears- shall pour outשָׁפַךְshafach
spill
To empty out water or blood; "spill blood" is to kill.
Where else “shafach” appears- its bloodדָּמdam
blood
The red fluid that runs through the body and carries the life of people and animals.
Where else “dam” appears- and coverכִסָּchisa
cover
To put something over a thing so that it can no longer be seen.
Where else “chisa” appears- with dustעָפָרafar
dust
Dry, loose earth, fine as dust; God formed man from it.
Where else “afar” appears
The context
12Therefore I have said to the sons of Israel: No person among you shall eat blood, and the resident alien who resides among you shall not eat blood.
13 · This verse (above)
14For the life of all flesh, its blood is in its life; so I have said to the sons of Israel: You shall not eat the blood of any flesh, for the life of all flesh is its blood; whoever eats it shall be cut off.