Leviticus 17:3

“Any man of the house of Israel who slaughters an ox or a lamb or a goat in the camp, or who slaughters it outside the camp,”

Leviticus 17:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 17:3, word by word

Any manאִישׁish

each

Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.

Where else “ish” appears
of the houseבֵּיתbet

dynasty

Someone's descendants: "the house of David".

Where else “bet” 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
slaughtersיִשְׁחַטyishchat

slaughter

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

Where else “yishchat” appears
an oxשׁוֹרshor

ox, bull

Ox or bull: a head of cattle.

Where else “shor” appears
a lambכֶשֶׂבchesev

lamb

Lamb, young sheep.

Where else “chesev” appears
a goatעֵזez

goat

The female of the goat flock, used for milk and hair.

Where else “ez” appears
in the campמַּחֲנֶהmachane

camp

A place where a group settles to live temporarily, with order and limits.

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outsideחוּץchuts

outside

What lies outside the house, the city or the camp.

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The context

2“Speak to Aaron and to his sons and to all the sons of Israel, and say to them: This is the word that YHWH has commanded, saying:

3 · This verse (above)

4and does not bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting to present an offering to YHWH before the dwelling of YHWH, blood shall be counted to that man: he has shed blood, and that man shall be cut off from among his people.

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