and does notוְ לֹאbring itהֱבִיאוֹtoאֶלthe entranceפֶּתַחof the tentאֹהֶלof meetingמוֹעֵדto presentלְהַקְרִיבan offeringקָרְבָּןto YHWHלַיהוָהbeforeלִפְנֵיthe dwellingמִשְׁכַּןof YHWH,יְהוָהbloodדָּםshall be countedיֵחָשֵׁבto thatלָ הַהוּאman:אִישׁhe has shedשָׁפָךְblood,דָּםand thatוְ הַהוּאmanהָאִישׁshall be cut offנִכְרַתfrom amongמִקֶּרֶבhis people.עַמּוֹ
Leviticus 17:4
Study it in the app“and 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 17:4, word by word
- bring itהֱבִיאhevi
bring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “hevi” 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- to presentהַקְרִיבhakriv
bring near
To bring something, or offer a gift to YHWH.
Where else “hakriv” appears- an offeringקָרְבָּןkarban
offering
Offering (qorban): what is "brought near" to God. It comes from the verb "bring near" and is the general word for any offering; Jesus mentions it in Mark 7:11.
Where else “karban” appears- to YHWHיהוָהyhva
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 “yhva” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- the dwellingמִשְׁכַּןmishkan
dwelling
The holy tent where YHWH lived among Israel.
Where else “mishkan” appears- bloodדָּםdam
bloodguilt
A murder, and the guilt it leaves on the killer.
Where else “dam” appears- shall be countedיֵחָשֵׁבyechashev
count
To hold or give something as so: to put it on someone's account.
Where else “yechashev” appears- manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- he has shedשָׁפָךְshafach
spill
To empty out water or blood; "spill blood" is to kill.
Where else “shafach” appears- shall be cut offנִכְרַתnichrat
cut off
To wipe out, or be shut out from the people.
Where else “nichrat” appears- from amongקֶּרֶבkerev
midst
In the midst of: "among the people".
Where else “kerev” appears- his peopleעַמּam
kin
Relatives: "gathered to his people" at death.
Where else “am” appears
Translation note
“Blood shall be counted to him” means that he is held responsible for having shed blood. This law commands that every ox, lamb or goat that is slaughtered be brought to the tent of meeting (17:3-5); Deuteronomy 12:15, 20-21 allows slaughtering for food in any place once in the land.
The context
3Any 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,
4 · This verse (above)
5This is so that the sons of Israel bring their sacrifices that they are sacrificing in the open field, that they bring them to YHWH, to the entrance of the tent of meeting, to the priest, and sacrifice them as sacrifices of peace to YHWH.