And the priestוְ הַכֹּהֵןshall splashזָרַקthe bloodאֶת הַדָּםonעַלthe altarמִזְבַּחof YHWHיְהוָהat the entranceפֶּתַחof the tentאֹהֶלof meeting,מוֹעֵדand offer up in smokeוְהִקְטִירthe fatהַחֵלֶבfor a pleasingלְ נִיחֹחַaromaרֵיחַto YHWH.לַיהוָה
Leviticus 17:6
Study it in the app“And the priest shall splash the blood on the altar of YHWH at the entrance of the tent of meeting, and offer up in smoke the fat for a pleasing aroma to YHWH.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 17:6, word by word
- And the priestכֹּהֵןkohen
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohen” appears- shall splashזָרַקzarak
sprinkle, dash
Sprinkle, dash, throw (blood against the altar, water, dust); scatter.
Where else “zarak” appears- the bloodדָּםdam
blood
The red fluid that runs through the body and carries the life of people and animals.
Where else “dam” appears- the altarמִזְבַּחmizbach
altar
Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.
Where else “mizbach” appears- of 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- at 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 offer up in smokeהִקְטִירhiktir
burn up
To send up the sacrifice as smoke on the altar.
Where else “hiktir” appears- the fatחֵלֶבchelev
fat
The soft white tissue around an animal's insides, burned for YHWH.
Where else “chelev” appears- for a pleasingנִיחֹחַnichoach
pleasing, soothing
Pleasing, soothing. "A pleasing aroma" is the way of saying that God receives a sacrifice with favor.
Where else “nichoach” appears- aromaרֵיחַreach
aroma, smell
Smell, scent, aroma; "pleasing aroma" is said of offerings accepted by God.
Where else “reach” appears
The context
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.
6 · This verse (above)
7So they shall no longer sacrifice their sacrifices to the goats after which they prostitute themselves. This shall be a statute forever for them throughout their generations.