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AndוַYHWHיְהוָהspokeיְדַבֵּרto Moses,אֶל מֹשֶׁהsaying,לֵּאמֹר
Leviticus 22:17
Study it in the app“And YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 22:17, word by word
- 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- spokeיְדַבֵּרyedaber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “yedaber” appears- to Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe
Moses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appears- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears
The context
16and so cause them to bear iniquity of guilt when they eat their holy things; for I am YHWH, who sanctifies them.”
17 · This verse (above)
18“Speak to Aaron and to his sons and to all the sons of Israel, and say to them: Any man of the house of Israel or of the resident aliens in Israel who presents his offering, for any of their vows or for any of their freewill offerings that they present to YHWH as a burnt offering,