He shall layוְסָמַךְhis handיָדוֹonעַלthe headרֹאשׁof his offeringקָרְבָּנוֹand slaughter itוּשְׁחָטוֹat the entranceפֶּתַחof the tentאֹהֶלof meeting,מוֹעֵדand the sonsוְ בְּנֵיof Aaron,אַהֲרֹןthe priests,הַכֹּהֲנִיםshall splashזָרְקוּthe bloodהַדָּםagainstעַלthe altarהַמִּזְבֵּחַall around.סָבִיב
Leviticus 3:2
Study it in the app“He shall lay his hand on the head of his offering and slaughter it at the entrance of the tent of meeting, and the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall splash the blood against the altar all around.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 3:2, word by word
- He shall layסָמַךְsamach
lay on
To rest a hand on an animal or person.
Where else “samach” appears- his handיָדyad
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appears- the headרֹאשׁrosh
head
The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “rosh” appears- of his offeringקָרְבָּנkarban
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- and slaughter itשְׁחָטshechat
slaughter
To kill an animal by cutting its throat, to sacrifice it or to eat.
Where else “shechat” 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 the sonsבְּנֵיbene
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “bene” appears- of Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon
Aaron
Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.
Where else “aharon” appears- the priestsכֹּהֲנִיםkohanim
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohanim” appears- shall splashזָרְקוּzarku
sprinkle, dash
Sprinkle, dash, throw (blood against the altar, water, dust); scatter.
Where else “zarku” 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 altarמִּזְבֵּחַmizbeach
altar
Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.
Where else “mizbeach” appears- all aroundסָבִיבsaviv
around
In a circle or on every side of something: the camp, the city, the altar.
Where else “saviv” appears
The context
1And if his offering is a sacrifice of peace, if he presents it from the herd, whether male or female, he shall present it without defect before YHWH.
2 · This verse (above)
3From the sacrifice of peace he shall present as a fire offering to YHWH the fat that covers the entrails and all the fat that is on the entrails,