Leviticus 3:5

“The sons of Aaron shall offer up in smoke it on the altar on top of the burnt offering that is on the wood that is on the fire, a fire offering, a pleasing aroma to YHWH.”

Leviticus 3:5 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 3:5, word by word

The sonsבְנֵיvene

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

Where else “vene” appears
of Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon

Aaron

Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.

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shall offer up in smokeהִקְטִירוּhiktiru

burn up

To send up the sacrifice as smoke on the altar.

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on the altarמִּזְבֵּחָmizbeach

altar

Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.

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the burnt offeringעֹלָהola

burnt offering

A sacrifice burned whole on the altar.

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the woodעֵצִיםetsim

wood

What is taken from a cut tree: firewood, board, rod or timber.

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the fireאֵשׁesh

fire

Fire that burns or cooks.

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a fire offeringאִשֵּׁהishe

fire offering

Fire offering: an offering burned on the altar for God; sometimes any sacrifice.

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a pleasingנִיחֹחַnichoach

pleasing, soothing

Pleasing, soothing. "A pleasing aroma" is the way of saying that God receives a sacrifice with favor.

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aromaרֵיחַreach

aroma, smell

Smell, scent, aroma; "pleasing aroma" is said of offerings accepted by God.

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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.

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The context

4the two kidneys and the fat that is on them, which is on the loins, and the lobe on the liver, which he shall remove with the kidneys.

5 · This verse (above)

6And if his offering for a sacrifice of peace to YHWH is from the flock, male or female, he shall present it without defect.

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