He shall layוְסָמַךְhis handיָדוֹonעַלthe headרֹאשׁof his offeringקָרְבָּנוֹand slaughterוְשָׁחַטitאֹתוֹbeforeלִפְנֵיthe tentאֹהֶלof meeting,מוֹעֵדand the sonsוְ בְּנֵיof Aaronאַהֲרֹןshall splashזָרְקוּits bloodדָּמוֹagainstעַלthe altarהַמִּזְבֵּחַall around.סָבִיב
Leviticus 3:8
Study it in the app“He shall lay his hand on the head of his offering and slaughter it before the tent of meeting, and the sons of Aaron shall splash its blood against the altar all around.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 3:8, 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 slaughterשָׁחַטshachat
slaughter
To kill an animal by cutting its throat, to sacrifice it or to eat.
Where else “shachat” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- 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- shall splashזָרְקוּzarku
sprinkle, dash
Sprinkle, dash, throw (blood against the altar, water, dust); scatter.
Where else “zarku” appears- its bloodדָּמdam
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
7If he presents a lamb as his offering, he shall present it before YHWH.
8 · This verse (above)
9From the sacrifice of peace he shall present as a fire offering to YHWH its fat: the whole fat tail, which he shall remove close to the backbone, and the fat that covers the entrails and all the fat that is on the entrails,