Leviticus 3:8

“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.”

Leviticus 3:8 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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and slaughterשָׁחַטshachat

slaughter

To kill an animal by cutting its throat, to sacrifice it or to eat.

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beforeפְנֵיfene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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the tentאֹהֶלohel

tabernacle

Israel's portable sanctuary in the wilderness, where YHWH met with Moses.

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of meetingמוֹעֵדmoed

meeting

An appointment with God: the tent where he meets his people.

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and the sonsבְּנֵיbene

son

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

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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 splashזָרְקוּzarku

sprinkle, dash

Sprinkle, dash, throw (blood against the altar, water, dust); scatter.

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its bloodדָּמdam

blood

The red fluid that runs through the body and carries the life of people and animals.

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the altarמִּזְבֵּחַmizbeach

altar

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

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all aroundסָבִיבsaviv

around

In a circle or on every side of something: the camp, the city, the altar.

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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,

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