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The priestהַכֹּהֵןshall dipוְטָבַלhis fingerאֶצְבָּעוֹinמִןthe bloodהַדָּםand sprinkle itוְהִזָּהsevenשֶׁבַעtimesפְּעָמִיםbeforeלִפְנֵיYHWH,יְהוָהin front ofפְּנֵיthe veil.הַפָּרֹכֶת
Leviticus 4:17
Study it in the app“The priest shall dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle it seven times before YHWH, in front of the veil.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 4:17, word by word
- The priestכֹּהֵןkohen
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohen” appears- shall dipטָבַלtaval
dip
Dip, plunge into a liquid.
Where else “taval” appears- his fingerאֶצְבָּעetsba
finger
Finger; also toe.
Where else “etsba” appears- the bloodדָּםdam
blood
The red fluid that runs through the body and carries the life of people and animals.
Where else “dam” appears- and sprinkle itהִזָּהhiza
sprinkle
Sprinkle, spatter (of blood, oil or water).
Where else “hiza” appears- sevenשֶׁבַעsheva
seven
Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".
Where else “sheva” appears- timesפְּעָמִיםpeamim
time
Each of the occasions on which something happens or is repeated.
Where else “peamim” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- 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- the veilפָּרֹכֶתparochet
veil
The veil: the curtain that separated the most holy place from the rest of the dwelling.
Where else “parochet” appears
The context
16The anointed priest shall bring some of the blood of the bull into the tent of meeting.
17 · This verse (above)
18He shall put some of the blood on the horns of the altar that is before YHWH that is in the tent of meeting, and all the rest of the blood he shall pour out at the base of the altar of burnt offering that is at the entrance of the tent of meeting.