He shall putוּ יִתֵּןsome ofמִןthe bloodהַדָּםonעַלthe hornsקַרְנֹתof the altarהַמִּזְבֵּחַthat isאֲשֶׁרbeforeלִפְנֵיYHWHיְהוָהthat isאֲשֶׁרin the tentבְּאֹהֶלof meeting,מוֹעֵדand allוְ כָּלthe rest of the bloodהַדָּםhe shall pour outיִשְׁפֹּךְatאֶלthe baseיְסוֹדof the altarמִזְבַּחof burnt offeringהָעֹלָהthat isאֲשֶׁרat the entranceפֶּתַחof the tentאֹהֶלof meeting.מוֹעֵד
Leviticus 4:18
Study it in the app“He 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 4:18, word by word
- He shall putיִתֵּןyiten
put
To place something somewhere.
Where else “yiten” 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 hornsקַרְנֹתkarnot
altar horn
The horns of the altar.
Where else “karnot” appears- of the altarמִּזְבֵּחַmizbeach
altar
Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.
Where else “mizbeach” 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- in 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- he shall pour outיִשְׁפֹּךְyishpoch
spill
To empty out water or blood; "spill blood" is to kill.
Where else “yishpoch” appears- the baseיְסוֹדyesod
base, foundation
Base, foundation.
Where else “yesod” appears- of burnt offeringעֹלָהola
burnt offering
A sacrifice burned whole on the altar.
Where else “ola” appears- at the entranceפֶּתַחpetach
entrance, door
Entrance, doorway, door, opening.
Where else “petach” appears
The context
17The priest shall dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle it seven times before YHWH, in front of the veil.
18 · This verse (above)
19All its fat he shall take off from it and offer it up in smoke on the altar.