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He shall layוְסָמַךְhis handיָדוֹonעַלthe headרֹאשׁof the goatהַשָּׂעִירand slaughterוְשָׁחַטitאֹתוֹin the placeבִּמְקוֹםwhereאֲשֶׁרone slaughtersיִשְׁחַטthe burnt offeringהָעֹלָהbeforeלִפְנֵיYHWH;יְהוָהit isהוּאa sin offering.חַטָּאת
Leviticus 4:24
Study it in the app“He shall lay his hand on the head of the goat and slaughter it in the place where one slaughters the burnt offering before YHWH; it is a sin offering.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 4:24, 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 the goatשָּׂעִירsair
male goat
An adult male goat, often offered in sacrifice.
Where else “sair” appears- and slaughterשָׁחַטshachat
slaughter
To kill an animal by cutting its throat, to sacrifice it or to eat.
Where else “shachat” appears- in the placeמְקוֹםmekom
place
A place, a spot.
Where else “mekom” appears- the burnt offeringעֹלָהola
burnt offering
A sacrifice burned whole on the altar.
Where else “ola” 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- a sin offeringחַטָּאתchatat
sin
Failing God, not doing what he asks.
Where else “chatat” appears
The context
23or his sin that he has committed is made known to him, he shall bring as his offering a male goat without defect.
24 · This verse (above)
25The priest shall take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and the rest of its blood he shall pour out at the base of the altar of burnt offering.