Leviticus 4:26

“All its fat he shall offer up in smoke on the altar, like the fat of the sacrifice of peace. So the priest shall make expiation for him for his sin, and he will be forgiven.”

Leviticus 4:26 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 4:26, word by word

its fatחֶלְבּchelb

fat

The soft white tissue around an animal's insides, burned for YHWH.

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he shall offer up in smokeיַקְטִירyaktir

burn up

To send up the sacrifice as smoke on the altar.

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on the altarמִּזְבֵּחָmizbeach

altar

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

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of the sacrificeזֶבַחzevach

sacrifice

An animal offered to God and eaten together.

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of peaceשְּׁלָמִיםshelamim

peace offerings

Peace offering: a sacrifice of which one part was burned for God and the rest was eaten by the one who offered it, as a sign of peace and fellowship with him (Leviticus 3).

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So the priestכֹּהֵןkohen

priest

One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.

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shall make expiationכִפֶּרchiper

atone

To cover guilt so there is forgiveness.

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for his sinחַטָּאתchatat

sin

Failing God, not doing what he asks.

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and he will be forgivenנִסְלַחnislach

forgive

Forgive, pardon. In the Bible this verb has only God as its subject.

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The context

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.

26 · This verse (above)

27And if any one person of the people of the land sins inadvertently by doing any one of the commandments of YHWH concerning things that should not be done, and becomes guilty,

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