He shall bring itוֶהֱבִיאָהּtoאֶלthe priest,הַכֹּהֵןand the priestוְ הַכֹּהֵןshall takeקָמַץfrom itמִמֶּנָּהhis fullמְלוֹאhandfulקֻמְצוֹas its memorial portionאַזְכָּרָתָהand offer it up in smokeוְהִקְטִירon the altar,הַמִּזְבֵּחָהon top ofעַלthe fire offeringsאִשֵּׁיof YHWH;יְהוָהit isהִואa sin offering.חַטָּאת
Leviticus 5:12
Study it in the app“He shall bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take from it his full handful as its memorial portion and offer it up in smoke on the altar, on top of the fire offerings of YHWH; it is a sin offering.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 5:12, word by word
- He shall bring itהֱבִיאָhevia
bring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “hevia” appears- the priestכֹּהֵןkohen
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohen” appears- shall takeקָמַץkamats
take a handful
Take a handful.
Where else “kamats” appears- his fullמְלוֹאmelo
handful
What fits at once: a handful, or a house full.
Where else “melo” appears- handfulקֻמְצkumts
handful
Handful. "By handfuls" means in great abundance.
Where else “kumts” appears- as its memorial portionאַזְכָּרָתָazkarata
memorial portion
Memorial portion: the part of the grain offering burned on the altar on behalf of the whole.
Where else “azkarata” appears- and offer it up in smokeהִקְטִירhiktir
burn up
To send up the sacrifice as smoke on the altar.
Where else “hiktir” appears- on the altarמִּזְבֵּחָmizbeach
altar
Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.
Where else “mizbeach” appears- the fire offeringsאִשֵּׁיishe
fire offering
Fire offering: an offering burned on the altar for God; sometimes any sacrifice.
Where else “ishe” appears- of 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
11But if his means do not reach to two turtledoves or to two young pigeons, he shall bring, as his offering for what he has sinned, a tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a sin offering; he shall not put oil on it, and he shall not put frankincense on it, for it is a sin offering.
12 · This verse (above)
13So the priest shall make expiation for him for his sin that he has committed in any of these, and he will be forgiven. And the rest shall be for the priest, as with the grain offering.”